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My parents recycled my Colnago
They took it to the scrap metal recyclers.
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Could they have mistaken it for, say.....trash?
No handlebar or crank to give them a clue?
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06-04-2010, 10:21 AM
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the bike is pretty unmistakable... i will try to find some pics.
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06-04-2010, 10:25 AM
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 Probably full Campy to boot.
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Ow, that is really a shame, a big shame.
In college, my best friend worked in the school's machine shop. One night we went to the deserted machine shop and carved something from billet aluminium. It was, let's say, something not unlike a water pipe. So I had the coolest one around. When I went to Europe, my cousin held it for me. A year later, I returned and she'd thrown it out. Well, I'd stopped having any need for it anyway.
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I'd have B slapped her, maybe she told you she chucked it and was using it for something else?
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what did they say when you presented them with the bill?
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I haven't asked for any compensation yet. What do you think it was worth? I repainted it myself back in college, and the drivetrain was pretty unique...
Unfortunately I can't find the photo of me riding it, but let me tell you - Steel is Real!   (Roadies, lol...)   (before the repaint)
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DUDE! You never said it was a tall bike!
Your parents ought to be flogged!
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They're everywhere!
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Chicks dig 'em!
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I think I might have cried.
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06-04-2010, 02:10 PM
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I hate to say it to you, I would have thrown it into the trash too. what the heck is that? Is that a real Colnago? I know they did mess around with mtbs for a little bit. the cable guild looks the part. Sorry for your lost.
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06-04-2010, 02:26 PM
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I guess . . . . HUFFY!
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06-04-2010, 02:30 PM
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Now I understand why they tossed it. . .
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See if they'll just buy you another one. Here's one.
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THIS is a Colnago frame set...
I'm not sure what that is but it's not a Colnago.   
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I think your parents did you a favor.
BTW, that is no Colnago. Prolly more like a huffy. |
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naw, that is a rare Ernesto unicrown fork!
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1984 Porsche Carrera Targa
1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
Schatzi
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1988 Porsche 911 Carrera
2006 BMW 'M Roadster'
1979 Porsche 911SC 3.0
