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08-25-17, 07:47 AM
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hi, I know its not vintage but... got this alloy frame with colnago start tubi decal, found (on some forum) a colnago start frame with decal like that but also painted start. mine isnt, plus it came with precisa steel fork ahead, colnago headset, 27,2 selcof branded colnago seatpost and san marco hoskar colnago seat. any ideas?
08-25-17, 08:22 AM
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Im not familiar with that tube set/model, but I'm getting an early to mid 2000's vibe from it. The steel fork is unusual in that I would expect a carbon fork from that era. I checked my 1996 catalog and there are no aluminum road frames from that year. I'd recommend searching for a 2001-2002 catalog and go from there.
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N = '96 Colnago C40, '04 Wilier Alpe D'Huez, '10 Colnago EPS, '85 Merckx Pro, '89 Merckx Century, '86 Tommasini Professional, '04 Teschner Aero FX Pro, '05 Alan Carbon Cross, '86 De Rosa Professional, '82 Colnago Super, '95 Gios Compact Pro, '95 Carrera Zeus, '84 Basso Gap, ‘89 Cinelli Supercorsa, ‘83 Bianchi Specialissima, ‘VO Randonneur, Ritchey Breakaway Steel, '84 Paletti Super Prestige, Heron Randonneur
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cant find the frame with painting and logo like that from 2001 up... heres the seat
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That tubing sticker really makes me think of Columbus.
08-25-17, 01:05 PM
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Agreed, it appears to be a variation on a Columbus decal. Columbus introduced aluminum tubesets in the very late 1990s and the first generation included four with 7005 alloy: Aluthron, Altec2, Altec2 Plus and Airplane. Of these, Aluthron was the only set that used a 27.2mm post, so I believe it may be the basis for the Start tubing. Aluthron was the bottom of Columbus' aluminum tubesets and also the heaviest, at 1197g. It goes back to at least 1999 and possibly slightly earlier. Sorry, I can't help with the model itself, other than it most likely a base aluminum model from the very late 1990s to early 2000s.
08-28-17, 02:27 PM
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Aluminum frame Colnagos from that Era take a beating on used values. They just aren't as coveted as carbon, steel, or even titanium.
Maybe a $300 frame. Unfortunately, it is probably worth more to separate frame and fork.
Maybe a $300 frame. Unfortunately, it is probably worth more to separate frame and fork.
08-28-17, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by lukepro
ok, few things to make a picture, but why steel fork precisa? maybe this is a clue?anybody?
Colnago did make aluminum forks, but they seem to be rare. Perhaps from the carbotubo frames?
I have a bi-titan frame with what I believe was an OEM steel fork, and have seen C-40 frames on ebay with steel forks.
Among C-40, titanio, and Master frames, the aluminum frames probably hit near the bottom of Colnago's line of frames, thus no exotic forks.
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