Hi,
There is a unique
Colnago Oval CX on eBay.
The seller is from Italy (of course) and describes the bike as “Super Rare, mint condition Colnago Oval CX Gentleman in a "retinato" blue and grey paint scheme. Colnago started the production of this bicycle in 1983 from just a small number of pieces, using the Aerodynamic Columbus Oval CX tubes.
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I am sure someone here on the great C&V sub forum has seen this before, either from Colnago or from another framebuilder. But Colnago even did the chain guard in the same Retinato pattern as the Frameset! There‘ s even a matching rear rack and fenders. Unbelievable. No wonder the seller is asking about $3400 for it.
This bicycle leads me to ask many, many questions. First, was it Ernesto Colnago’s personal bike (probably not, but I have to ask)? Who owned it previously? Has anyone else seen a bike like this? Either way, it’s a fun piece of cycling history; beautiful, practical, and unmistakably Italian.