Re: [CR]Strange "Colnago"?

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From: Renaissance Cycles <info@renaissance-cycles.com>
To: <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Strange "Colnago"?
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 22:46:43 +0100


Orgins of this frameset....................Belgium!

I've seen way to many of these things and know of 2 sources that does have these framesets, unpainted and painted so I'm not pointing fingers in any direction! I do know that these framesets are not being pushed as Colnagos as like the seller claims it to be! Talking about taking somebody for a ride, 2 bills for this thing!.......Nutts!

As for the seller of this frameset as like another Dutch dealer that this list has talked about in the past! They don't know....''SQUAT!''....about what the.........''HELL!''.........they are selling! TWINKIEs!!

bArON cOrpUz...........And the gang!!.........Eindhoven..Holland!


----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Schmidt
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Strange "Colnago"?



> Johan Ericson wrote:
> (cut)
> > I do not really think my frame or the one on ebay are Colnagos. My frame
> > also differs from the Ebay one on all other details - seatlug, seat stay
> > caps and mine has no shifter bosses, no brake cable guides and the gear
> > cable guides are on top of the bottom bracket shell. My BB has three
> > slots instead of a clover cut out and the one on ebay does not seem to
> > have any cut out/slots at all.
> >
> > BUT the clovers in the head lugs are done in exactly the same way and
> > that leads me to think they are made by the same builder. It can not be
> > a coincident.
> >
> > Any theories about the origin on my frame and the one on Ebay?
>
> About four years ago there was a discussion on one of the newsgroups
> about counterfeit Colnagos for sale in southeast Asia that some American
> servicemen were buying. This looks like one of them. With the complete
> lack of Colnago-style decals, poor rendition of the Colnago flower/club
> cutout in the lugs, and cheap bottom bracket shell you'd wonder who
> could be fooled.
>
> EBay auction of "Colnago":
> http://ebay.com/<blah 1>
>
> Picture of bottom bracket of "Colnago":
> <http://ebay2.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_bf6857f0c0da0e9fb6ba1565eed07bfd/i -6.JPG>

>

> Chuck Schmidt

> SoPas, SoCal

>

> .