Originally Posted by
magnety
Also a side note. The guy who sold the bike said that, it was from a Greek professional cyclist of the time. Do you think it was common for the professionals at that time to rebuilt their bikes when it was broken?
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Greece has not in recent times been an exceptionally wealthy country. I would think that pro cyclists anywhere other than the very top of the heap in that country would not be rolling in money or free sponsorship bikes.
I met a few cyclists in Mexico in the mid seventies who were trying to eke out a living as pro cyclists. For most of them a Colnago, repaired or otherwise, was not within their means.
So yes, I think the story could be true.
Brent