Hi Jeff,
I can barely make out the seat-stay caps, but they don't look fluted to me. Perhaps it's even later than we think?
Regards,
Marc St. Martin Livermore, California (on my way to NYC) USA
-----Original Message-----
>From: jeff-arg@bizwi.rr.com
>Sent: Jun 21, 2009 6:46 AM
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR] Colnago dating, Columbus stickers
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>Try to process this frame using the "Colnago Frame Dating, Version VI" that was diligently compiled by Chuck Schmidt from our input and comments:
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>http://ebay.com/<blah>
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>No top tube braze-ons = pre 1977
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>Long drop outs = pre 1976
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>Fork crown with COLNAGO = post 1976??
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>Also, the later-style Columbus decal? Perhaps a mis-match of frame and fork and/or repaint from 30+ years ago?
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>I am curious about the Columbus decal. I have an original-paint Mexico that I am dead certain is from 1975 with a similar Columbus decal. I know these can easily be switched, but the Columbus decal on this frame has a patina that is consistent with the rest of the paint and decals. Does anyone have a photo of a Columbus Record tubing decal on a Mexico frameset from this era? I have never seen one.
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>Jeff Pyzyk
>Milwaukee, WI