Re: [CR] CR Colnago Pista

(Example: Framebuilders:Jack Taylor)

From: "Dean Kernan" <dkernan@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:52:19 -0500
In-Reply-To: <mailman.7110.1257814674.72377.classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] CR Colnago Pista


Paul,

If the Pista is Brian Keast's former track bike--and if I didn't have such a bad memory--I would be able to tell you what it looked like back in the day. (I have some pictures of the racing scene then, but none from the track.)

Brian and I raced together--our cohort of young racers were lucky in that the wooden track built for the 1954 Commonwealth Games (at China Creek) was refurbished in 1970--with a lot of volunteer labour and Federal money. (It has since been torn down, and replaced with the modern covered track in Burnaby.)

Resurfacing the track sparked a resurgence in track racing & we all went out and got track bikes... so I would not be surprised that the Colnago would date to the narrow band 1971-72 Matthew has proposed.

Dean Kernan
Pomona, NY USA