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you forgot the word 'spurious'
and as for Baum?
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"For each Espresso, we draw from a selection of Dedacciai, Reynolds and Columbus tubing. Exactly which blend we choose for your Espresso depends on you. The constants in the equation are an exhaustive approach to engineering, deft construction and high end steel. The cost of mass fabrication may have driven steel out of favor with factory builders, but its material qualities remain perfectly suited to building amazingly spirited, high performance bicycles."
"The Ristretto tubeset is selected to meet your specific requirements from the top-most shelves of the original and lasting names in steel: Reynolds, Dedacciai and Columbus. Engineered to within an inch of its life, the "*
*"*Custom blended Columbus, Reynolds and Dedacciai premium tubeset"
so whatever ride feel you want the builder (who knows more about building frames than you or I) will pick a tube on dimensions and butting to get the frame right for you. who drew and butted the tube is irrelevant as long as it does the job.
you can't have a reynolds sticker unless the 3 main tubes are made by them so a Baum can't have the sticker or the magic properties it gives.