Re: [CR]Crimped tubing, Colnago Mexico or Super? And the winner is...

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Crimped tubing, Colnago Mexico or Super? And the winner is...
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 21:05:34 -0800
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Raymond Dobbins wrote:
> BOTH! At least that's what an almost pathologically obsessive
> review of the earliest Colnago catalog available at Mark Bulgier's
> site, revealed to me. I set up a page with pics from the catalog,
> and commentary regarding the crimping question, as well as the
> likely date of this undated catalog. It'd be great to know the
> date of the catalog, as it would be helpful in identifying and
> dating the many Colnagos that go through our hands. Here's the link
> to the page:
>
> http://www.raydobbins.com/misc/Colnago_Catalog/colnago_catalog.htm
>
> Please take a look and tell me what you think. I'm sure my
> analysis has plenty of mistakes and omissions, so as always, all
> your comments are welcome.
>
> Ray Dobbins
> Miami FL USA

Ray, you write: http://www.raydobbins.com/misc/Colnago_Catalog/1024/07.jpg "Well, there it is, a Super with crimped tubing! (That is crimping along the top and down tubes, isn't it?)"

The photo above doesn't look like crimped tubing to my eye. Just a studio photo shoot with a dark reflection going down the center of each tube. Look at the seatstays and left chainstay... same dark value and not crimped either.

Just my opinion however...

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)