<< ...but thought I had read somewhere about Colnago smoothing in the lugs?>>
Not that way... No, I suspect someone has puddled up the brass there so as to fill for in a crash damage.
<< If it is indeed a repair is there anything that can be done as I was planning to have the frame refinished anyway? >>
The down tube surely needs to be replaced. A skilled repair man might be able to save the head lug. Might be worth it as that is a very nice frame, my guess middle to late 1970s. BTW, the top tube cable guides I think have been added as well. Placement/spacing is not quite right. It probably did not originally have them at all.
Best of luck,
Dale
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: joe mcdoogle <joethaihols@hotmail.co.uk> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 11:25 am Subject: Re: [CR] Help dating a Colnago Super
Hi, is that what it is - a repair I mean? I was a little suspect but thought I had read somewhere about Colnago smoothing in the lugs? If it is indeed a repair is there anything that can be done as I was planning to have the frame refinished anyway?
Regards,
Joseph Headd
Manchester
England