Re: [CR] End of the line for production lugged steel?

(Example: Framebuilders)

From: "Tom Harriman" <transition202@hotmail.com>
To: <oroboyz@aol.com>, <jeff-arg@bizwi.rr.com>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 05:59:28 +0000
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Subject: Re: [CR] End of the line for production lugged steel?


Hi. I hope everyone had a nice weekend.

Two years ago when the Tour of California went thought town there was a Col nago display at the start. I noticed there wasn't any steel, and the sal esman said they had stopped making steel frames because racers all wanted c arbon fibber. Colnago's have always been racing bikes, so they have to g o where demand leads them.

Is it possible that they are still making steel frames, but not importing them to the U.S.?

I hope everyone has a nice week.

Tom Harriman. San Francisco, Ca.
> To: jeff-arg@bizwi.rr.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:50:07 -0500
> From: oroboyz@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [CR] End of the line for production lugged steel?
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> << I understand that the lugged-steel Colnagos were discontinued the foll owing year, but heard they have been reintroduced due to popular demand .
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> I am fairly certain that Colnago has kept some variety of lugged steel fr ames in their line continuously. cycles de ORO has been a Colnago dealer in
   an on and off fashion for over 30 years (not at the moment though!) so I h ave kept up with the line and it's changes... That being said, what was e xported to the various countries has been subject to change and I am sure t hat steel has not sold well at times, so ....
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> From: jeff-arg@bizwi.rr.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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> Subject: Re: [CR] End of the line for production lugged steel?
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> I have an approximate 2002 Colnago MasterLight that is lugged steel. I
> understand that the lugged-steel Colnagos were discontinued the following
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> but heard they have been reintroduced due to popular demand. I really do
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> the ride of this bike (but perhaps a bit too pretty). After breaking one
  
> aluminum Bianchi (head tube) and one carbon fiber Bianchi (bottom bracket
  
> shell), I would not be too interested in spending any hard-earned cash on
> anything other than steel ever again.
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> Jeff Pyzyk
> Farveless in Cheeseland
> Milwaukee, WI