Perhaps it is the cyclist who is first to cross the finish line ... his arms held victoriously high in the air. Didn't Pinarello also use the shadow of a cyclist from the front, in lug windows ... or was that another marque?
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:35:38 -0700 From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR]Pinarello lug cutout
On Aug 14, 2007, at 10:20 AM, oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
>
> For sale at my shop. Ignore the price as marked (but I hope I sell
> it for that amount though before any of you jump in!) Available to
> a CR email list member for $750. + shipping.
>
> Take a look, this is sort of a missing link, one of the last really
> nicely detailed and high crafted steel Pinarello steel & lug
> models... Budding frame builders should study this as an example of
> a really cleanly executed KOF frame set.
>
> http://cyclesdeoro.com/
Anyone know what this distinctive shaped cutout in Pinarello lugs represents or signifies? <http://cyclesdeoro.com/For-sale/PinarelloStelvio/ lowerheadlugcutout.jpg>
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA USA http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
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