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08-24-11 | 06:01 PM

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Gary Fountain

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From: Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia.

Bikes: Colnago (82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 96, 03), 85 Cinelli, 90 Rossin, 83 Alan, 82 Bianchi, 78 Fountain, 2 x Pinarello, Malvern Star (37), Hillman (70's), 80's Beretto Lo-Pro Track, 80's Kenevans Lo-Pro, Columbus Max (95), DeGrandi (80's) Track.

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Originally Posted by GrayJay

Thron tubing came out in the 90's and was relativly low on the columbus hierarchy, I wouldnt be at all suprized if this bike didnt have all the more intricate design details found on a Rossin from the 1980's.

+1

And as OGF states, "Why would someone fake a Thron tubed bike?"

I think the rear brake bridge looks 'Rossin' too. Head tube lugs don't look like the usual 'Rossin' lugs though - perhaps a lower end lug? The paintjob looks to be in perfect condition and the frame has the Dupont decal - I would love to have a look at the front and rear dropouts to see if there is any 'damage' or indications that the quick release has been used sparingly to match the great state of the paint job or if the quick release has been used quite a bit indicating that the paint job may be new.

Last edited by Gary Fountain; 08-24-11 at 07:09 PM.

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