Charles Andrews wrote:
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> A friend of mine has one of these, either gold-plated, or gold-chrome-plated
> or some such.
>
> I looked it over closely and I thought it was rather crude..sort-of like a
> badly-made Colnago from the early-80s...of which I've seen a few, and
> some of which are truly awful, as has been observed here previously.
>
> The Chesini looks to me like a high-volume production frame masquerading as
> a low-production, custom frame. It might not have been a high-volume item,
> but the one I've seen wasn't very attractive on close examination.
>
> Just my opinion.
I noticed the same thing. Even the fancy ones are not as nice as I would expect. As you said, a little crude. Not on my short list...
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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