Colnago Owners / Info / Appreciation Thread

good finds!

Does anybody know how the sizing for a C40 works? Is it a sloping tube or standard?

I'm looking at one for my GF and its claimed to be a 52cm. She's already got a 52cm Condor which fits her great, but am I just wishing too much that it might be the right size?

that looks like a first gen , sizing pretty much traditional

Great, if its traditional according to various sites & searches it appears it may fit. It'll be 1cm longer which will be fine. Now the next question, is it any good? And how much is too much to pay?

good bike, above 1500 would be too much imho

opening this to the nag gods: if you had to get a 80's master re sprayed in the UK, who would you choose? mine isn't one of the fancier schemes, but would like to get it restored properly

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Bob Jackson, Argos Cycles, Mercian Cycles, Colour-Tech & Vaz finishers would be all good choices worth considering. Not to get in a discussion of who's better and who's worse but there's many very good reviews on here (and some bad) of them all. I have one done by Argos and one by Colour-Tech and am very happy with them both. I'm gonna try Vaz next for another Colnago frame.

i have no experience with uk sprayers

thanks guys, used vaz for my merckx and it was ok, ish. will give the others a call tomorrow

As I fancy giving vaz a try curious as to your term 'ish'. Maybe pm me back

http://cromaworks.com/

These guys without doubt the best painters I've ever used, night and day to Mercian and BJ, only Vaz comes close. They laser cut all their masks like Colnago do, and don't use decals - it's all in the paint and masking. Truly professional but of course not cheap.

Then again neither are BJ and imo their finishes are very sub standard, in terms of perfection.

If you scroll down you'll see a Super they did.

The trouble with repro decals is that they're quite thick vinyl and hard to get them 'in the paint', obviously this is the best way to do it.

picked up a '90's super pui at the weekend, pics will follow

that's poor imho

pics as listed


the pedals have gone, needs stem/bars, seatpost, rolls for my eyes, at first shaken by the totality of purpleness, but I'm down with it now after riding

got an aero post and cinellui crit bars en en rout for the purpleness, removed the mavic stickers as well
this is what was purported to have been "gifted" to the owner by Ernesto, and allegedly assembled by Ernesto's brother (though no photographic provenance has been forthcoming)

a nuovo mexico
owner had not heard of before, and was expecting to realise circa $5,000

My colnago junior

My colnago mexico 1984 columbus record very light tube

Mexico "Profil" special crimped tubes made from Columbus Record. Campagnolo MIX parts (daytona and veloce racing t triple comp) dating around 1984 with pantographed seat post, stem, Campagnolo mirage hubs. with Selle colnago c40 saddle. Frame size is 54.

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When you said the "pedals have gone" did you mean in the bin? already sold? just removed? If you've still got them and they're keo compatible (are they? looks like it from the picture, don't know what they are though), would you be interested in selling them?

Hi! First post.

Any help identifying the age of my recently completed Super Pista would be great. It's been repainted (not by me) so I'm not sure if these are the correct decals. I swapped the pista forks for some precisas as you can see! :)

More info at: http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/colnago-super-pista-24571

Alex

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hi alex, swapp back to pista fork, will be better steering.

My Colnago Geo dream

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do like that seat post on the junior

i think i still have them, shimano i believe

Added two Colnagos to my personal collection this week. A Super earlier this week and today an early Master.

The Master (will post own pictures later):

and the Super (after being dismantled):

I do like an early Master. Nice.