Craigslist Raleigh find.

[Cycleops]

Thought some of you might bring interested in this Raleigh a guy found in the States which he bought for $120.

View: https://youtu.be/zyUn38K4veg

 

[raleighnut]

Someone tell him that 531 is steel, nice bike though.

 

[Drago]

That looks like a nice frame indeed.

 

[BalkanExpress]

Someone tell him that 531 is steel, nice bike though.

Not a big surprise. In the US Reynolds (that's the other Reynolds for us Brits) is synonymous with aluminium. If you are not a bit of a bike geek it's an easy enough thing to get confused about.

And it doesn't just happen in the US: My 531sl framed Peugeot was advertised as being aluminium. I have seen a similar confusion with Columbus Aelle tubing being advertised as aluminium.

 

[Poacher]

I didn't watch the whole video, but I got the impression that RJ The Bike Guy is well aware that the frame is steel rather than aluminum (sic) - at about 33 seconds he says something like "the advert said it had a Reynolds 531 aluminum frame, that's what it said, aluminum..".

 

[wifflebat]

Love RJ the Bike on YouTube. Lots of useful videos for the amateur cycle mechanic

 

[raleighnut]

Not a big surprise. In the US Reynolds (that's the other Reynolds for us Brits) is synonymous with aluminium. If you are not a bit of a bike geek it's an easy enough thing to get confused about.

And it doesn't just happen in the US: My 531sl framed Peugeot was advertised as being aluminium. I have seen a similar confusion with Columbus Aelle tubing being advertised as aluminium.

I think it's more that people these days equate steel as heavy (think BSO) therefore if the bike is light then it must be aluminium.