Bikerdaver@aol.com wrote:
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> Bill-
> I agree with you folks, its one strange duck. Not a colnago, just a strange
> duck. What the heck is a bicycle crankcase anyway? A Sugino embossed crank
> arm had a three point crown logo. Is this the "W/M crankcase" issue?
I took this to mean that there is a "W" or "M" cut-out in the BB shell.
> I have never heard of a Colnago "Ex Pro". What the heck is it?
"Ex-professional"... i.e., formerly a professional racer's bicycle.
(Listing says the bike was "professionally raced during the early
70's".)
> The geometry is like no Colnago that I have ever seen.
> Also, what the heck is the "hand-painted" issue the seller is referring to?
Home paint job... wonder if it was by brush or spray-can?
Lee Berg
Palo Alto