Well, you beat a friend of mine who, if I recall correctly, has 6 Colnagos

On the process of research, I also wish to thank you for going for a ride with me. The research was lots of fun and I have to admit it even got a little bit in the way of my daily activities. I will most definitely keep the frame and build a bike during the fall / winter months. As I mentioned, this one is a keeper. I'll take it nice and slow as weather in Poland will typically turn for the worse in November and stay like that until mid-March.

I also wish to thank you for lots of kind comments above. I am neither English nor Pole; been living in Poland for the past 8 years, though. English I learned during my teenage years and part of my education was through english schools. I work for a multinational so I get tons of practice

Let me ask you, do you use any kind of rust protection for your steel bikes, specifically, protecting your frames from the inside? Is rust an issue for you, considering you are in Australia and living on the coast.