In a message dated 6/20/01 8:40:15 AM, feldmanbike@home.com writes:
<< Yes. I visited Velo Sport bike store in Berkeley, CA in summer 1971 when
they had just received their first batch of Colnagos. I remember at least
clubs, spades, and diamonds in lugs and fork crowns, not just the suits
stamped into fork blade reinforcements. I have seen a diamond-cutout
Colnago since then, about five years ago. The Velo Sport bikes had long
Campy dropouts with all edges filed square, had 120mm rear axle spacing and
needed long brake calipers with standard nuts--except for the filed,
eyeletless dropouts they had none of what are now considered the "standard"
brazed on fittings for steel frames. Can any East Bay residents on the
list confirm this; are there any of these bikes still running around with
original finish? Oh, yeah, the decals had a ring around a white field with
the clover a small feature on the field; the clover hadn't become the
dominant symbol of the brand yet.
>>
My Colnago was one of that bunch from Velo Sport. the place was wall to wall
two deep with Colnagos. And I bought it from a guy named Phil Brown who was
the brother of a guy I worked with named David Brown and my name is Philip
David Brown
Phil Brown