For Sale: A Colnago Super Pista frame, 56 - 56 cm.

For sale is a Conlago Super Pista that's too large for me.
The frame was brought from a cycling club in Minsk where it was ridden track-only since its production around the 1970s (I've established the period roughly judging by the lugs, correct me if I'm wrong). I was going to build a decent fixed wheel bike and rode this baby from March until January 2011.
The bike was never used for courier work and I had no crashes on it. The roughest it took was the Main Race of CMWC 2011 in Warsaw on dirt paths in pouring rain. Besides that it attended a few alleycats and two sessions of velodrome riding.

Unfortunately the frame came with a dent on the to tube and the seat stay bridge. The latter was probably done on purpose, I think the frame would not fit a 23c tire without it. The rear triangle is so short that zero clearance can be achieved with 23c tire. There was no original paint only ugly blue spray with bits of rust underneath so I stripped the frame completely and it has a 'new' powdercoat (it has minor scratches now).

The frame is quite light - 2250g with a BB, I think it was around 1850 without it. BB shell is Italian, the threads are fine. 27.0 mm seatpost, 1" head tube of course. The frame has Campagnolo track ends.

Due to: the dents, unoriginal paint, lack of fork I'm asking £350 ONO.

The frame is located in Cracow, Poland and shipping costs will be added or not if the final price satisfies me. From what I've heard there are private companies that can deliver a frame to England for about £10.
All signs in heavens and earth say that this is a genuine Colnago. A great opportunity for a restoration or (God forbid) a Colnago beater.

More photos: http://imageshack.us/g/191/img3110mw.jpg/

OK. I'M interested...

PM'd... and, how sure are we it's a Colnago?

it has a colnago sticker on the head tube
it couldn't be anything else

HA. Exactly. The stays look like Colnago ones as does the BB but I'm not 100% sure...

clover leafs on the headtube lugs too...think it is a colnago - just with a terrible paintjob

Hmm... Other manufacturers used the clover leaf, I'm expecting it to have Colnago on the stays, seller sounds decent and honest, could this be the italian Pista steel I have been hunting for....

The BB with clover will confirm.

The rear drop outs look right.

No forks though, they wont be cheap for a decent condition pair!

The BB has a clover... but so do other manufacturers... forks are going to be near impossible to find I fear.
P.S. What happend to the forks and any pics built?

Looks a Colnago in every way- the only area not pictured is the top of the seat stays where I'd expect they'd be pantographed with the magnificent name.

Get it resprayed in correct colour way, transfers etc, but get the top tube filled with brass before doing so, got yourself a good frame.

1" carbon forks wouldn't be amiss if original ones are not around

Is this still available?

Long gone...
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