[CR]Colnago Super Pista MOLTENI Track bicycle Compagnolo on Craigslist 2008 Nov.

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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:24:19 -0800 (PST)
From: "Jay Van De Velde" <jaysportif@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: [CR]Colnago Super Pista MOLTENI Track bicycle Compagnolo on Craigslist 2008 Nov.

This bike was sold by myself on eBay in August 2007 -  the text of this Craigslist ad is taken from that eBay listing word for word, The bik e sold for $3500.00 BIN  to a buyer in Brookline, MA named Alex Nekra sh The pictures are not mine; they were taken by the ebay buyer after
   receiving the bike. I'm not stating anything is suspicious about this CL a dvertisement, just reminding any interested parties to perform their due di ligence, especially for overseas transactions. Jay Van De Velde Seal Beach, CA


--- On Sun, 11/16/08, Charles F Nighbor wrote:


From: Charles F Nighbor <cnighbor1@comcast.net> Subject: [CR]Colnago Super Pista MOLTENI Track bicycle Compagnolo on Craigs list 2008 Nov. To: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Sunday, November 16, 2008, 9:48 PM

Per seller ''1977 Colnago Pista

This particular track bike has an interesting story behind it. This frame was built for professional racer Dietrich "Didi" Thurau, who raced for TI-Raleigh in 1977 and wore the yellow jersey for 14 stages in the '77 Tour de France with four stage wins. During the off season Thurau switched teams to IJsboerke-Colnago, and Ernesto built several frames for Thurau, including this track frame. Thurau's palmares are impressive including 29 Six Days victories, for which this frame was presumably built. Before the beginning of the 1978 season, the IJsboerke team switched from Colnago to Gios and became IJsboerke-Gios. This really ticked off Ernesto and this frame, built specifically for Didi Thurau, was never delivered to him. Ernesto hung it up in the rafters, unpainted, and forgot about it. Several years later, a U.S. Colnago importer was in the shop and asked about that unpainted track frame hanging up there in the rafters. Ernesto told him the tale of the bike and was more than happy to rid himself of it. The importer added the frame to his order and had Colnago paint it in the famous Molteni orange. The frame was brought to the US and displayed in a bike shop for years with a prominent "Not For Sale" sign on it. A persistent collector finally managed to buy it, and it was passed along to me where I've kept it in my collection http://www.theracingbicycle.com .The time has come to pass it on to another caretaker. Dimensions: seat tube: 58.5cm center-center, 60cm center -top. Top tube: 57.5cm I've ridden this bike sparingly on the track and it flies. Maybe it's the Molteni orange that inspires the rider to think of Merckx and his Hour Record. The Dugast tubulars are expensive but are well worth it. They are amazing on the track, which is the only place this bike has been ridden. There are no scratches, dings, dents, the only blemishes are the cracked Columbus Tubing decal and the World Champion stripes decal, both easily replaced if you're inclined to do so. The front fork has never been drilled for a front brake, and hopefully never will be. If this bike is destined to be ridden on the street as a fixed gear and the owner desires a front brake, PLEASE have another fork made for it and save this fork as it is. The wheels are not period correct but are an excellent track wheelset, straight and true, Campagnolo hubs. Campagnolo Pista crankset is 170, Colnago engraved headset. Campy pantographed seatpost, Cinelli Pista handlebars and stem, unmarked. No pedals included. Colnago track bikes are very uncommon compared to Colnago road bikes, and finding one of this vintage in this exceptionally nice state of preservation is truly a rare find'' ON Criagslist Guam. It is worth having a look at photos on listing Not Seller Charles Nighbor Walnut Creek, CA http://micronesia.craigslist.org/bik/873691549.html