RE: [CR]Merckx's Colnago

(Example: Framebuilders:Dario Pegoretti)

From: "Steven Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net>
To: <bgcycles@svn.net>, "'Brook Watts'" <brook.watts@comcast.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Merckx's Colnago
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:40:59 -0500
In-Reply-To: <E1CpBRd-00026u-00@pop-a065d23.pas.sa.earthlink.net>


You would know I thought one of your frames was hanging up at Collins for sale that had that maybe it was not your frame. Sorry Steven

The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com

-----Original Message----- From: Bruce Gordon [mailto:bgcycles@svn.net] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 3:20 PM To: 'Steven Willis'; 'Brook Watts'; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: RE: [CR]Merckx's Colnago

-----Original Message----- From: Steven Willis [mailto:smwillis@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 12:03 PM To: bgcycles@svn.net; 'Brook Watts'; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: RE: [CR]Merckx's Colnago


>Yep it was when I work at Collins in OR and the bike was burgundy color
>and you made the top fit the cradle of an older NR campy seat post.
>After you gave me that answer you said that you would probably just cut
>off the tube and put on a binder. The mind is a terrible thing it is the
>first to go.

The question was about the brazed in brake center bolt - I never did that. The post wasn't about the integral seatpost.


>By the way it was about 32 years ago. Ring a bell yet?

Actually that was in 1977 - 28 years ago

Bruce Gordon
http://www.bgcycles.com