tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post1732493997834642776..comments2024-03-27T15:04:18.521-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Neglected But Not Forgotten: Part 4Guitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-39309202848994840132021-12-07T12:43:25.950-05:002021-12-07T12:43:25.950-05:00It is interesting to read your comments today. I r...It is interesting to read your comments today. I remember once talking to a brand rep who had spent time in Europe as a rep as well. He mentioned how every European lusted after a Trek OCLV carbon road bike and how in the States it was all about having a Colnago. <br /><br />I don't know if that was necessarily true but if it is, it would be a great "The Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side" story. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-5546004451512747322021-12-07T12:15:38.443-05:002021-12-07T12:15:38.443-05:00I lived in Sicily from 1989 to 1992 and there was ...I lived in Sicily from 1989 to 1992 and there was a small bike shop on the next block over from my apartment. The walls were lined with Colnago frames, with the owners Record equipped Colnago often parked just inside the front door. In my mind, it was like walking into a Ferrari dealership. I had every intention of having one of those frames built up, but then one day a new guy from Pensacola checked into our shop and he and his wife had Giant mountain bikes. I had never seen a mountain bike up close, let alone rode one. While his bike was too big, he loaned me his wife's bike and I discovered I was a block away from endless tractor and old goat paths running through the blood orange groves and around extinct volcanic craters surrounding the town. Mount Etna filled the northern sky and on a clear day, I could see the Mediterranean. I promptly ordered me an Access Pro equipped with those newfangled Deore DX push/push shifters from the Supergo mailorder shop and never looked back.<br /><br />Looking back, I do wish I would have had one of the Colnagos built up. When I first moved out to Oklahoma in 96, I rode with a guy that had a Colnago mountain bike frame he built up and have never seen one anywhere else. It was actually heavy compared to my steel Stumpjumper, but man oh man, it sure was pretty. It had some funky shaped tubing. OkieBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319380666299851100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-80185782935876800022021-12-07T11:04:01.670-05:002021-12-07T11:04:01.670-05:00Same here, always wanted a Colnago Master with the...Same here, always wanted a Colnago Master with the steel fork but never could find the right one, ended up with a Merckx. Still use it as my main road bike. Had it all murdered out but recently dug out my old Dura Ace 7700 parts and had some Pacenti Brevet wheels built up. Looks great with all of the polished silver parts. I can barely squeeze 28's in it, the fork is fine but the rear brake is the limiting factor. Rides great.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357315223948692956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-82976278483265794172021-12-07T07:06:19.763-05:002021-12-07T07:06:19.763-05:00Oh how I lusted after one of those straight fork C...Oh how I lusted after one of those straight fork Colnagos in the late eighties! Knowing what I know now I don't think you could run fast enough to give me one, haha. They were beauties though.Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863320784437992503noreply@blogger.com