nice stem
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nice stem
Postby stevendavid75 » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:29 pm
just thought some of you might like to know that this
is attached to this
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=016
is attached to this
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=016
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Postby sogood » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:55 am
The frame says Protour and the head tube has the Colnago badge... The seller says there's no sticker on the frame and can't specify the make. Weird.
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Postby feelthewheel » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:34 am
Urban Sydney Ninja's - who would have thought!
For those who picked out the Colnago decal and wondered "what the?", I've come across quite a few faked Colnago's. They all seem to be Japanese made frames (dating from the 80's), copy all the original decals and actual Colnago colour schemes. A few pop up on Ebay from time to time, so beware!
But they're easy to spot in the flesh - very heavy frames, often low spec. gear and the rear wheel never sits close to the seat downtube as you would expect on an actual Colnago. And no factory stampings of course! Does anyone else know anything else about these?
Perhaps we could call these fakes ... "Clon(e)ago's"?
For those who picked out the Colnago decal and wondered "what the?", I've come across quite a few faked Colnago's. They all seem to be Japanese made frames (dating from the 80's), copy all the original decals and actual Colnago colour schemes. A few pop up on Ebay from time to time, so beware!
But they're easy to spot in the flesh - very heavy frames, often low spec. gear and the rear wheel never sits close to the seat downtube as you would expect on an actual Colnago. And no factory stampings of course! Does anyone else know anything else about these?
Perhaps we could call these fakes ... "Clon(e)ago's"?
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Postby GaryF » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:49 am
The Cinelli badged stem could be worth more than the rest of the bike (only joking - but it is a much desired item). It does appear to have a hole drilled in the middle of the badge though and it is without its paint scheme - but never the less - it is a valuable stem probably from the 50's/60's.
Glad to read that it is a fast bike.
There used to be a heap of fake Colnago decal sets available in the 80's - I think I've still got a set somewhere. These days they are 'reproduction decal sets' and they can be relatively expensive - but they are good quality.
Glad to read that it is a fast bike.
There used to be a heap of fake Colnago decal sets available in the 80's - I think I've still got a set somewhere. These days they are 'reproduction decal sets' and they can be relatively expensive - but they are good quality.
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Postby stevendavid75 » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:30 pm
Absolutely, that stem, even just the badge itself would probably be worth more than the bike it self.
It will be interesting to see what it fetches,
It will be interesting to see what it fetches,
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Postby GaryF » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:41 pm
One reason for the hole in the badge: Occasionally you will see a centrepull brake cable passing through the stem. Owners would drill a hole in the stem to act as a cable stop for the front brake. Perhaps this is what happened to the badge, if the hole doesn't go through the stem, the badge could have come from another stem. You could get badged and un-badged stems from Cinelli. The badged stems were a little dearer to buy. Now they're worth a lot more.
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Postby Kid_Carbine » Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:57 pm
The hole in the badge & stem makes it all but worthless. A cute curiosity, but one that has been vandalised.
It's undamaged or repairable components that are desirable & I can't see how the badge could be repaired.
It's undamaged or repairable components that are desirable & I can't see how the badge could be repaired.
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