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Why do these never, ever, come up in my size?
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Beautiful frame indeed but i thought Reynolds advised against chroming 753 tubing?
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Rear end could be 631/653/531 etc...
653 was a mixture of 753 rear stays and 531 forks and main tubes.....but i think Reynolds 753 was like 531 in the sense they comprised forks, main tubes and stays.....the main differences between 531 and 753 was 753 was rolled a bit thinner and was heat treated.
The frame in question is drop dead gorgeous without doubt.
To be fair all the chromed 753 frames that i have heard to have failed were made Peugeot.
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Finally got the lowdown on 653 the other day just for anyone who is interested.
Hello Tim,
Although we don't have staff in the office now from around that time, Terry
Bill (worked here ~ 48 years until 2010) did tell me that Eddy Merckx wanted
more compliance in the front triangle, and less in the rear stays. So 653
had 753 heat-treated stays, and a 531 front triangle. I think Indurain also
used 653.Because 753 was heat-treated and at that time few builders had used this
kind of material, the tubing had to be silver brazed into lugs.531 could be
fillet brazed or silver soldered . So I would guess that accounts for the 2
methods used on the frame mentioned.Hope this helps.
Regards
Keith Noronha
Managing Director
Reynolds Technology Ltd
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For Sale: Dave Lloyd 753 53cm Concept 90, Campagnolo Record, Shamals
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Very sad to see this go but it's not getting ridden enough/i've done my back in/I'm moving to a smaller flat.
Seems like it's time to sell :(
Dave Lloyd Concept 90 Reynolds 753
Seat Tube (ctt): 54cm
Top Tube (ctc): 53.5cm
Here's what Hilary Stone has to say about it:
"Dave Lloyd’s Concept 90 frame introduced as the name suggests in 1990 with sloping top tube predates the Giant TCR frame by some six years but the reasoning behind the Concept 90 design is quite different. The Concept 90 sloping top tube design on the other hand was custom built (and silver brazed without lugs) to fit each rider. The sloping top tube was used to reduce the size of the main triangle and thus improve frame stiffness. The seat tube on the Concept 90 was quite normal in length – with a long extension above the top tube. It was only the rear end of the top tube that was dropped to meet the seat tube further down. And the rear stays were brought in to meet the seat tube at the height of the top tube. This was done in a clever and very stylish fashion with a wishbone arrangement for the seatstay top end – this design had been used on MTB frames but it was novel on a road frame then and looked exceptionally neat. The head tube height was quite conventional. Overall the result was a tremendous looking frame which was at the time quite original in appearance.
This frame is the one that was featured in Cycling Plus magazine 151 Design Classics"
Shifters: Campagolo Record 8 Speed
Front Mech: Campagnolo Record
Rear Mech: Campagnolo Record/Chorus (was bought as Record, but I think it's Chorus - difficult to identify)
Cranks: Campagnolo Record
Rings: TA Vento
Brakes: Campagnolo Chorus
BB: Campagnolo Chorus
Wheels: Campanolo Shamal (1994)
Tyres: Continental GP4000S
Seatpost: Nitto Jaguar
Saddle: Prologo Scratch Pro Ti
Cables: Campagnolo
Chain: SRAM PC 890 (I'm all for Powerlink)
Stem: 8cm 3TTT (I have the Cinelli XA stem that's in the picture if you want it)
Bars: 3TTT Grand Prix
SOLD WITHOUT PEDALS
Everything is in excellent condition apart from the 3TTT bars which have a little bit of zig-zaging one side.
Groupset/Wheels are all roughly matched (script/shield era) and period but the BB, Tyres, Cables, Rings, Chain and Saddle are brand spanking new and have only done about 150 miles.
A few more pictures: http://s787.photobucket.com/user/Jampster/library/
£775