I recently bought a 1970's Colnago and I'd like to dress it up with a few early panto items. The following eBay seller has a neat stem but the size of the "Colnago" writing on the side is somewhat larger than what I'm used to seeing for this vintage. Then I got to looking at his other auctions and it seems he has an unusually high number of panto items.
Below are some links to some of his current & sold items in the last month or two. There are so many and in styles I've never seen that I'm concerned that the pantos have been added recently. I would rather be wrong about all this because I like some of it. But I don't want to pay real money for something that's been recently created to look old & original.
Here's the Colnago stem I have an interest in:
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He had another one just like it a week or two ago:
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How about handlebars with this Colnago logo engraved on them?
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Campy Super Record Colnago rear derailleur?
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Bianchi chainring that looks like this?
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Colnago shift levers. He's sold several pairs of these. The flat surfaces
look much fresher than the rest of the shifter:
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Old Campy pedals with panto & newer signature?
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Would DeRosa do it this way?
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More DeRosa. Pedals:
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Same picture, different auction for Colnago shifters. Is he manufacturing
these...?
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Another very odd style Colnago panto item. Shift levers:
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I've never seen a Masi seatpost look like this:
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There's more but you get the point. Thoughts & comments? Should I bet the farm or run the other way?
Mark Winkelman
Dallas, Texas USA