I hope we're returning to the point instead of the usual BS that makes most forums disgusting wastes of time.
The point here is whether to have some sort of unofficial system whereby the current points leader carries an identifiable honor. At the Tour, the fact that the jacket is yellow may be "gay" to some, but everyone who follows cycling knows exactly what it means and I guarantee you everyone who has ever worn it did so with the utmost pride in accomplishment.
Those who disdain it for whatever reason probably do so from jealousy.
So, if it's different colored stickers, or a yellow wing, or purple wheels, or a glow-in-the-dark antenna tube (Brian's glows his turquoise color) the point here is to have an identifier for the leader. And the question is: Should there be such an identifier? If the answer to that question is, "yes," then we can set about figuring out what it should be.
This idea is actually Ellis' and he did it on his own. Realizing that Southport was the same weekend as the Tour, and realizing that he night wrap up the Championship there, he painted a yellow wing and put it in his pit box. (On reflection, he says he will paint it a different shade of yellow for next time.) It looks ugly with his scheme, but it identifies the leader just like in the Tour.
At the end of A - 2 Ellis knew he had it wrapped up, so he installed the yellow wing. I think that some sort of identifier is a great idea, and having something that connects with the Tour's famous identifier is good. I have encouraged Ellis to keep it at Stotfold, but the choice is his.
And I think Ellis' regular blue wing, with its custom decals, is major. But I also think he may have started a cool tradition. All traditions were started sometime by someone...
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