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 22:26:24 -0800
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Ray Dobbins wrote:
> Chuck, I went back and forth many times on this. In the end I
> decided it was not just a dark reflection. There is a dark
> reflection, but there is also a lighter stripe below which seems to
> be the result of the crimping. And I'm fairly convinced that what
> you see on the inside of the left chainstay is a crimp.

This photo: http://www.raydobbins.com/misc/Colnago_Catalog/1024/07.jpg shows the typical indentation in the chainstay for tire clearance and also a dark line down the center of the tube all the way back to the dropout which I am certain is not a crimping because the same dark line appears down the center of each seatstay which I am absolutely certain are not crimped.


> But it's a tough call and I can see how someone can come to the
> conclusion that none of the tubes are crimped. In fact, I'll amend
> my text to point out that you have expressed doubt that there the
> tubes are crimped. Thanks for settling this issue ;)
>
> BTW, have you ever seen a Super with crimped tubing?

To be brutally honest, I never really paid much attention to crimped tubed Colnagos because I thought they were a little silly from an engineering standpoint, of course only my opinion.


> What's your guesstimate on the date of the catalog?

1981 based solely on the chainstays with the stamped "COLNAGO" in the side.

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