Wayne Bingham wrote:
"Pike built this frame with Reynolds top, seat and head tubes; Columbus fork blades; and Super Vitus down tube, chain and seat stays... Still, he chose to put Reynolds decals on the frame and fork. Was this just marketing?"
Perhaps so. Buyers had read in all the popular books that good frames have Reynolds, Columbus or other recognizable tubing decals. Therefore a frame without stickers would raise questions in the mind of a buyer, and would seem somehow deficient. I can see builders growing weary of trying to explain, and finally deciding to just apply the most reasonable decal, to make buyers happier and less troublesome.
John "Two Cents" Hurley
Austin, Texas, USA