In reference to a Baines Flying Gate, Harvey Sachs said "...My guess is that this, like the "curly" stay Hetchins and the "Cantiflex" with "diadrant" (?) recurved forks was an effort to do almost anything to make your brand identifiable in races where no brand markings were allowed. ..."
My unschooled understanding is that the use of unorthodox frame designs to make brands identifiable where no brand markings were allowed (in British racing) is a recurring CR urban legend, and there's been no documentation to back this up?
I checked the CR Archive and couldn't find anything but it is a tough topic to keyword search.
Peter
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Peter Brueggeman
La Jolla California USA
4peebee(at)peterbrueggeman.com