Good info David. Let's see what others come up with. I've never seen a 1969 Colnago myself just using the stuff that appeared in the CR archives.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA USA
On Sep 9, 2007, at 10:11 PM, David Benson wrote:
> Chuck
> Not that I claim to be knowledgeable about Colnagos, but this is at
> odds with the story that Colnago adopted the club/flower after
> Dancelli won Milan-San Remo in 1970.
>
> DB
> Ak
> NZ
>
> http://retroride.blogspot.com
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, 10 September, 2007 4:47:08 PM
> Subject: [CR]Colnago dating...
>
>
> Colnago Frame Dating, Version I
>
> 1969 and earlier?
> 1969 -- Playing card decal graphics
> 1969 -- Fork crown (sand cast) with clubs in top and two holes in
> each side
> 1969 -- Fork tangs wide, no cutouts
> 1969 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs
> 1969 -- Bottom bracket shell with drilled holes in circular pattern
> ----
> 1970 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs but club in lower head lug is
> now larger
> 1970 -- Fork crown (investment cast semi-sloping) with clubs in top
> and two holes in each side
> 1970 -- Bottom bracket shell with club cutout
> ----
> 1971 -- Fork tangs narrow, no cutouts
> ----
> 1972 -- Club/COLNAGO decal on head tube and seat tube with Worlds
> bands and COLNAGO on down tube
> 1972 -- Fork crown with clubs on top and two holes in each side
> 1972 -- Fork tangs with two holes
> ----
> 1973 -- Wreath seat tube decal with two Worlds bands
> 1973 -- Fork crown with clubs on top and no holes in each side
> 1973 -- Fork tangs with club cutouts
> 1973 -- Club cutouts in all three lugs
> 1973 -- Water bottle braze-ons on downtube
> ----
> 1974 -- Vertical COLNAGO seat tube decal with diagonal worlds stripes
> 1974 -- Club cutout in lower head lug only
> 1974 -- Shifter braze-ons on down tube
> 1974 -- Short Campagnolo dropouts (?)
> ----
> 1976 -- Fork crown with COLNAGO added to clubs on top
> ----
> 1977 -- Top tube cable guide braze-ons
> ----
> 1979 -- Fork crown for recessed brake bolt, shallow triangles cut
> into back
> 1979 -- Brake bridge for recessed brake bolt
> ----
> 1980 -- Short COLNAGO drop-outs
> 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:
> Year dates are approximate; changes might have occurred the end of
> one year or the beginning of the next for example. Paint schemes,
> decals, panels and chrome varied according to how importers spec'd
> their frames, so this all varied considerable. Dates and details
> based on the Classic Rendezvous archives, the Wool Jersey Gallery,
> and Colnago and Bikcology catalogs.
>
> ALL CORRECTIONS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED!
>
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, CA USA
> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
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