That Gloria was previously covered on the list.
Steven Maasland says the bike was given to Ernesto by a local cyclist... so it's conceivable that it's not a tape job done by Ernesto but rather that's the way the bike came into his possession.
Tam Pham Huntington Beach, CA - USA
On 8/13/07, Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> On Aug 13, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Silver, Mordecai wrote:
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> > Ernesto Colnago's original Gloria bicycle:
> <http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/tech/features/
> colnago_pinarello200807/Colnago_Museum1.jpg>
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> Mama mia! that bike would be worth a lot, but what was he thinking
> with that tape job? Could that possibly be "correct"?!
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> Opinions?
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> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, CA USA
> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)