Hi Pat, all. My first good 10 speed was that Raleigh, a 1972 Raleigh Competition [w/ a '71 "F" serial nunber]. I loved it. I don't see what all the hubbub is about. There are no guy or gal colors just colors. Hell, if the seller would knock about a grand off the BIN i'd agree to only ride it in a skirt! What's your size? i'll keep an eye out for a Competition for you. Cheers. Billy Ketchum; Chicago, IL; USA.
"...looks like a woman's bike..."
About 25 years ago my brother-in-law bought a Raleigh Competition painted a beautiful lilac color. It's the only Raleigh of that color that I've ever seen, and I've been searching for one ever since. I'd be proud to ride either the Colnago or the Competition. That color was a reflection of the times, and to me, timeless.
Pat Moffat Tempe Arizona USA warm, sunny
----- Original Message ----- From: Jon Crate<mailto:Jon@FAI.US> To: 'P.C. Kohler'<mailto:kohl57@yahoo.com> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org<mailto:classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [CR] Colorful Woman's Colnago on eBay
Peter, It is pretty, but to me it looks like a woman's bike and at 58 cm, a tall woman. I would be as self conscious on it as I would be driving a new style VW Beetle.
Jon M. Crate Marietta, Georgia USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org<mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of P.C. Kohler Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 11:15 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org<mailto:classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR] Colourful Colnago on eBay
Not so much an eBay "outing" as an excuse to comment that, to me, 'nagos (don't you just hate when people call them that!) had, hands down, the best colours of any Italian marque in the '70s:
http://ebay.com/
or
http://tinyurl.com/
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
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