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Old 04-23-2019, 01:06 PM
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"has a small crack on the headtube"...
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-Col...16.m2516.l5255










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Old 04-23-2019, 01:09 PM
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Isn't a small crack on a head tube akin to a flesh wound to the heart?
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Old 04-23-2019, 01:10 PM
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Bad headset pressing job?
Yeah that price is nuts. That price is more in line with a crack free frame.
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Old 04-23-2019, 01:20 PM
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But the paint looks good. That's what counts.
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Old 04-23-2019, 01:32 PM
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Is the frame aluminum?
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Old 04-23-2019, 01:40 PM
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some dip$hit will buy it at that price but thankfully today I am not that dip$hit.
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Old 04-23-2019, 01:50 PM
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But the paint looks good. That's what counts.
Means it'll be great wall art.
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Old 04-23-2019, 01:52 PM
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Great trainer bike!
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Old 04-23-2019, 03:34 PM
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Is the frame aluminum?
Yes.
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Old 04-23-2019, 03:39 PM
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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...
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Old 04-23-2019, 03:54 PM
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Full disclosure aside, shouldn’t he be pricing it as wall art material instead of something to be ridden?
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Old 04-23-2019, 03:58 PM
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Flex Seal could work!!!
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Old 04-23-2019, 04:01 PM
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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.
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Old 04-23-2019, 04:33 PM
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The listing looks to be down. What size do you need? I have a nice 52x54 Master Piu that needs a new home.

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