Ray and Jay wrote:
in looking at the pics in this auction, a question came to my mind: do campy pista crankarms have date codes? the crankarm on this bike doesn't. is that indicative of it's date?
ray dobbins miami florida
This is an odd Colnago. The head-lugs and seat-stay caps are a-typical. The bb shell cutout looks more like a Rauler cutout than a Colnago cutout. I could see just about anything coming out of Colnago's shop, though, especially in a custom job..but the odd stay caps, in particular, steer me away from this.
What I can see of the bb shell and bb detail, suggests late 70s-to-early-80s manufacture, but it's just a guess.
It'll be interesting to see what it goes for. I wouldn't buy it...too many oddities about it for my taste..although that crown looks legit enough. It's worth the current bid now just for the parts I'd think.
Charles Andrews SoCal
The earlier Pista cranks are 151 BCD, these are 144. I don't know what the cut-off date is though (although I'm sure somebody will here).
I can't comment on the bike, but for anybody thinking of bidding I thought I would share that I have dealt with this seller a couple of times and was very pleased with his service.
Jon Williams
Grants Pass OR