kohl57@starpower.net wrote:
> I mean let's be honest here. So what if some idiot takes a
> Reynolds decal and sticks on a Raleigh DL-1 roadster? I would hope one
> would notice it's not lots lighter all of a sudden.
I remember Yellow Jersey in Madison used to sell these:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/
> But will someone explain to me why Reynolds decals are not only unavailable
> "officially" but are designed to fall apart at a moments notice? What purpose
> does that serve?
Officially, Reynolds will supply "respray" decals if you can prove that your frame was actually built from 531. You'd probably need make/model/serial # to establish that.
As far as the fragility of the decals, that is "working as designed." The old-style decals were multilayer (one color on each layer) and quit ethin and brittle. This was to prevent lifting a decal from an "official" frame and placing it on e.g. a Raleigh DL-1 roadster.
The newer style decals are considerably more sturdy, though.
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA