Re: [CR]re: colnago on ebay

That must be it. Thanks for the reminder, Sasha. I would search for some Lotus lug images for comparison, but my CR participation has been interrupted by early diaper duty. Our 11.5 month old has a lot to say on this tulip/lotus issue, which unfortunately cannot be transcribed for the benefit of the list. Sorry, guys.

Kerrigan R. Bennett Pleasant Hill, CA USA

Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendezvous.10705.1563. eml Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 09:50:27 -0400 From: "sasha eysymontt" <sashae(AT)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CR]re: colnago on ebay <http://search.bikelist.org/query.asp?SearchString=%22re%3A+colnago+on+ebay% 22&SearchPrefix=%40msgsubject&SortBy=MsgDate%5Ba%5D>

On 5/27/07, Kerrigan Bennett <kerriganbennett(AT)comcast.net> wrote:
>
> The tulip motif is definitely a Somec mark:
> http://www.somec.com/azienda_storia_eng.php As you'll see from that link,
> Somec is still around.
>
> But I think I've seen it on some other bike, as well (possibly Japanese?).
> In any case, I'd say that Colnago is definitely a Somec. And I agree with
> Charles that the Somec is more interesting than the more common Colnago.

Are you thinking of Lotus, perhaps?

http://velospace.org/files/155_5594v.jpg

sasha eysymontt, nyc.