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I didn't ask Mr Colnago , but spoke to his son Alex and right had Laura , the company does not intend to develop new model steel bikes , nor make any more pistas , they can still do masters in Mapei decor and arabesque re launch
I just had lunch with someone who is a big deadstock buyer , he thinks there are around 80 tecnos in storage that have not been released onto market during last 10 years , hope we can find them
my own personal feeling is that the brand should embrace developing and producing steel frame sets again
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he thinks there are around 80 tecnos in storage that have not been released onto market during last 10 years
Dibs on a 58 cm c-to-c.
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Pity about them shying away from steel, the modern stuff is so good if only people knew.
I think Colnago are missing a trick there.
80 missing Tecnos (Tecnii ?). I want to replace the chainstays on my Tecnos which a northern framesman has quoted me £170 to do. Thing is I may never see another one in my size anytime soon (60x58).
Still pondering it, do you have experience of repaired Colnagos?
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I didn't ask Mr Colnago , but spoke to his son Alex and right had
Laura , the company does not intend to develop new model steel bikes ,
nor make any more pistas , they can still do masters in Mapei decor
and arabesque re launch my own personal feeling is that the brand
should embrace developing and producing steel frame sets againI came across this interesting piece on Battaglin abandoning carbon and going back to making steel framesets. http://www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com/c26-frame-builders/227-battaglin-to-focus-on-steel-and-phase-out-carbon-fiber-frames
It's probably too late for Colnago to do likewise. Its a pity really because i reckon 21st century steel Colnagos would be highly desirable.
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Saarf,
I don't supposed you asked Ernesto if they have any plans to re-introduce steel frames again did you?
I don't mean the heritage Master that they do either but proper modern Columbus Spirit fat tubed contemporary framesets.
As a half decent grand fondo rider I baulked at the idea of dropping 2-3 grand on plastic which is why I got Stelbel in Italy to build me a Spirit steel Rodano for last season's Etape.
I just wished Colnago had that option like Merckx, Bataglin, De Rosa etc... have.
BTW I have two Masters and a Tecnos so I know how they ride.