Hop on your time machine and imagine yourself transported to the future 50 years from now. A new generation of bike geeks are collecting vintage lightweights and Elroy is in possession of a mystery frame. The workmanship is obvious but the paint is rough and there are no decals. How is he going to identify the frame? I am not talking about serial numbers though, I am thinking more along the lines of stamped logos or even diamond vent holes. Whatever... Maybe something that is even a secret :)
I am curious if any of the Keepers of the Flame do anything special to make their frames unique and identifiable. For instance, a Richard Sachs may have the RS arrow on the brake bridge and fork crown, or the older RS. Serotta has the S on the fork crown, Dave Moulton has tic-tac-toe on the caps, etc.
I guess one thing I wonder about is that some custom builders build no two frames alike. How can we tell that they were built by the same person? Not everyone can tell from the direction and angle of file strokes like professor Baylis!!!
So, the question is. What unique logo, stamp, construction method or attribute can we associate with Keeper of the Flame bike that would make it easy to identify a naked frame? Lou, maybe this is something that you can put in your encyclopedia!
Mike "Keeper of Keepers of the Flame" Wilkinson Castle Rock, CO