Dale said:
<< - although the bottom headtube lug is blended beautifully with the downtube. >>
Uh oh... Joe, looks like you may have a serious problem here. From what I can see in the picture, I am afraid a repair, and not such a good one, has taken place here. I hope I am wrong... This warrants a closer look.?
Dale
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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what Dale said. In addition, it appears the fork is an early-70s item, the main frame might be contemporaneous, but those are lugs you never see on any colnago. Could this be some kind of price-point frame, like the International? I know we here in the US didn't see all the flavors of Colnago Ernesto was pumping out in the '70s. Could this be a shop-brand bike, for instance?
Interesting anyway. Too bad about what appears to be a lug-catastrophe on the down-tube..
Charles Andrews Los Angeles
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