Re: [CR]World Championship Stripes on Ron Cooper frames.

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:52:08 -0400
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]World Championship Stripes on Ron Cooper frames.
In-Reply-To: <C3FFD570.70588%stevens@veloworks.com>


At 07:10 AM 14/03/2008 -0600, Steven L. Sheffield wrote:
>RC: I can't recall anyone with a Ron Cooper frame getting a medal or
>anything like that. They might have been part of a pursuit team ... although
>World Champions have ridden my frames.
>
>SLS: Such as?
>
>RC: People from Europe who have come over and have ridden in teams that were
>provided with Ron Cooper frames, and not necessarily with my name on them.
>
>
>So, it doesn't appear that any World Championships have been won on a Ron
>Cooper built frame ...

So what entitles a builder to use the rainbow stripes on his frames, participation in the World Championship, or winning a medal? I would have thought the former should suffice, but is there a rule or convention?

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada