Originally Posted by
unworthy1
some tubesets came with the ends of stays and forkblades "domed" so if a builder wanted quick results he just used them as-supplied.
But many builders re-cut, filed, shaped those ends to add their own individual touches and when present it's more clues to establish the identity of a frame that's otherwise unmarked.
From what I can see of the craftsmanship there's nothing wrong with this frame. There's no chrome which sometimes connotes a lower-than-top-of-range model, the seatpost size (27.2 or smaller) could be another clue as to what tubing was used.
Another thing to check is if you see 5 spiral "rifled" ridges in the inside butt of the fork steerer.
I never knew that about the stays and forkblades. Of course I still have a lot to learn about steel bikes. The seatpost diamter is 26.4 and I checked for the spirals in the fork steerer and there are none. I'm going to contact Pearson to see if they have any information on the frame itself.