RE: [CR] RE: Colnago Mexico Crimped Tubing

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Subject: RE: [CR] RE: Colnago Mexico Crimped Tubing
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:46:27 -0700
Thread-Topic: [CR] RE: Colnago Mexico Crimped Tubing
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From: "KO Kevin" <kko@ci.springfield.or.us>
To: "Phil Sieg" <triodelover@comcast.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


I believe what we are trying to differentiate between are the Colnagos with round main tubes and those that had flutes running the length of their top tube, seat tube and down tube. FYI the chainstays on my 51cm Mexico are crimped, but the main frame tubes are round, not fluted.

Kevin Ko

Eugene, OR

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From: Phil Sieg [mailto:triodelover@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 3:20 PM To: KO Kevin Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] RE: Colnago Mexico Crimped Tubing

Jeff, Kevin et al,

I have a '79 Super, also a 51cm, with crimped stays and that tacky mylar protector (which is going away ASAP). It also has the BB cable guides, TT brake cable braze-ons, shifter braze-ons and DT-only water bottle bosses. Can' remeber about the brake nuts and the frame is at Joe Bell's for a redo.

I'm agnostic on crimped vs uncrimped.

Phil Sieg Knoxville, Tennessee

KO Kevin wrote:

I have a 51cm uncrimped Mexico with the same chrome Mylar chainstay protector. Mine has top of BB cable guides, 2 toptube brake housing guides, DT shifter braze-ons and water bottle bosses on the DT only. The only real chrome is on the fork crown (maybe the dropout faces, I can't remember here at work). Mine also has recessed brake nuts. Looking at the 1979 Colnago catalog, the difference between the Mexicos and the Supers of this vintage was that the Supers used Columbus SL and the Mexicos used a lighter gauge Columbus Record tubing. Personally, I think the uncrimped Colnagos are much more pleasing to the eye than the ones with fluted tubing. BTW, the newer chainstays weren't pantographed, the Colnago name was stamped into the tubing.

Kevin Ko

Eugene, OR