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To: CR Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:50:25 -0700
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Los Angeles area vintage bike ride this Sunday Details: http://www.velo-retro.com/roseBowlVintRide.html

Vintage, fixed, or Bobish bikes... or women riding anything with two wheels welcomed and encouraged to attend!

iBOB and CR list member Tarik Saleh says he will be there Sunday!!!

Scott Edrington writes: "Zeus was also a supplier for Campy for a number of items - this always up sets some of the Campy folks since they like to claim that Zeus was a

cop y-cat company. Interestingly, Zeus' patent dates for similar items preced e some of Campy's by almost a decade. Do the research!"

I've never heard this before Scott. Can you elaborate? What items did Zeus supply to Campagnolo. Can you direct me to your sources so I can do the research?

Regards, Chuck

Here's the best I can do on Colnago dating. Anyone what to check the

dates and send me their opinions and corrections? Email directly to me please.

==================== Colnago Frame Dating* ====================

1968 -- Playing card decal graphics (end of year?) 1968 -- Fork crown (sand cast) with two holes in each side 1968 -- Fork tangs wide, no cutouts 1968 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs 1968 -- Bottom bracket shell with drilled holes in circular pattern ---- 1970 -- Fork crown (investment cast semi-sloping) with two holes in each side ---- 1971 -- Fork tangs narrow, no cutouts 1971 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs but club in lower head lug is now larger 1971 -- Bottom bracket shell with club cutout ---- 1972 -- Club/COLNAGO decal on head tube/seat tube (two seat tube Worlds bands) and COLNAGO on down tube 1972 -- Fork crown with clubs in top and two holes in each side 1972 -- Fork tangs with two holes (very rarely three holes) 1972 -- Cable guide braze-ons top of bottom bracket shell 1972 -- Water bottle braze-ons on downtube ---- 1973 -- Wreath seat tube decal with two seat tube Worlds bands 1973 -- Fork crown with clubs on top but no holes in each side 1973 -- Fork tangs with club cutouts 1973 -- Club cutout in lower head lug only ---- 1974 -- Shifter braze-ons on down tube ---- 1975 -- Vertical COLNAGO seat tube decal with diagonal worlds stripes 1975 -- Top tube cable guide braze-ons offered as option ---- 1976 -- Fork crown with COLNAGO added to clubs on top 1976 -- Short Campagnolo or COLNAGO dropouts ---- 1977 -- Top tube cable guide braze-ons ---- 1978 -- Fork crown for recessed brake bolt with shallow triangles cut

into back 1978 -- Brake bridge for recessed brake bolt ---- 1980 -- Fluted seat stay caps engraved COLNAGO and straight seat stays, no longer biconical 1980 -- Brake bridge with cast square boss for recessed brake bolt ---- 1981 -- Chain stay bridge is small spool shape, no longer tube ---- 1982 -- Chain stays stamped COLNAGO on sides 1982 -- Cable routing on underside of bottom bracket ---- 1983 -- Aerodynamic fork crown

*Note: Dates are plus or minus one year

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, California United States of America

http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)