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Los Angeles area vintage bike ride this Sunday
Details:
http://www.velo-retro.com/
Vintage, fixed, or Bobish bikes... or women riding anything with two wheels welcomed and encouraged to attend!
iBOB and CR list member Tarik Saleh says he will be there Sunday!!!
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Scott Edrington writes: "Zeus was also a supplier for Campy for a number of items - this always up sets some of the Campy folks since they like to claim that Zeus was a
cop y-cat company. Interestingly, Zeus' patent dates for similar items preced e some of Campy's by almost a decade. Do the research!"
I've never heard this before Scott. Can you elaborate? What items did Zeus supply to Campagnolo. Can you direct me to your sources so I can do the research?
Regards, Chuck
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Here's the best I can do on Colnago dating. Anyone what to check the
dates and send me their opinions and corrections? Email directly to me please.
==================== Colnago Frame Dating* ====================
1968 -- Playing card decal graphics (end of year?) 1968 -- Fork crown (sand cast) with two holes in each side 1968 -- Fork tangs wide, no cutouts 1968 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs 1968 -- Bottom bracket shell with drilled holes in circular pattern ---- 1970 -- Fork crown (investment cast semi-sloping) with two holes in each side ---- 1971 -- Fork tangs narrow, no cutouts 1971 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs but club in lower head lug is now larger 1971 -- Bottom bracket shell with club cutout ---- 1972 -- Club/COLNAGO decal on head tube/seat tube (two seat tube Worlds bands) and COLNAGO on down tube 1972 -- Fork crown with clubs in top and two holes in each side 1972 -- Fork tangs with two holes (very rarely three holes) 1972 -- Cable guide braze-ons top of bottom bracket shell 1972 -- Water bottle braze-ons on downtube ---- 1973 -- Wreath seat tube decal with two seat tube Worlds bands 1973 -- Fork crown with clubs on top but no holes in each side 1973 -- Fork tangs with club cutouts 1973 -- Club cutout in lower head lug only ---- 1974 -- Shifter braze-ons on down tube ---- 1975 -- Vertical COLNAGO seat tube decal with diagonal worlds stripes 1975 -- Top tube cable guide braze-ons offered as option ---- 1976 -- Fork crown with COLNAGO added to clubs on top 1976 -- Short Campagnolo or COLNAGO dropouts ---- 1977 -- Top tube cable guide braze-ons ---- 1978 -- Fork crown for recessed brake bolt with shallow triangles cut
into back 1978 -- Brake bridge for recessed brake bolt ---- 1980 -- Fluted seat stay caps engraved COLNAGO and straight seat stays, no longer biconical 1980 -- Brake bridge with cast square boss for recessed brake bolt ---- 1981 -- Chain stay bridge is small spool shape, no longer tube ---- 1982 -- Chain stays stamped COLNAGO on sides 1982 -- Cable routing on underside of bottom bracket ---- 1983 -- Aerodynamic fork crown
*Note: Dates are plus or minus one year
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Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, California United States of America
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)