RE: [CR]e-bay Colnago

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From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]e-bay Colnago
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:04:43 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3fba4fea.55f9.2008862270@netreach.net>


Charlie beat me to the response, but the next question is: Is this a good quality Gitane? 531 tubing and the like? Or is it not that great? What's a Gitane like this worth (even though it has Colnago decals)?

David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Charlie
> Young
> Sent: November 18, 2003 11:59 AM
> To: mmeison@scubadiving.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]e-bay Colnago
>
> Run away, run away. The link that you subsequently provided:
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah
>
> appears to be a Gitane with Colnago transfers. There are
> good reasons why it is "like no other Colnago we've ever
> seen" and "the Simplex parts are a bit unusual for a
> Colnago".
>
> Charlie Young
> Honeybrook, PA
>
> > In my daily perusal of e-buy I found this interesting
> > Colnago. Seller describes it as possible low end (I'm
> > guessing because of mix of components?), but says it has
> > Super decal. I'm thinking it's an early to mid 70's frame
> > based on pure speculation and guesswork. Does anyone have
> > a better idea of just how classic and vintage it is?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Marty "wildy speculating" Eison
> > Dallas, Texas