Note the Olympic rings bracketed by "Roma 1960" and "Mexico 1968". Did someone win a medal in the Rome Olympics on a Colnago? Of course, I guess the decal might only indicate it was USED in the Rome Olympics. One wonders if this is really a 1968, since it must have taken at least a little time after the Mexico City Olympics to have the decals made up and begin applying them. Unless of course it means the Italian team or perhaps others simply rode Colnago in the 1968 Olympics, which would no doubt have been agreed to some months in advance.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: Eric Keller <keller.ee@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CR] Early Colnago & seat stay tops...
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 3:48 PM
> That was very interesting.
> Pretty clear there was a lot of hand work
> involved, I can't see anyone making a plug like that.
> Eric Keller
> Boalsburg, PA USA
>
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:29 PM, <oroboyz@aol.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Jay wrote:
> > << Interesting seat stay caps. Any guesses
> as to how it was done? I can't figger it. Dale?
> >>
> >
> > Andrew wrote:
> > <<Cut a "V" into the top end of the SS running
> crosswise. Now you have two points diametrically opposite
> each other. File one a little bit shorter then the other.
> Bend the longer one to fit the shape of the seat lug then
> bend in the short outer point with a distinctive flattened
> shape.>>
> >
> > I like that scenario Andrew, but I am guessing it's
> less fancy & skilled... I think it was a plug in "top
> eye" they (who?) just filed slots/shelves into...
> >
> >
> > Let's get some paint stripper and take a look . :)
> (OH NO!)
> >
> >
> >
> > Dale Brown
> > Greensboro, North Carolina USA
> > http://www.classicrendezvous.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew R Stewart <onetenth@earthlink.net>
> > To: jvs@sonic.net; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Sent: Wed, Dec 23, 2009 1:41 pm
> > Subject: Re: [CR] Stylin' 'nago
> >
> >
> > Jay- My question also. Here's my take on the caps. Cut
> a "V" into the top end of the SS running crosswise. Now you
> have two points diametrically opposite each other. File one
> a little bit shorter then the other. Bend the longer one to
> fit the shape of the seat lug then bend in the short outer
> point with a distinctive flattened shape. This give you a
> stepped pair of points, one on top of the other. Braze it up
> and file to clean up the dual shore lines.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: <jvs@sonic.net>
> > To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:21 PM
> > Subject: [CR] Stylin' 'nago
> >
> >> Wow! Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
> Interesting seat stay
> >> caps. Any guesses as to how it was done? I
> can't figger it. Dale?
> >>
> >> Jay Sexton
> >> Sebastopol, CA
> >>
> >>
> >> Message: 10
> >> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:51:17 -0800
> >> From: EPL <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
> >> Subject: [CR] Stylin' 'nago
> >> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> >> Message-ID: <523141.8291.qm@web50502.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >>
> >> Better sit down before clicking here:
> >>
> >> http://ebay.com/
> >>
> >> (No relation, but sure wish there was...)
> >>
> >> Emanuel Lowi
> >> Montreal, Quebec
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> > Andrew R Stewart
> > Rochester, NY