Stolen Colnago?? Weird response from eBay seller

I’m skeptical.

I’m skeptical.

Here’s my no-nos:

1. Seller with so short an Ebay record selling something really expensive.

2. Seller doesn’t know anything about the item.

3. Seller has a record of selling random items.

4. Seller is rude. That might just be because he’s thick.

5. Seller hasn’t bothered to clean the item: it’s grubby.

That said, the price is about right for a used C59 that’s a bit uncared for, which the white ones often look.

The frame looks about the same proportions as my EPS, which is 52 sloping, equivalent to 56 in normal bikes. So I think the advert is right, 56cm top tube = 52s. The fact that he doesn’t know it’s 52s shows he knows nothing about Colnagos. It has a proper Colnago frame number on the inside of the lh rear dropout.

Ask if you can pay cash on collection – that way you can have a good look yourself before you pay up. If he says no, walk away.

Or phone him up: his name’s Darren O’Rourke and here’s his phone number:

56inch, wow that’s a massive

56inch, wow that’s a massive seat tube. 

Its not 56cm either, because that’s a sloping geo frame. 56 would equal a 60cm traditional, which has a much longer head tube than that

I would steer well clear –

Looks to me like it has been made up from stolen parts.  I mean, who puts Shimano on a Colnago?

So many sleuths and so much

So many sleuths and so much forensic examination going on here. You’ve all missed the biggest clue though – previous owner’s name is on the top tube. Ernesto something… 

Shouldn’t be too far from solving the mystery now.

Can I have you all in the library after dinner please.

dottigirl wrote:

dottigirl wrote:

There’s something weird about those photos too – it’s almost like the frame is CGI. Or taken in a showroom. Have a look at them in close-up. The ‘C’ definitely isn’t right.

On this larger image on the mouseover, look at the COL compared to the N.

There is light reflected on the N but not on the COL which is why it looks so off. Theres also dirt spots on teh white parts of the frame aorund those letters which just adds to the ‘off-ness’.

Not only does the information all sound off but this could be a photoshop to hide damage.

I’ve sold a couple of bikes

I’ve sold a couple of bikes recently, and one of the questions I’m invariably asked is whether they would fit someone of a certain height. At that level, that’s not a question you want to be asked though.

That ‘I’m selling this bike as I prefer this other bike’ is a tell-tale sign for me. Often used on Gumtree.

Any way we can check if it’s nicked?

Hmm – listed as 56 inch and

Hmm – listed as 56 inch and D12 in the title, rather than Di2, I’d be very wary.

English obvously not first language, but I’d want to see receipts before I handed over any cash.

Why would you sell a road bike in favour of a Watt bike, anyway – especially in the middle of summer!?

What did you ask him?

What did you ask him?

It’s terrible, but I become a total grammar/spelling snob when I read FS adverts, I would be running a mile just because of how it’s written.

Anyone who knows bikes wouldn’t try to ‘sell’ the bike or the kit, they would just list the spec and let the spec sell itself.