Re: [CR] Old Colnago on Ebay

From: "Dean Kernan" <dkernan@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:29:18 -0400
In-Reply-To: <mailman.15315.1255973448.524.classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Old Colnago on Ebay

All,

This Colnago interests me. Thanks for the ID on the wheel set--they do indeed look like Normandy/Rigida. Given its a college town, someone probably swapped to clinchers for budget reasons...

I have never tackled a restoration of a bike with that kind of deterioration and rusting, especially on all the small Campy bits--screws, nuts, etc.

Is there a good method for restoring these small parts? Or are you likely to end up on the hunt for replacements in better condition?

Thanks,
Dean Kernan
Pomona (the cold one!), NY