steven maasland wrote:
As far as the bike being a true New York 'show' bike, this too seems rather unlikely to me, as at the time there was no special 'value' to the builder or distributor to hang on to it. In fact, the longer one held onto it, the less it would be worth, as Colnago was continually 'improving' his bikes, thereby devaluing the older ones.
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i don't understand this statement. while the bike may not be a SHOW bike (ie, no special attention lavished upon it when building the frame or preparing/selecting the components), how is it not a show bike based on its value to colnago over time, or colnago's continual improvement of his bikes? i don't see how these subjective criteria have any impact on whether the bike in question was on display at colnago's booth at the 72 new york bike show. it was there or it wasn't. if it was, then it is a show bike, right?
i sure hope i am not being openly dense here, but i just don't understand the logic there. help!
ray dobbins
miami florida