Re: [CR] Colnago wheels & brakes

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From: "Phil Brown" <philcycles@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:25:59 -0800
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Colnago wheels & brakes

On Dec 25, 2009, at 9:05 AM, <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
> Merry Christmas & welcome to the CR list, Harry!
>
> You certainly will need 700c wheels...
>
> Brakes most likely will be short reach as well. With only a few
> obscure exceptions, Colnago only made race bikes.

I hate to differ with our esteemed listmaster on this lovely Christmas day but my 1971 Colnago came with "standard" reach brakes. Phil Brown A beautiful day in Oakland, Calif.