Re: [CR]Colnago/Masi Comparison

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 22:41:44 -0500
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Colnago/Masi Comparison
To: Bikerdaver@aol.com, dartley@co.ba.md.us, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <24.5174c41f.2d8b662e@aol.com>


Oh boy. I have a very different view of Colnagos.

I remember the Bikeology mail order ones with cheap stickers and distorted tubes from too hot brazing. Ernesto invented cashing in on the marque.

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: Bikerdaver@aol.com
To: dartley@co.ba.md.us
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Colnago/Masi Comparison



> In a message dated 3/18/2004 6:04:26 AM PST, dartley@co.ba.md.us writes:
> We have such a Masi following on this group. Then again we've got an
> awful lot of Colnago fans. And yes, we can't forget the Cinelli Super
> Corsa people out there. For those Cognoscenti out there who own two or
> all three of these late 60's/ early 70's Colanagos, Masis and/or
> Cinellis, could we get a comparison (totally subjective of course)
> between these classic marques? I'd like to know how my early 70's
> classic compares to the others and I'd like to know just how they stack
> up. I know there are so many other bikes that might be compared, but
> these three just seem to have the most long term mystique to me.
> -----------------------------------
> Dan-
> (IMHO) when you push away all the fluff, all the hype, all of toes that get
> stepped on, etc., Colnago consistently comes out on top. cheers-
>
> Dave Anderson
> Cut Bank MT