[CR]New List Member/Windsor Pro Equipment

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

From: <RickMattioni@cs.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 00:07:08 EST
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]New List Member/Windsor Pro Equipment

Howdy! Ken, regarding your Windsor Pro: The Windsor line was sold here in Tulsa back in the mid-'70s under the Carabela label. Same bikes as in the catalogs, just said Carabela rather than Windsor. The Profesional (Spanish spelling) was equipped with full black Dura-Ace in the late '70s. Looked very cool on the Merckx orange frames! I recall Dura-Ace equipped Pros being sold new into '80 or '81, whether they were new-new, or leftover new, I don't recall. Oh, by the way, some of their frames were Italian threaded, but with a 68 mm bottom bracket width, something you'll want to watch out for! I just joined the list, and see a number of my eBay friends are on here, too! Good to be in your company! Background on me: I started riding in 1976 at the age of 14, and have been involved with cycling in one form or another ever since. My current "inventory" includes a too-new-to-be mentioned Schwinn mountain bike, a '79 Colnago Super (frameset bought new), '73 Mondia Special I've had since 1979, and a '72 Raleigh International I bought about 10 years ago. Ah! Nervex lugs!

Rick Mattioni
Tulsa, Oklahoma