Wow, It's amazing to me, too, because I and a couple buddys
bought some of these bikes before we really got into deep
bikiedom. This eBay seller is really either unaware or
trying to pull a fast one!
First and obvious to most CR listers, it's a Cinelli copy,
not Colnago, and the parts are Nuovo, not Super Record.
Secondly, rather than a commemorative limited edition,
it's just like every other Windsor Pro, a second rate stab
at trying to look like a top quality Italian bike. These
all had Columbus SP tubing (except the head tubes, which
had seams inside!), including the track model (see those
road fork blades?).
But here's where they really cut corners. They had cheap
chrome plate spokes (which soon broke), low quality Mexican
rims and tires, and a Mexican made Cinelli Unicanitor copy
saddle which actually said 'Unicanitor' (!) but was much less
comfortable. And add Cheap Mexi toeclips and straps and you
have... well, a Windsor. They did look pretty, though, and
attracted a lot of unsavvy buyers, just like in the eBay
auction!
By the way, that's not the original bar and stem. All
Windsor Pros had Cinelli bars and stems, and the track
models had steel (Pista) bar and stem.
Buyer beware!
Dan "wiser than in 1973" Christopherson
Lopez island WA
Dave Martinez wrote:
>Is anyone else watching or participating in the bidding
>for the 19" Windsor track bike? I was hoping to snag the
>bike for around $400.00 tops during the closing minutes.
>Its hard to believe(shocking!) that its currently at
>$810.00 with just under three days remaining. Looks like
>a clean example thats missing a pedal and a bottom bracket
>dust shield. Check it out, item # 7125233110. Any thoughts??