Jay, I'm not an expert, but I follow Colnago's pretty close. I think it is a 1980 or later Colnago. I don't think it is original paint and decal work. The paint looks good, but at the same time it appears just a bit too shiny for the age, no matter how it has been stored. The chrome on the right chainstay bothers me, it must be a stick on of some sort. The chrome fork also bothers me. It is more often seen on bikes from about '82 or '83, not '79. The text on the seat stay caps also came after 1979 in most cases. The decals are a nice job, and good copies of the originals, but I don't see a "trademark" symbol on the head tube decal where it should be. Most people who make high quality after market decals leave the trademark symbol off. The components don't mean a thing. There is a huge variation in the perceived aging of the seat vs. the pedals and headset etc. I think the bike was assembled from a repaint job with odd parts to make it sparkle. What dropouts does it have?
Still, I think it would be a great bike to have, and I don't doubt it is a Colnago. Good luck!
Craig Ryan Noblesville, IN USA
On 9/21/06 8:57 AM, "Jay Sexton" <jvs@sonic.net> wrote:
> Would you Colnago experts take a look at this e-bay auction and offer up
> some opinions?
>
> http://ebay.com/
> E:B:SS:US:1
> http://ebay.com/
> ME:B:SS:US:1>
>
> or item # 16033259921
>
> Thank you.
>
> Jay Sexton
> Sebastopol, CA