On Jan 16, 2009, at 5:04 AM, Hugh Thornton wrote:
> I agree that this bike will probably get (relatively) big bucks, even
> in th
> e current climate because they are quite sought after - not sure why;
> they
> were only significant in British racing, which is insignificant on a
> global
> scale, and they are good but not outstanding as Reynolds
> 531/Campagnolo bi
> kes go. The bike on offer appears to have clinchers which detract
som
> ewhat from its racing bike heritage.
>
I can offer one explanation. International Cycle sport was the only lifeline for many of us in the 70s and Les West and the Holdsworth team
were prominent features of that magazine. Plus, as Eddy knows, orange and blue just look great. Phil Brown Had a Monteni orange Colnago in last time I lived Berkeley, Calif. like I do now