R: [CR]Ebay outing, Colnago Super..... tandem???

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Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:58:13 -0500
From: "The Maaslands" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
Subject: R: [CR]Ebay outing, Colnago Super..... tandem???
To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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As most of you will know, I am a major supporter of all things Italian, but my love of Italy cannot extend to road tandems. I have seen many Colnago tandems in both Italy and Germany and have yet to meet one that I liked (apart from their track tandems). This fellow is dreaming when he puts a $5000 reserve on this tandem. Anything above is $2500 is cream. They were not imported to the US in any numbers because they were far inferior to others available from elsewhere. There are two types of bicycles that I would never consider from Italy, apart from as curiosities: touring bikes (randonneur style) and/or road tandems. I tried for 10 years to convince Ugo De Rosa and his sons to build me a tandem, but they steadfastly refused. Looking back now, I guess they were much more objective than myself. Instead of the Colnago tandem, I believe a much more appealing tandem is the long barrow tandem trike presently being sold on British ebay: http://ebay.com/<blah>

It is however neither list period time-specific, nor easily shippable. Otherwise for about $1500, it is a steal.

Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: David Whalley
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:33 AM
Subject: [CR]Ebay outing, Colnago Super..... tandem???



> Hi all..
>
> Time to come out of lurk mode. Sorry if this one's been covered but I
> hadn't seen any emails on it so...
>
> Looking around yesterday at the cool bikes I can't afford and I saw this
> one. Colnago Super Tandem w/ italian bits and pieces. I never knew that
> Colnago made Tandems! Anyone have any insights into this one? The seller
> says it was 1 of 8 imported into the US. I guess that explains the reserve.
> Great list!
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> Dave Whalley
> Minneapolis, MN
> (Asheville, NC next week!!)
>
>
> _______________________________________________

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