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    Actually the frame is cool... just imagine it without those wheels!
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    The butterflies on the wheels are going to get really dizzy.
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    I like the frame but not the handlebars or wheels with it - overkill. And didja see how low the handlebars are vis-a-vis the saddle? Ouch!!

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    I kinda like the frame itself too. Imagine it with a black handlebar and plain wheels, maybe a black fork, too. I'm not much for girly-girl stuff either, but I do like the green foliage and butterflies--they're so beautifully painted--it's just way too much with them on the bars and wheels and the fork.

    Doesn't matter though--I'm a few Euros short of the asking price.
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    I'd feel a little like the Walt Disney Snow White riding that. Like birds were going to come land on my hand and we'd sing to one another.
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    Girly is for me! I think it is beautiful. The wheels and handlebars are a bit of overkill, but the frame is gorgeous. I am guessing this is the type of bike one would collect, not ride? Having the bike fitted by Ernesto Colnago would be worth the price.
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    I'd prefer the CLX but ouch. 5000$.

    http://www.colnagonews.com/en/catalogo2007/clx.php

    AND it's the only one to make in Taiwan to make it cheaper??!!
    Last edited by alpinerabbit; 09-16-2006 at 09:08 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by maillotpois
    I'd feel a little like the Walt Disney Snow White riding that. Like birds were going to come land on my hand and we'd sing to one another.
    LOL - I can see you now MP riding the Brevet series and singing at the same time to birdies perched on the handlebars.

    Even if I did have the money to add another Colnago to my collection of one this would not be my choice. Now the Leonardo President is a different story.
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    Good liner !

    Quote Originally Posted by maillotpois View Post
    I'd feel a little like the Walt Disney Snow White riding that. Like birds were going to come land on my hand and we'd sing to one another.
    LOL.... exact sentiments
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