Re: [CR] Parting out a pantografata - Those artisanal brake levers.

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I would like to add,apart from the guy trying to countersink the original drilled holes,the placement or alignment of the holes were crudly done when original,as they are consistant on my pantografata,especially the brake levers and of other photos I have seen,if anyboby else is lucky enough to have a complete pantografata,check out how rough the panto work is compared to later Colnago panto work,makes the bike & model more unique and rare,the last one on ebay sold for $4900,as for the chainring a lister enquired,that chainring is the original along with the stem seat post & levers as per the pantografata brochure that Ray is refering to,I completely understand what this guy is going through with his little boy,as I too had a 4 yr old son with cancer,I prey that his outcome is better than mine,it is a living nightmare,anyway someone will get a very nice bike when he decides to re enlist it,glad I have one Cheers John Murray Queensland Australia


> Raymond Dobbins <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Sad indeed to see it parted out, but man oh man, that seller's response
> to Kevin sure put everything in place.
>  
> Anyhoo, the brake levers that are also listed are fun to look at
> closely.  Their artisanal nature is clearly visible in several of the
> seller's excellent photos.  Here's the link to the levers:
>  
> http://cgi.ebay.com/vtg-CAMPAGNOLO-BRAKE-LEVERS-COLNAGO-Super-Pantografat
> a-/220604873761?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335d133c21
>  
> Too early on Monday?  Too much vino for lunch?  Those holes were clearly
> made "by eye."
>  
> Ray Dobbins
> Miami Florida USA 
>  
> --- On Thu, 5/13/10, Charles Andrews <chasds@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Charles Andrews <chasds@mindspring.com>
> Subject: [CR] ebay outing--parting out a pantografata. Sad
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 9:48 AM
>
>
> It seems rather sad that this seller feels like he has to part out his
> very-rare, intact, original colnago pantografata.  He could keep the
> parts for the next owner, or he could just find another Colnago with
> similar style, if not quite the same, and use that as his regular rider.
>
> These are very tough to find intact now..I hope he's not going to
> re-space the frame too, but, guess what?  He probably is.  Maybe if we
> all wrote him polite notes urging him to re-consider, he might.
>
> He knows what he's doing isn't exactly pretty, but it's not stopping
> him.
>
> Too bad.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220604868488&ssPageNam
> e=ADME:B:SS:US:1123
>
> Charles Andrews
> Los Angeles
> /
>
> "Somebody has to be tireless...
> or the fast buck operators would
> asphalt the entire coast, fill every
> bay and slay every living thing
> incapable  of carrying a wallet."
>
> --John D. MacDonald
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