[CR]Re: Small Colnago's (& other classic frames)

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:16:41 -0400
From: "Mary Kaminski" <marykaminski@mac.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Small Colnago's (& other classic frames)

Hi all,

Since the topic of both Colnago's & eBay have come up, I thought I would ask the collective wisdom of the group about this topic: small Colnago's (& other CR bikes).

I recently saw an auction (#3621468309) for a 47cm (c-to-c) Colnago. Full SR Campy, Columbus tubing, 6spd; per the seller. No model name given. Seller stated it was about 20 yrs old. I never knew before that Colnago's were made this small.

Being a member of the Brian Baylis SSOT group, classics in my size are hard to come by. Unfortunately, the reserve was wasay out of my price range on this auction, or I would have made a serious attempt to "bring 'er home".

My question is: does anyone know how common this small size is/how available is it? How about a rough ballpark price for ones in decent condition? Any other info (years made, reliability, etc.)on this or any other CR-type bikes available in smaller (<49cm) sizes would also be appreciated. Anything with a 650c wheel is even better. I believe Colnago made one 650c bike for Tony Rominger a few years ago for the TdF, but I don't think it ever went into production. Neutral support was the problem.

Feel free to respond off-list, if you prefer. Thanks.

Mary Kaminski "who would kill to ride a 53cm", in Philly, PA