New tubing is heat-treated cromo same material as Reynolds 725, but unlike with 631 nad 853, this isn’t a proprietary material to Reynolds so would have been effectively paying for the sticker, plus I got to spec the walls in butts Reynolds don’t offer. It’s stronger than 631 so I was able to use slightly thinner sections making the new frame lighter than the old one. Definitely a step forward IMO.
Don’t doubt for a minute that it’s as good or better, it’s just the 12 year old in me that likes his little sticker, ignore him.
I’m just thankful there isn’t a Soul or a Simple in the green, or I;d be forced to sell my perfectly good frame and change over.