"has a small crack on the headtube"...

[AngryScientist]

what a bummer!

this is really a nice looking 'nago and in about my size. unfortunately, i think it's the second one i've seen with cracked head tubes.

seller is nuts IMO, but it's cool to look at!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Colnago-Dream-road-bike-frame-Size-52-/183785450733?&_trksid=p2056016.m2516.l5255

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/QDsAAOSwMsVcv0xn/s-l1200.jpg

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/aB4AAOSw2Klcv0xr/s-l1200.jpg






whaaa whaaaa whaaaaaaaaaaaa



https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/8GMAAOSwh4dcv0xf/s-l1200.jpg

[Ken Robb]

Isn't a small crack on a head tube akin to a flesh wound to the heart?:rolleyes:

[Veloo]

Bad headset pressing job?
Yeah that price is nuts. That price is more in line with a crack free frame.

[fignon's barber]

But the paint looks good. That's what counts.

[CSTRider]

Is the frame aluminum?

[NYCfixie]

some dip$hit will buy it at that price but thankfully today I am not that dip$hit.

[FlashUNC]

But the paint looks good. That's what counts.

Means it'll be great wall art.

[rzthomas]

Great trainer bike!

[C40_guy]

Is the frame aluminum?

Yes.

[C40_guy]

Bad headset pressing job?
Yeah that price is nuts. That price is more in line with a crack free frame.

Dreams might have gone for that 8-10 years ago...today you can pick up a nice clean C50 for the same money, or less...and while the Dream is a really nice riding aluminum bike, nobody wants aluminum Colnagi.

People would rather have a Taiwanese made monocoque Colnago frame than an Italian built Dream.

Go figure.

This Dream, though, I would pass on. That crack will never be smaller.

Note, the C50 is a lugged carbon frame made in Italy...

[vincenz]

Full disclosure aside, shouldn’t he be pricing it as wall art material instead of something to be ridden?

[OtayBW]

Flex Seal could work!!! :hello:

[fignon's barber]

Dreams might have gone for that 8-10 years ago...today you can pick up a nice clean C50 for the same money, or less...and while the Dream is a really nice riding aluminum bike, nobody wants aluminum Colnagi.
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I had a Dream with BStay. It was color AD11 (red and black), with the black portion being spray painted with a carbon weave, so it looked like a C50. I bought it brand new back in 2003 from Maestro UK for $850.

[MilanoTom]

The listing looks to be down. What size do you need? I have a nice 52x54 Master Piu that needs a new home.

Thanks,
Tom

[ultraman6970]

Emailed about that master...

[weisan]

Unless you are weisan, do not purchase this bike.

[colker]

I have seen that happen on another Dream.

[merckx]

I have seen that happen on another Dream.

That would be called a nightmare.

[Louis]

Nothing a hose clamp won't fix...

[GonaSovereign]

Dreams are really nice riding bikes. Not that one, though.
If it was free I'd pay FTW to fix it. The fix would last a while.

[marciero]

Dreams are really nice riding bikes. Not that one, though.
If it was free I'd pay FTW to fix it. The fix would last a while.

I recall hearing the opposite, many yrs ago. No personal experience though. I have a 2002 aluminum Derosa Merak that rides great, even compared to steel. Dont see why Colnago couldn't do that.

[colker]

That would be called a nightmare.

Yeah... you bought a Dream. It could be a good or bad dream.

[oldpotatoe]

Unless you are weisan, do not purchase this bike.

Yup, just slap a hose clamp on there, tighten..maybe wrap some electrical tape and zipties for good measure..:)

[happycampyer]

Yup, just slap a hose clamp on there, tighten..maybe wrap some electrical tape and zipties for good measure..:)
Would you put electrical tape under the hose clamp so that you wouldn’t mar the paint? :)

[colker]

Would you put electrical tape under the hose clamp so that you wouldn’t mar the paint? :)

Colnago sells a hose clamp. 300 dollars but it´s made in Italy.

[oldpotatoe]

Colnago sells a hose clamp. 300 dollars but it´s made in Italy.

"Far Superior Italian HoseClamp":)

[Hawker]

But...what a paint job. Whew!!