[CR] Colnago 1968 full expo!

Greg,

Thanks for sharing the naked Colnago photos. Dale suggested stripping the paint; you did it! Looks like Brians comments are right on. That seat stay top is cast, and integrated with the seat lug. Creative detail!

Jay Sexton Sebastopol, CA

Message: 13 Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:10:28 +1100 From: Greg S <gtsoftley@ozemail.com.au> Subject: [CR] Colnago 1968 full expo! To: Bike List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <875cfu$hjvcds@outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out2.iinet.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

Hi crew, I have just returned home from Xmas travels during which I have been watching with keen interest postings re the1968 Colnago. This bike is a very significant find. I have amassed a lot of information/ pictures/ anecdotes regarding the early Colnago / Molteni bikes and have magnified close-up pics of bare frame lug work and the variety and timeline of lugs and graphics. All of this can be viewed within two sets of my flickr site. First set 'Early Colnago / Molteni Timeline covers a fair bit of ground mainly concerned with the variations of bikes Colnago built using these specific lug sets in the mid to late 60s. Some great close-ups of a couple of spare frames I have (one shot blasted) and I expect further debate about the seat lug / seat stay arrangement. Here is the link http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclomondo/sets/72157622336793243/ 2nd set is my Colnago built Team Molteni bike which was a stage winner in the '68 Giro. Same frame build as Alex M's Colnago Super and the examples in the first set. This has an interesting back story as a result of a lot of research. Includes death, drugs and some amazing Italian prose written after the stage win. Here is the link http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclomondo/sets/72157622326138443/ I have other early Colnago content in my flickr site including an original Colnago 1959 pista and a refurbished '69 Super plus more drilled BB shell frames and some information on graphics. I expect this will shed new light for many and will establish a clearer understanding of the work that Colnago did during this time.
Greg Softley
Coffs Harbour
Australia