Originally Posted by
frndlyfire
Did the 78 Colnago come with Nuovo? I tried to find this out a while back and it seemed that most were SR (the SR RD was certainly around in 78). Or was it buyers choice?
Complete bikes dependent on the distributor to respective country and also available as frameset only, giving buyer the choice to build whatever they desired.
Kind of funny these days with collectors. There seems to be a consensus that a Colnago must have a full matched Campy group.
I recall back then and at least in the USA, most were built with a mixed brand of components and wheels. Superbe derailleurs and Modolo brakes were very popular and choice selections. Rare to see a full group and ultra-rare was the pantographed parts.
Here's a selection of brochures courtesy of 2velo
http://2velo.com/colnago-bicycle-catalogs/