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if by italian classic track bikes you mean modern-production italian track bikes, then sure!

you really can't go wrong with either of these frames if you're seriously considering buying one, although i'm pretty sure this whole thread was started just as a counterpoint to all the mark v/pista threads out there. ...that's not the argument anymore is it? its the kilo TT these days, huh?

anyway, i've always been wary of fastback seatstays. i've seen plenty of frames like this that break at the seat cluster. a friend of mine (who i think posts here) had a landshark that happened to that broke my heart to hear about. i also love the colnago's shaped tubing. if i were going for either of these for practical reasons, i'd feel more confident with the colnago. if i were looking to buy for the sake of having a classy italian frame, i'd be going for an older production Cinelli instead of one of the new ones. y'know. history 'n stuff.

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Originally Posted by operator (Post 6364105)

tomassini 4tw

How many times do we have to cover this? Tomassini is NOT affiliated with bikes at all.

:eek:$2600 for the cinelli
too rich for me

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Originally Posted by I_luv_hooters (Post 6363846)

hey Sniks, how many bikes to you have? Several, right? I have a question for some of you guys who are constantly buying new frames. I'm just wondering what you will do... just ride this new one some of the time? Or do you always sell your old bikes and make each new bike your new main bike.

I have 2 bikes and I love them both but i really ride only 1 most of the time. Yet I still have the same compulsion to buy new frames all the time. I'm just wondering if anyone is ever finally happy with what they have. Or is there happiness in having a collection of bikes that gets bigger and bigger. Serious question. This is an issue for me, too. When are we simply happy and done buying? I want both of those frames!

I currently have 4 bikes track bike and ride them for different moods but switch them up alot and ride different bike for different things not doing tricks on my tommasini or skids much with my shierff star hubs.
at this point I will sell my pinarello for the colnago or cinelli and probaly my Hed3 as well and may be a kidney....

what? no way. columbus spirit nyobium frame, columbus keirin fork, italian BB, $2600?? that stuff better ride like a magic carpet on a glass rainbow.

the colnago master pista is over $2000 w/o a fork. i'm sure you could find a $450 fork to throw on there though. i mean, why put anything less on a $2K+ frame? go nuts!

colnago. cause I miss mine so much.