[CR] yet another colnago date question/different one maybe

From: "Mark Battley" <mark.battley@xtra.co.nz>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:03:46 +1200
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Subject: [CR] yet another colnago date question/different one maybe

Hi Barry,

Good question - I had a dig through the various photos I've collected and part of the problem may be that it's not often shown in photos!

I found one unsourced image of what claimed to be a 1971, which although unclear I could almost imagine did have one.

Ray Dobbin's has one that is claimed to be 72 or 73 which doesn't: http://raydobbins.com/supernew/photos/photo48.html And one claimed to be 71 or 72 which also doesn't: http://www.raydobbins.com/pantografata/after_touchup/after_touchup.htm These both have the cable guide brazeons on the BB.

Mine, which is claimed to be 1968 (and has the drilled BB, and different headlugs) does have the hole: http://picasaweb.google.com/MarkABattley/1968Colnago#5147696339106796850

Your '70 or '71 estimate sounds reasonable. I'm not sure about the indents in the bottom of the shell though? That sounds like a more recent modification?

Have you got photos of yours?

Best regards,

Mark Battley Auckland, New Zealand ------------------------------

Hi, the fork has the 2 holes and no club on the crown, crown is also semi sloping . My bb shell doesnt have the cable guide brazeons but has a club cutout. it also has indents in the bottom of the shell for the cables to ride along but not actual tunnels. its kinda sounding like i might have a 70' but no later than 71?

Barry scott Mount shasta Ca USA
> The hole was there on 71's.
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>
> My 71 had the hole and the clover leaf, was Molteni orange and had no braze
> ons except the chain stay stop.
> Phil Brown
> Oakland, Calif. ------------------------------