>>> <brianbaylis@juno.com> 12/23/2003 1:03:13 AM >>> I generally leave the tubing stickers off of my frames, even when the tubeset is all the same. To my eye most tubing stickers are like bad lipstick. They often clash with the overall scheme of the bike and distract from the beauty of the piece like the wrong color lipwear distracts from the charm of a natural beauty. Honestly, who made the bike and how is far more important than which brand of tubing was used, within reason, of course. Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA
When I repainted my Richard Sachs Tourer, I insisted on getting the tubing sticker back on even though Richard hasn't used them for years (don't know for how long). My reason was that in 1978 I'd never heard of anyone building touring bikes with Columbus tubing.
Dan Artley Parkton, Maryland
And I'll be bringing my 1971ish Colnago Super and Jack Taylor curved tube path racer to the Cirque '04