Originally Posted by
MetinUz
I am not sure if this is really a Special Professional model. I have an earlier frame, and the decals are mostly gone. All Professional models I have seen (including mine) have a star cutout in the lugs, bottom bracket and star panto in the fork crown, and are all Columbus tubing. This may be a lower-end model with new decals applied. It's still quite nice.
That bothered me too, mine has star cutouts in the lugs, fork crown and bb. There is a decal set on ebay, but it has a regular Columbus sticker. I guess that could mean it has the original tubing sticker and the remainder of the decals are Ebayed. Of course, why would you do that? Viner made nice bikes, but they aren't exactly a prestige brand.