Re: [CR] identify colnago

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From: "Jim Ready" <jimr@rfj.com>
To: John Murray <jmu01288@bigpond.net.au>, Charles Andrews <chasds@mindspring.com>, <joethaihols@hotmail.co.uk>
References: <86D9EC9A4670421487823F48B577F674@DELL> <DD87E7F5445143288A4ACF02C5C6500E@OwnerPC>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:54:51 -0700
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] identify colnago


My 1969 Colnago has those lugs.

Jim Ready
Cupertino, CA
USA


----- Original Message -----
From: John Murray
To: Charles Andrews
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [CR] identify colnago



> I`ll try again!!Interesting alright, a respray for sure,and looks as if
> the repair work was
> just painted over,the front head lugs were seen on late `68.`69 Colnago`s
> but were not that common,I have a picture of Michele Dancelli on his Milan
> San Remo winning Colnago that has the same head lugs from 1970,the forks
> may be original too,Scott Davis sold a Colnago awhile back that had no
> clubs in the down tube but I think they were thestandard prugnant type, so
> there are versions that do come out of the factory,special orders
> perhaps,the forks seem to fit this frames time line,repair repaint with
> period corect decals should end up with a nice Colnago albeit a slightly
> different version,well gotta go the bus is due to take me to work,see ya
> all in a week
> John Murray
> Caloundra Qld
> Australia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com>
> To: <joethaihols@hotmail.co.uk>
> Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR] identify colnago
>
>
>> 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
>>
>> ________________
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> "everyone has elites; the important thing is
>> to change them from time to time."
>>
>> --Joseph Schumpeter, via Simon Johnson