Re: [CR] Colnago Mexico's

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

From: "Sean Flores" <seaneee175@gmail.com>
To: Peter Koskinen <prkbikes@bellsouth.net>, c r <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <A87CF716-A0F8-49BF-BE7F-098A2D04403F@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:01:50 -0800
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Subject: Re: [CR] Colnago Mexico's


Peter-

Take a look at this catalog page:

http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/colnago/07.jpg

This super has only two guides. Also, my frame could have very well been purchased from Italy and brought to the US rather than imported into the US by Mel or another shop. Lastly there are some features of mine that look very similar to the Colnago Export.

Sean Flores SF, CA

On Mar 5, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Peter Koskinen wrote:
> Sean,
>
> Mexico's all had 2 cable guides and Super's always had 3. I worked
> for Mel Pinto imports in the early 70's as a shop rat and he ws one
> of the sole importers for Colnago at that time. All of his Super's
> had 3 cable guides on the top tube, 1 set of water bottle mounts on
> the down tube, campy cable guides above the bb shell, and a clover
> in the bb shell itself.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter
> PETER REID KOSKINEN
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> On Mar 5, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Sean Flores wrote:
>
>> John/Peter/Group-
>>
>> That brings up a question for me. I had posted some pics of an
>> unidentified colnago a few weeks back. List opinions leaned heavily
>> on a Super from the early 80's. However, mine has two top cable
>> guides. From what I was told this was just the mark of an early
>> colnago. Could you clarify?
>>
>> Sean Flores
>> San Francisco, ca
>>
>>
>> On Mar 5, 2009, at 11:31 AM, <classicrendezvous-
>> request@bikelist.org> <classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Peter Koskinen <prkbikes1@mac.com>
>>> Date: March 5, 2009 8:12:38 AM PST
>>> To: <johnprochss@yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>>> Subject: [CR] Colnago Mexico's
>>>
>>>
>>> John,
>>>
>>> I remember that WSI (Western States Imports) sold Colnago's from
>>> 1975 - 1980. It was during this time that you could buy Mexico's
>>> on a regular basis for $329. The earmark that made them different
>>> from the 'Super' was that they only had two (2) rear brake cable
>>> guides on the top tube.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Peter
>>> PETER REID KOSKINEN
>>> OWNER
>>> PRKBIKES LLC
>>> CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27516,USA
>>> H/O 919-960-5871
>>> C. 410-991-7539
>>> prkbikes@bellsouth.net
>>> peter@prkbikes.com
>>> http://www.prkbikes.com