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Old 04-13-05 | 12:03 AM
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platenspeler
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Bikes: Gazelle Champion Mondiale AB, Peugeot Performance 2000, Peugeot Triathlon, Peugeot Avoriaz, Trek 7000, Sparta citybike

Originally Posted by luker
Very cool brakes. But, no, not a Colnago. I've been studying 'em for a while. Supers and Mexicos have a little spikedy detail on the side of the head lugs on all of the older ones that I've seen. And some embossing of the top of the fork crown...and always a clover cutout on the bottom bracket. I think that the older ones had a pointy bottom on the clover; the newer ones had a flat bottom on the clover. And I've never seen a Colnago with fender eyelets. A good paint job, though. and really cool brakes.
Thanks all for the help. Too bad for the "colnago", but bought it for the wheels originally and it cost me almost nothing. About the brakes; I had never seen these brakes before. What makes them special?

Maarten
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