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How do I identify a vintage Colnago frame?

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How do I identify a vintage Colnago frame?

If you compare a 1970’s Super frame with a 1980’s model, there are many features that will be different….Right image: Columbus crimped top tube.

  1. Frames with all plain round tubes.
  2. Frames with oval or conical tubes.
  3. Frames with one or more crimped tubes.
  4. Frames with Gilco Master tubes.

How do I know which Colnago Master I have?

General features of a Colnago Master. Club symbol and ‘Colnago’ lettering on sloping fork crown. Club symbols on top of bottom bracket. Club cut-out under bottom bracket. ‘Brev Colnago’ lettering.

How do you identify a Colnago Superissimo?

Identifying a second version Colnago Superissimo (1986 onward).

  1. Colnago stampings on top of bottom bracket.
  2. SLX stamp on rear drive side drop-out.
  3. Or you can visually inspect the inside of the bottom bracket and/or feel the ends of the down tube & seat tube searching for any helicoidal reinforcement bands.

Where are Colnago bikes made?

It is the only carbon Colnago made in Italy. Like most other brands, Colnago went to Taiwan for manufacturing as a matter of survival. The company will fiercely state that the bikes made outside Italy are still Colnago, with the design, geometry, and ride characteristics coming from Italy.

Where are Colnago steel frames made?

Iconic Italian bike manufacturer Colnago is about to embark on a new chapter, with a UAE-based investment fund having acquired a majority stake in the company, which will nevertheless continue to be based in Cambiago, Italy.

How do you identify Colnago Arabesque?

General features of the Colnago Master Arabesque.

  1. Original bike has rear brake cable guides located on top tube.
  2. Arabesque decorative lugs on head tube.
  3. Club symbol and ‘Colnago’ lettering on sloping fork crown.
  4. Master profile tubes on both modern and original bikes.
  5. Club symbols on top of bottom bracket shell.

Which is better Pinarello or Cervelo?

At the end of the day we’d break it down as follows: For riders who really like going fast, and especially going fast uphill, the Cervelo is the bike to get. Factor in cost (and reality) and the Pinarello is a bike that, well, if it’s good enough for riders like Chris Froome, who’s to argue?