Joe- What is the "thing" on the seat tube just below the seat lug's lower edge? Two shots make it look like a deformation/bulge that runs around some of the seat tube. Perhaps further indication of rough former life. We'd love a more thorough examination and detail shots. Not that this prevents the bike's worthiness of rebuilding (assuming structural integrity), if anything the story is more interesting.
Andrew R Stewart
Rochester, NY
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> << - although the bottom headtube lug is blended beautifully with the
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> Uh oh... Joe, looks like you may have a serious problem here. From what I
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> taken place here. I hope I am wrong... This warrants a closer look.?
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> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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> From: joe mcdoogle <joethaihols@hotmail.co.uk>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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> Subject: [CR] Help dating a Colnago Super
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> Hi again, I have bought (and finally received) a Colnago Super frame that
> I am
> planning to restore and build up with period correct components. I think
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> reasonably early going by the simple clover design on the fork crown but
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> hoping someone with more knowledge than I may be able to help me narrow it
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> A few details: It has Campagnolo dropouts, isn't recessed for brake bolts,
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> cable guides on top of the BB and along the top tube, the BB shell has a
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> cutout but there are no cutouts on the lugs - although the bottom headtube
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> is blended beautifully with the downtube.
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> I have put some pictures up on retrobike if anyone is interested in taking
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> http://www.retrobike.co.uk/
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> Many thanks,
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> Joseph - a bird in the hand - Headd
> Manchester
> England