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It is unique.
Yeah, but is it bespoke?
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Its custom from its frame geometry up. Specifically if you've ever tried to ride a velodrome optimized track bike with steep angles, short wheelbase and a high centre bracket on a flat dirt track you'd understand why. Stability is king racing on flat dirt tracks. It was 50yrs ago. All of the attributes assigned to a good velodrome frame serve to destabilize you racing on dirt.
If you'd actually read the text on the link you'd already know this.
user51872
Rupert was born in 1903. Making him 73 yo. He started building bicycles in the 1920's and later with Malvern Star making their pro frames. Maybe you've heard of Sir Hubert Opperman or Sid Patterson maybe ?
He knew he was dying mate long before he painted the frame. He had just trained/skilled Ken Dickie in the shop over the years on pin striping.
And to be perfectly honest. ..The value added to the frame by that wonky head badge (if you're referring to the MS its actually on the seat tube) all the other imperfections is astonishing. Only a hand full of these frames exist and none of them have this paint job with relevant historical links back to the original manufacturer. It is unique.
Your argument is invalid.