I think it is very caring how everybody offers their two cents.
Here are mine:
I have my nicest bikes hanging on the wall. Three in the living room and one over the bed. Every once in a while I take on down and give it a couple of klicks road to eat. Then I clean off the tires and back on the wall it goes.
But to your mexico: I'd strip it, clean it, reassemble it, boom.
Most important of all, though : ENJOY IT!
ride on, kim "sore from the weekend" klakow berlin, gemany
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:49:51 +0000
From: "Thomas R. Adams, Jr." <kctommy@msn.com>
To: skipsinatra@hotmail.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Colnago Mexico
>
> First, of course, it's your bike and you should do what you want with it.
> There is no "right" or "wrong" per se, although we all have opinions and
> preferences. Hang it on the wall, ride the tar outta her, sell her for
tons
> of dough, or give her away, it's all good. The only "bad" resolution
> would be to destroy it or toss it in the trash and not let someone else
enjoy
> it, but hey, it's a free country. Of course no one on the list would
speak
> to you if you did either of those. :-)
>
> Having said that, if it were mine in my size, and I really wanted a
> Colnago (which I do, but if I recall the auction correctly, this one isn't
my
> size) I'd probably sell something else to make room for it, especially
given
> the unique parts like the six arm cranks and rims, which are rather rare
> specimens. If all my pre-existing bikes are more desireable or useful
than
> the Colnago, I'd offer it to the CR list as a whole bike for a fair price.
(I
> have no problem with you making a profit on the deal, as you're doing a
> favor for your friend and a service to the List by preserving a rare
piece,
> and your trouble and time is worth something.) Or if I wanted some of the
> parts off it, I'd offer the frame and any unique Colnago parts I'm not
going
> to use to the list and use or sell the rest as I saw fit. If no one wanted
> it on those terms, off to eBay.
>
> The only real concern I have philosophically is that I'd try to make it
> possible for the cranks and rims to stay with the frame, or else go to
> another person who would appreciate them and mount them on a Colnago. I'm
not
> even sure if I'd ride the cranks myself, given the scarcity of six bolt
chain
> rings. Maybe the ideal solution is to have a mere NR crank for riding,
> and re-install the sixer for shows or riding at the Cirque or Velo
> Rendezvous. But as Chuck S. has pointed out recently, who in this group
rides any
> one collector bike enough to wear out the chainrings? If it's not
pristine
> showroom quality, I'd ride her, especially if I could stock up on a few
> extra six bolt rings. The frame itself is next in my concern, and should
also
> go to a 'good' home.
>
> So my advice is to try to keep the whole bike together, while not shooting
> yourself in the pocket book and give the CR list 1st crack at it. Not all
> of us are eBay hounds, an someone pining for a Colnago might not have seen
> the auction. But if that doesn't work, do what you gotta do. Just don't
> tell us about it if you end up junking her or installing an STI
drivetrain!
>
> Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "skip sinatra"
>
>
> >To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>
> >Subject: [CR]Colnago Mexico
>
> >Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:17:08 +0000
>
> >
>
> >Guys & Gals:
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >Looking for a recommendation. I have had a vintage Colnago Mexico
>
> >fall ( or more accurately thrown) into my lap. A few weeks back,
>
> >someone posted some supplemental pics to an ebay auction. I
>
> >forwarded those pics to a friend of mine who bought it. It turns
>
> >out he was in hot H2O already for too much bike crap. To prevent
>
> >either divorce or a shallow grave scenario, I bought it from him (as
>
> >it was my fault to begin with, you see)
>
> >
>
> >Now the question is what should I do with it? In looking through my
>
> >stuff, I don't really have room for it. Its a genuine Mexico with
>
> >full pantographs. The frame is in so-so shape---a few dings,
>
> >scrtaches etc in no means show room---the full SR Campy group and
>
> >the interesting 6arm crank are in great shape. It even has Colnago
>
> >embossed rims. Do I keep the bike intact or part it out selling the
>
> >groupo as a whole? Is such a bike common, somewhat rare, really
>
> >rare? Shoule i make room to keep it or should I install a kickstand
>
> >and safety levers and list it on ebay as 'vintage' 70's machine?
>
> >
>
> >Not to sound ludicrous, but does one have a responsibilty to
>
> >preserve such cycling relics (or is this more commonplace). I tried
>
> >finding Marc Boral to ask him but have had no response...
>
> >
>
> >Any advise, philosphical or otherwise would be appreciated........
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >Skip Sinatra, a distant cousin
>
> >Frog Level, Virginia
>
> >
>
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