Re: [CR]Colin Laing on eBay

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From: "cmontgomery" <cmontgomery15@cox.net>
To: "Duane Kennard" <d.kennard@adelphia.net>, "Silver, Mordecai" <MSilver@iso.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Colin Laing on eBay
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:01:59 -0700
cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

My '80 Laing had the same decal/painted downtube as this one. Lugs were the same also, but I had semi-sloping fork crown. Also had the vertical dropouts but broke one on my first dirt road tour so he brazed on some Campy 1010's.

Craig Montgomery Tucson


>
> I believe Colin uses the year date to prefix his serial #s... At least
> he did on my '75.
> You can ask the eBay seller the serial #, and maybe that will tell.
>
> The decal set is completely different on my '75 Laing.
> I think the brazed on shifter bosses & style of top tube cable guides
> date it to late '70s, though you never know with Colin.
> He'll build you pretty much what you ask for even today.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Duane Kennard
> Los Angeles, USA
>
> On Sep 29, 2004, at 7:36 AM, Silver, Mordecai wrote:
>
> > An interesting Colin Laing, with vertical dropouts (what year?):
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> > ViewItem&category=22681&item=710407
> > 9550&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW (Item number 7104079550)
> >
> > No relation to the seller, but I do enjoy reading his item
> > descriptions.
> >
> > Mordecai Silver
> > NYC