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I recently bought this '94 (?) Colnago bike. Former owner sold it to me as a C94 but I had my doubts about that. LFGSS-"connoisseur" Saarf thought it's a Crystal but yesterday, after a profound cleanup of the frame, I had my doubts about that too.
Now, after an intensive internet-search, I think I found out the truth about this bike. If the serial number (4Xyyy) refers to the year 1994 (as the former owner mentioned), this could be a Colnago Elegant. Elegant is said to be derived from EL, the tubing the first Elegant was built from. If (again), this is a 1994-specimen, it should be made froma Tange Prestige Competition.
C94, Crystal or Elegant, after yesterdays' cleanup, I'm thinking of having it resprayed.Yellow isn't exactly my colour and the frame has some paintchips, that's why.
But I'm in doubt. If I have it resprayed, than I will put a modern groupset on it because an old group shouldn't be put on a "new" frame, no? If I keep it this way, I put the Chorus 8 speed back on.
What do you think? Respray or not?
This is the frame:
and more photos here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gqere87uabo0dqb/AAD32zaFSiUtDbvQwRFEcd9ga?dl=0