COLNAGO ARABESQUE 2017,57CM

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COLNAGO ARABESQUE 2017. THE ORIGINAL, WAS BUILT AS THE COLNAGO FLAG SHIP IN THE MID 80'S, IN A VERY LIMITED NUMBER. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BIKES EVER, THE ORNATE LUGS MADE THE BIKE STAND OUT, BUT WERE VERY EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE.
last year, over 20 years later, they found a box of lugs. A fairly big box of lugs that joined the Arabesque’s tubes when the model was a regular part of the Colnago line. As the name suggests, the lugs were ornate. They decided they’d bring it back until they ran out of lugs. That number is somewhere between 400 and 600 bikes worth. ONLY AVAILABLE AS A FRAME-SET, WITH THE CHOICE OF 4 COLORS. MY BIKE WAS BUILT WITH THE CONCEPT OF A TRADITIONAL LOOKING ARABESQUE (NO dI2, BLACK CARBON, DEEP DISH WHEELS, AERO-BARS, ETC.), WITH THE COMFORT, CONVENIENCE  OF SHIFTING, AND MOST IMPORTANT, TO LOOK VERY ORIGINAL. THE GROUP IS A NEW VINTAGE ATHENA 11 SPEED GROUP IN SLIVER. ( TRY TO FIND ONE!!!! )THE WHEELS ARE AMBROSIO EXCELLENT. THEY ARE P-E-R-F-E-C-T-L-Y HAND MADE, AND PERFECTLY TRUE. CNC'ED THE BRAKING IS SILENT, SCARY EFFICIENT.TITANIUM SEAT-POST.THE FRAME IS OF A LIGHTER STEEL, AS OF APPROXIMATELY YEAR 2000 WHEN COLNAGO STARTED USING A LIGHTER STEEL ON THEIR " VINTAGE( MASTER BIKES)".  LIGHTER THAN THE ORIGINAL,  THE HANDLING IS THE BEST, NOT LIKE AN ANTIQUE REFRIGERATOR. ELK SOWN HANDLEBAR SKINS. VITTORIA CORS320 TPI TIRES 23MM. SADDLE IS A SELLE ATOMICA, TO MATCH THE ELK SKIN WRAP. VERY FEW MILES,THE BIKE IS STUNNING, AND HANDLES LIKE THE BEST EVER !!!   I CHOSE A QUILL STEM, FOR LOOKS, AND ESPECIALLY ADJUSTABILITY OF STACK !! I CAN CHANGE THE STACK TO BAR HEIGHT  EASILY WITH OUT THE TUBE STICKING OUT TOP, ( WITH THREADED FORK )OR, THE WORST, BUYING A NEW COLNAGO FORK( 5-600$ ) WHICH I DID TO GET THE CLASSIC QUILL STEM.  I KNOW I MISSED A BUNCH, PLEASE ASK WITH INTELLIGENT  QUESTIONS.THE ONLY FLAW ON THE BIKE IS A SMALL RUB MARK ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT CHAIN STAY AND A SLIGHT FRAY ON THE STITCHING END OF THE RIGHT HANDLEBAR; PICTURED.  THE BEST HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS BIKE !!!! D SHIPPING MAY BE SLOWER THAN USUAL SINCE ALL THE LOCAL BIKE SHOPS ARE VERY BUSY!!!   ***** I HAVE RIDDEN THE BIKE SINCE THE LISTING WAS POSTED, HENCE THE ORIGINAL LUSTER ON THE LEATHER WRAP IS WORN, SHOWN IN THE LAST PIC.