was the issue of the black ironman frames ever figured out? i notice mine has the same round-un-dimpled stays. was this peculiarity also found in the red ironman frames? are they prestige frames in disguise? lol
The 1989 ironman frames almost invariably turn up in the marble paint jobs. While I don't have any objective evidence of the black being offered, WSI often offered a more restrained finish for the traditionalists, so it's possible that it is an OEM domestic market finish or maybe a foreign market model. What I can assure you, is that the pictured frame is not a Prestige in disguise. The Prestige frame used fastback seat stays, as opposed to the semi-wrap style used on the Ironman models.