Thread: colnago never made frames???
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Old 07-08-09 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by miamijim
Seriously, knowing that Ugo brazed throughout his career is scary, bad eyes and shaky hands as one gets older isnt something to brag about.
Why would you assume that this level of deterioration would necessarily happen? There are plenty of fine frames built by guys in their 60's and older. Sometimes, perfectly steady hands and eagle eyes are compensated for in other ways. I not long ago heard the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band play at the Blue Note in New York. I believe three guys in the band were in their 80's, and their energy and skill was unbelievable. They definitely got a lot more respect from the young guys in the band than you're giving Ugo.
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