Colnago is finished.
 

Thanks to satbuilder for picking this one up for me and shipping it. Thanks to SuperLJ for a great deal on a nice San Marco Regal and thanks to BluesDaddy for a bottom bracket I needed. Turned out pretty good, it did have some issues around the top tube cable guides that some touch up paint took care of. Now I have to wait until the snow melts.
Sorry for the poor photos, but its 5 degrees out with snow and bike placement was limited.


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That looks great. All business. Enjoy that first ride whenever it comes.

Simply beautiful, an iconic steed. :thumb: That all came together really quickly.

Nicely done. I know you deliberated over the saddle and I think your final choice is an excellent one.

Love that candy red. Sharp bike with an amazing ride.
Welcome to The Club.

Very nice! A classic from one of the most appreciated Italian builders. Groupset looks great too.

Looks real nice. Kicking myself for not going after that one but glad she has a good home. What model do you think it is and what was the extra wheel set that came with it?

Thanks for the replies. Not sure, might be a Mexico? The other wheels were Mavic with Campy hubs.

Very nice, lovely bike.

I love that bicycle -- thanks for posting! I do have to tell you my Colnago story, though. When I was working at a Los Angeles area bike shop chain in the early 1970s, one of the branch managers spent multiple hundreds of dollars on a new Colnago, and I suggested we take a ride up Tuna Canyon (12 percent average grade for about 3 miles in the hills of Malibu) to break it in. He got to the first switchback, said, "This is BS," and turned around to head home. I completed the climb, proving the superiority of my $150 Nishiki Competition. :)

Someone, I forget who, said "It's not about the bike".

Beautiful!

Turned out great Skip, nicely executed.

Bill

Great bike! Reminds me of a friend's Colnago Super that used to live down the street from me where I grew up. His was grey if I recall so prolly won't go as fast as your red bike. ;) You mention two wheelsets. Are the wheels pictured clincher and the other campy/mavic set tubular?

You should have offered to trade bikes :D

And sloar, you did very well! Saronni red is a fave. When you get a chance, lets see some close-ups of the chainstays and bb. With the fork crown and chrome on the ds chainstay, single bottle cage bosses, front der. braze-on, it appears early 1980's. Not often seen are three tt cable guides.

Very nice build. Just Beautiful! Well done. :)

Bars
 

You might be over the line on Rule #46.
http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#46

Seriously, it's beautiful!

Drew

I knew Steve would like it, it's red. Both wheelsets are clinchers. I kept the Mexico 68 wheels and gave the Mavics to satbuilder.

Looks great.

Still amazed at your ability to quickly build up a bike. My Super still isn't finished. :lol:

Oh man! That is jaw-dropping!

The bike was complete and just need cleaned and touched up. I ordered the saddle, bar tape, bottom bracket and cranks before the bike arrived. Then I just lug it all up to the fire dept and I have 24 hours to wrench on my bike as long as there are no calls.

Rule number 46 is trumped by comfort.

That is a beauty!

I'm mostly a Shimano/ SunTour guy, so I'm not as familiar with vintage Campy components as I should be; if you don't mind my asking, what gruppo is that?

Super Record.