RE: [CR]Spades Clubs Harts Diamonds Theory

(Example: Framebuilders:Mario Confente)

From: "Stockwell, Brad" <BRAD.STOCKWELL@mpp.cpii.com>
To: "'chuckschmidt@earthlink.net'" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]Spades Clubs Harts Diamonds Theory
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 14:56:06 -0700


CR FOLK:

In the 'Vintage Velos' Virtual Museum pictures of Coppi's bike, Alex mentions that the playing-card symbol cutouts on the Bianchi were associated with Bianchi's marketing angle: Pokerissimo -- whichever way you dealt the cards, Coppi and Bianchi were victorious.

A THEORY: is it possible that after Bianchi, the others just, uh, uh, you know, copied? (Coppi-ed?)

Of course, the beauty of these shapes is that they are all fairly compact and fit nicely on lugs, and unlike the triangular braze-windows or drilled holes on some lugs, they are also more overtly decorative.

Brad Stockwell
Palo Alto