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Bianchigirll
Morning everyone thank you so much for you wonderful compliments/input. lets see if I can keep this in order. the fork was the one offered with this frame and is a bit nicer looking than the sloping crown on the one from the auction. wether or not it is a 'replacement' I would not know. yes Cornelos were built in Italy or this small company in the Netherlands named after the owners some (Corne). I have always wanted a 'corregated' frame and could never afford a Colnago and this is a rare make so somewhat nicer. yes Frans was very kind to offer me this and great seller to deal with, and good job spotting his 'studio' *giggle*
Chorus would cerntainly look great on any bike. but I think Victory might be more period correct (this could be agrued) but I certainly would condiser an excellent condition Chorus group.
You certainly have a high-qualityh frame there! I bought some great rims from Frans, good seller.
Chorus v. Victory is more a matter of level-appropriateness rather than period. This frame is in the Centaur/Chorus/Record category (not a Shimano fan so I won't claim it's also in teh Ultegra/DuraAce range, too, you didn't hear that from me!). Many people over the years have bought high-end frames and equipped them as new with middle or upper middle range gruppos, so Victory is not a wrong answer.
My 1980's Mondonico came to me equipped with early '80s 600 pre-Ultegra, friction 6207-series parts. I felt it was mid-range since my Trek had come with that stuff, but the man I bought the Mondo from had raced on that kit for 2 years.