Is it silly to want a frame with Columbus tubing just for the bird logo sticker?

[MattTuck]

I have two bikes with Reynolds tubing, and I am suspect that there is much differentiation between tube manufacturers... but who knows.

Mainly, I just think that little decal is cool!

http://hilarystone.com/images/sale%20images/decalstransfers/Columbus-SL-SP-decal_big.jpg

http://www.cycle-frames.com/bicycle-frame-tubing/images/P/COL_SPIRIT_1.jpg

http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfa1/t51.2885-15/914417_1524998014381834_953631996_a.jpg

[FlashUNC]

Absolutely not.

[mktng]

Absolutely not X 2

[Aaron O]

The bird in the stay was among the main reasons I bought this...

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad205/aolk67/700E505B-A540-4D15-800C-7936FD511BE2-8250-00000A16817551FC.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/aolk67/media/700E505B-A540-4D15-800C-7936FD511BE2-8250-00000A16817551FC.jpg.html)

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad205/aolk67/8D7A369F-CE31-4C27-947D-CE2F142ECD03-8250-00000A14B2092601.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/aolk67/media/8D7A369F-CE31-4C27-947D-CE2F142ECD03-8250-00000A14B2092601.jpg.html)

[cash05458]

I won't buy a bike that doesn't have a cool bird sticker on it...

[Louis]

Matt, based on the name and the image I think it isn't just any ol' bird, but a dove.

[palincss]

Yes it is silly to want it just for the sticker, but it certainly wouldn't be silly to want it for the tubing and the qualities those frames have. But this is a slippery slope you're on: there's many kinds of good tubing out there, and if you try to have an example of every one -- Reynolds alone has or has had what, at least six? -- you're going where only folks like dbrk should dare to venture.

[MattTuck]

Matt, based on the name and the image I think it isn't just any ol' bird, but a dove.

Very true. :) dove.


I use dove soap in the shower, so I can pretend I'm cleansing myself with Italian steel. The logo is very similar on the soap.

[Louis]

You should consider switching to this:

http://www.craftsforthought.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20140529-130040-46840076.jpg

[texbike]

Go for one of these (preferably in black) instead. Almost as cool and a lot cheaper. :)

Texbike

[texbike]

I won't buy a bike that doesn't have a cool bird sticker on it...

What're ya from Portland????

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHmLljk2t8M .

Texbike

[Louis]

Wear that shirt and be prepared for this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_whVYjj3cWf4/StK4_ohznwI/AAAAAAAAAnc/_By0Keb3fBs/s320/homelandgirls.jpg

http://www.transformcolumbusday.org/2007/images/columbusposterwaltp4_small.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_whVYjj3cWf4/StK30oCSJAI/AAAAAAAAAnU/0cQ5p_pDEsc/s320/columbuswanted.gif

http://www.bant-shirts.com/images/photos/····-columbus-426.jpg

[thirdgenbird]

I was disappointed that my Tommasini didn't have one. It either wasn't applied or fell off. I did end up with a colnago that has one though. Joe Bell put this one under a lot of clear so it isn't going anywhere.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk177/thirdgenbird/Mexico/fea541d76280c4150f490e15d789670e.jpg

[echelon_john]

Problem solved. Turns any Cannondale into a Cannon-dahl-ay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Columbus-SLX-Decal-FREE-vintage-Campagnolo-decal-/261484123563?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ce1ab15ab

[tiretrax]

Go for one of these (preferably in black) instead. Almost as cool and a lot cheaper. :)

Texbike

I used to wear one for years. Got a lot of questions about how a dove related to Columbus discovering America. "Wasn't the dove used on Noah's Ark."