Chuck, I went back and forth many times on this. In the end I decided it was not just a dark reflection. There is a dark reflection, but there is also a lighter stripe below which seems to be the result of the crimping. And I'm fairly convinced that what you see on the inside of the left chainstay is a crimp. But it's a tough call and I can see how someone can come to the conclusion that none of the tubes are crimped. In fact, I'll amend my text to point out that you have expressed doubt that there the tubes are crimped. Thanks for settling this issue ;)
BTW, have you ever seen a Super with crimped tubing?
What's your guesstimate on the date of the catalog?
Questions, questions...
Ray Dobbins Miami FL USA
Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
Raymond Dobbins wrote:
> BOTH! At least that's what an almost pathologically obsessive
> review of the earliest Colnago catalog available at Mark Bulgier's
> site, revealed to me. I set up a page with pics from the catalog,
> and commentary regarding the crimping question, as well as the
> likely date of this undated catalog. It'd be great to know the
> date of the catalog, as it would be helpful in identifying and
> dating the many Colnagos that go through our hands. Here's the link
> to the page:
>
> http://www.raydobbins.com/
>
> Please take a look and tell me what you think. I'm sure my
> analysis has plenty of mistakes and omissions, so as always, all
> your comments are welcome.
>
> Ray Dobbins
> Miami FL USA
Ray, you write: "Well, there it is, a Super with crimped tubing! (That is crimping along the top and down tubes, isn't it?)"
The photo above doesn't look like crimped tubing to my eye. Just a studio photo shoot with a dark reflection going down the center of each tube. Look at the seatstays and left chainstay... same dark value and not crimped either.
Just my opinion however...
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)