Re: [CR]Mixing tubes in one frame...and stickers

(Example: Production Builders:Teledyne)

From: <NortonMarg@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:00:11 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Mixing tubes in one frame...and stickers
To: brianbaylis@juno.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 12/22/03 10:06:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, brianbaylis@juno.com writes:
> I generally leave the tubing stickers off of my frames, even when the
> tubeset is all the same. To my eye most tubing stickers are like bad lipstick.
> They often clash with the overall scheme of the bike and distract from the
> beauty of the piece like the wrong color lipwear distracts from the charm of a
> natural beauty.

Just my opinion, but the last really good looking Columbus stickers were the gold foil style. The earlier red ones I also find to be quite elegant, depending on where placed. The ones that followed don't have the class...and look like bad lipstick!
Good call Brian!
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA