Fred Rafael Rednor wrote:
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> Also, from what I've seen, many Italian framebuilders in what
> we are considering the classic period did not suffer from
> "tubing decal envy". Therefore they did not mark their frames
> at all - even those built from seamless Columbus tubing. They
> simply expected the customer to trust them to use good
> materials and for the frame to be judged on it's ride
> characteristics, weight and appearance. Such is the case with
> many modern frames, as well. For example, my Richard Sachs has
> no tubing decals.
For a nano second I thought you were going to say your RICHARDSACHS was built with... Cromor!
I'd say it is false economy saving a few dollars using Cromor on a hand built frame.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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