Should I buy this.....and what is it?

[raleighnut]

Some more pics.
I have it on loan for a few days so will get someone to confirm its in good mechanical order.
Only negatives, none significant/obvious.
- a few very small (3mm) individual paint bubbles on frame (not grouped)
- 1 sqcm of silver paint peel on top tube (covered (with lifted paint) with insulation tape)
- few small rust flecks on front fork. Most other will simply polish off.

 

[Oldfentiger]

You need to buy it imo. It’s not overpriced, and you’ll never lose money on it.

 

[biggs682]

Some more pics.
I have it on loan for a few days so will get someone to confirm its in good mechanical order.
Only negatives, none significant/obvious.
- a few very small (3mm) individual paint bubbles on frame (not grouped)
- 1 sqcm of silver paint peel on top tube (covered (with lifted paint) with insulation tape)
- few small rust flecks on front fork. Most other will simply polish off.

Hucking Fell get that checked for being an original and if so buy it

Looks my size

 

[Cycleops]

Most of us have eaten through our knuckles at this point.

 

[Mrs M]

That is a lovely bike, great colours

 

[woodbutcher]

I get the feeling that you will buy this bike and if you don't, in my opinion you will regret not doing so!

 

[T4tomo]

Buy it, and then rotate the handlebars to a decent position

 

[Kernow_T]

Thank you all for your input, advice and admiration regarding the colnago. I'm going to get someone to look over it later and give it a polish (it's been stored for 6 years and covered in this dust and a few spots on hubs etc). Any advice in the best standard product to use for cleaning?
Will standard muc-off do the job, WD-40 for the frame, spokes hubs etc?
Thanks all - excited about riding and maybe owning it.
The focus on value was based on, whilst I can afford it, I really can't afford to lose any money on it (if that makes sense)

 

[Kernow_T]

Buy it, and then rotate the handlebars to a decent position

Tell me more?

 

[T4tomo]

it's down to personal preference and comfort, but I like mine rotated forward from how they are pictures so the tops of the hood and bottom of the drops are both much nearer horizontal. It is also aesthetically more pleasing

 

[Specialeyes]

At £400 I don't think you'll lose any money on it if you ever choose to sell it on.

As a benchmark, I sold a similar vintage (early 90s) Decor earlier this year for... £400! It was not nearly as nice as the one in our photos appears, and had a weird combination of Shimano and French parts. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with either, but folks will always pay more for a Colnago with suitable Campagnolo components, like yours has.

90s Colnago Decor

• Specialeyes
• 6 Nov 2017

 

[Kernow_T]

At £400 I don't think you'll lose any money on it if you ever choose to sell it on.

As a benchmark, I sold a similar vintage (early 90s) Decor earlier this year for... £400! It was not nearly as nice as the one in our photos appears, and had a weird combination of Shimano and French parts. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with either, but folks will always pay more for a Colnago with suitable Campagnolo components, like yours has.

90s Colnago Decor

• Specialeyes
• 6 Nov 2017

Thank you so much for to our reply; really useful. May I ask if it had a serial number and where it was?
Thank, T

 

[Specialeyes]

Thank you so much for to our reply; really useful. May I ask if it had a serial number and where it was?
Thank, T

Actually, I just checked through my email conversations with Laura at Colnago, and this one didn't have a serial number anywhere: just a stamped letter on the left rear dropout so don't panic if you can't find one!

 

[Kernow_T]

Actually, I just checked through my email conversations with Laura at Colnago, and this one didn't have a serial number anywhere: just a stamped letter on the left rear dropout so don't panic if you can't find one!

Phew - because every other 'legit' indicator is there. Thanks so much

 

[BalkanExpress]

Buy it at 400, if you hate it there is a queue here that will take it off your hands...

...but you will not hate it