I don't remember seeing any crimped Colnagos
before I saw my first crimped Picchio back in about
1981. Far nicer than any Colnago made by that week,s
frame factory. I thought Colnagos to be almost random
through those years as to which chainstay (stamped or not)
which fork crown, where chrome, if Mexico had actual KL tubing
or just the decals. A more interesting question would be who
built his bikes during different time periods. And which importer
they came into USA through.
Now that he has had an actual factory for a few years to make many
of his 10,000 frame annually I find it all academic as the frames are
still
made by many ?? and are a only a fancy paint job compared
to the late 70s units. Which is why I ride only Pegorettis since 1996
as I know who built my frame....plus he is kooky and Italian.
Joe Hughes
Denver, CO
http://i15.tinypic.com/