Chuck, you may be 100% on this. But if those tubes are crimped, I think they would show up exactly as they are in the photos. So...they may be crimped or it may just be the reflections. I'm afraid that I may have to write to Ernesto to resolve this one.
Or maybe Steven Maasland can ask him next time he talks to him - Steven, have you called him for his birthday yet?
Thanks Chuck for your input. I've revised the text to include your comments.
Ray Dobbins Miami FL USA
Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
Ray Dobbins wrote:
> 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.
This photo:
shows the typical indentation in the chainstay for tire clearance and also a dark line down the center of the tube all the way back to the dropout which I am certain is not a crimping because the same dark line appears down the center of each seatstay which I am absolutely certain are not crimped.
> 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?
To be brutally honest, I never really paid much attention to crimped tubed Colnagos because I thought they were a little silly from an engineering standpoint, of course only my opinion.
> What's your guesstimate on the date of the catalog?
1981 based solely on the chainstays with the stamped "COLNAGO" in the side.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
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