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the only mexico with crimps in stays
"In 1980, there was a Colnago Mexico "Mosca" (aka Colnago 2000), a Team Time Trial bike created for the Team USSR. The right title would be Mosca 1980 Quartetto Olimpionico 100km con l'aerodinamica bicicletta which was labeled Colnago Mexico on the chainstays but obviously, they were entirely different from the Merckx model. It had a 650 front and 700 rear as well as 24mm seat post diameter and 17mm handlebar stem. Some of this model came with gold plated stays and fork and were sometimes also referred to as Colnago Mexico Oro confusing things even more. There is also a bike that is confused with the Colnago Mexico "Mosca", the Moscva Crono (1980 - 1982) which is easy to spot because it has seatstays that end at the middle of the seat tube and they do not end at the seat lug like the "Mosca", chainstays that are now stamped "Colnago", multi-shaped tubes, and lug within a lug in the BB. It does retain the 24mm seatpost and the 17mm handlebar stem and the uni-crown fork with brazed reverse brake bolt. Some of these also came with gold plated stays and fork and were referred to as Colnago Mexico Oro. FYI: The Campagnolo OEM Colnago aero seat post on these bikes were made aero by milling a solid seat post flat on the sides and retaining the round bottom where it fits into the seat tube and these were not pantographed but just had a small Colnago decals on both flat sides. These are not to be confused with the small round seat post for Colnago Oval CX."