This Colnago frame is mine. It came from the south of France so I do not think it is a Ron Cooper... It is a very interesting frame and pics can be viewed at:
http://i141.photobucket.com/
http://i141.photobucket.com/
Its a great shame its missing its forks. Not shown in the pics is a small hole drilled in the bottom tang of the seat lug just like used in some of the early Colnago fork crowns.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
brianbaylis@juno.com wrote:
> Carl,
>
> Let's see some detail photos. It wasn't that long ago a frame was sent
> to me for paint/restoration that was believed to be a Colnago. It was
> "confirmed" as such by more than one bike shop to the owner. When the
> frame arrived it was immediately obvious to me that it was actually an
> early 70's Ron Cooper frame. They can be confused. Photos will help a
> lot. I have 4 early 70's Colnagos and the same in a Ron Cooper, so I'm
> pretty familiar with them.
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
>
>
>
> -- Jacqueline Kamenzind <kmnznd@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Being an enthusiast of classic bicycles, as we all know, requires
> detective work to research history. This is just what I have been
> doing with my early Colnago Super. With the help of Ray Dobbins and
> constant internet research, I finally found a hot lead. Ebay Item
> number: 130087330917 offered a major clue, though regrettably, a prior
> owner had molested this vintage frame by having internally routed top
> tube cable guides, front changer braze-ons and shifter braze-ons added.
> Had they known the rarity, perhaps they would have found a later
> Colnago instead.
> In any case, the main notable features of this frame which lacks a
> fork is the head lugs. These lugs lack the small point on the sides
> from the semicircular feature on either side of both head lugs. Also
> notable is the clover on the lower lug that is larger than the smaller
> clover on the top lug. The British seller explained that he concluded
> the built date by features rather than number stampings.
>
> This find may have finally enabled an answer to be know. If any
> list members have additional clues to share on this early Colnago, or
> related thoughts, it would make for some great reading.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Carl Kamenzind
> West Seattle WA
>
>
>
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