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Originally Posted by IJWS
I found a few more C59's posted by italian_bicycles_world_wide_shipping, the serial number is either obstructed or painted over in all their photos. I have to say, the Chinese versions are pretty close. Fingers crossed that you get a believable story from the seller--also, a vote of confidence for the Colnago people. They must look at Chinese fakes all day--they should be much more familiar with what the differences are. If they gave it an ok, that's a good start. Keep us updated! |
I actually looked very closely at those pics, and there are some glaring differences. The most obvious to me, is the braze on for the front derailleur. Also, the dropouts are quite a bit different (almost appears to a monocoque structure on the fakes).
I'm really tempted to just get the paint off of the dropout now, but I should probably wait.