Re: [CR]History of Hermann colnago's

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 22:34:16 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]History of Hermann colnago's
References: <001401c4f15b$f1384050$71bffea9@CharlesNighbor>


charles nighbor wrote:
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> The white colored Mexico-Framesets on stock are different from others: This framesets called Mexico tipo Hermann are specially built for Roman Hermann (very rare). This frames are built with FD braze on boss for tipo GIPIEMME SIMPLEX generation (newer brazeon FD's cant be mounted until modification
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> http://www.geocities.com/classicframes2000/colnago/information/description_frames.html
> Will wonders never end
> Charles Nighbor
> Walnut Creek, CA

Looks like the seller ground off the boss (it's like a water bottle boss) and covered it up with a Campagnolo sticker (see just above the front derailleur in the photo?)...

http://i5.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/21/68/dd_3.JPG

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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