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[DaveMatthews]

Beautiful Colnago road bike with quite a paint job from last week's Wednesday morning road ride out of Encinitas:

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Ridden by a woman of roughly my age (77). High sentimental value, as her brother gave it to her before he passed away. She figures roughly 2005 vintage. Doesn't know if it's custom paint.

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Mine was only 1 of 2 ebikes out of roughly 30. I rode the flats in OFF and the hills with just enough assist to make it possible but not easy to keep up. She kept up just fine with no help at all.

As one regular on this no-drop ride told me, "Happy to have ebikes along. What we really like are people who keep up, however that comes about." The pace is "conversational" (Zone 2).

Love the inclusivity!

 

[stompandgo]

Beautiful Colnago road bike with quite a paint job from last week's Wednesday morning road ride out of Encinitas:

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Ridden by a woman of roughly my age (77). High sentimental value, as her brother gave it to her before he passed away. She figures roughly 2005 vintage. Doesn't know if it's custom paint.

My take is that it's a 2001 Master with the LX14 (not custom) paint job. The Chorus groupset is much newer than that. It has the four sided tubing and a straight fork. She is also riding Speedplay pedals This is the kind of bike that "the boss" gives to me to tune up or overhaul, as I really enjoy working on them.

Colnago was obsessed with fakes. If she wants, she can contact them in Italy with pictures and a serial number, and they can trace it back to the day that it was built, who built it, it's ownership, and any factory service history. They actually encourage owners to do this, as it will update their registry.

 

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