Forgot to mention a couple of things. Rifling can be seen in the steer tube, confirming the use of Columbus high end tubing. There are TWO pins visible at the bottom of the steer tube at the crown. Pins were also used at every other junction that I am able to see into, including one just inside of the little air hole in the seat tube to let the top tube breath. The upper bottle boss on the seat tube is either, A: damaged (looking like it is pushed in and dented just a bit), or B: inaccurately brazed in place. A bottle bolt will have to go in crooked there.
Feels to me like this frame has some modifications to make it more tour oriented, but I still don't get the long dropouts coupled with modern chain stay labeling. I had a c.1978 Super here for a while that had neither of these features! Thanks again for any info, anyone might have...
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
In a message dated 9/22/2009 9:44:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, FujiFish1 writes:
OK, another unusual Colnago ... anyone know the story here?
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Older features: long type Campagnolo dropouts, and no shifter braze-ons.
Newer features: Colnago pressed in the seat stay caps and in the chain stays, two sets of bottle bosses, under b.b. der. cable routing.
Weird features: Fender eyelets on the Campy dropouts, a clamp slip-stop on top of the down tube where shifters or a guide would mount.
Not sure about correctness of the decals, it's not my area, but I think they are wrong? Matching "11" Serial stamps on drive-side rear dropout and steer tube, in the typical Colnago style. Lots of clubs & logos for lug windows and cut-outs ensure this is indeed a Colnago ... but is it original, and when is it really from? Thanks...
Ciao,
Mark Agree
Southfield MI USA