My COLNAGO bike (Real or Fake?)
07-18-17, 01:52 PM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 10
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
My COLNAGO bike (Real or Fake?)
Hey gang, per some suggestions in another thread, I'm posting here to see if I could get some concrete info on a bike I just purchased. It's a Colnago but I don't know enough about the brand and how to spot a fake or the real deal.
Looks like "Colnago" are decals but it does also have the Colnago logo and name actually in the metal.
Pics below if anyone wants to help me play detective. Thanks so much for your time!
Looks like "Colnago" are decals but it does also have the Colnago logo and name actually in the metal.
Pics below if anyone wants to help me play detective. Thanks so much for your time!
Last edited by Todd Spence; 07-18-17 at 01:58 PM.
07-18-17, 02:09 PM
#2
Bianchi Goddess
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Shady Pines Retirement Fort Wayne, In
Posts: 29,261
Bikes: Too many to list here check my signature.
Mentioned: 176 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2728 Post(s)
Liked 2,211 Times
in
1,232 Posts
I think it is the real deal an '89 'Mountain Master Deore XT SIS". Can you post some more pics of the frame? Especially that tubing decal. Is the tubing round?
__________________
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
07-18-17, 02:47 PM
#3
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 10
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
More Calnago pics
Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
I think it is the real deal an '89 'Mountain Master Deore XT SIS". Can you post some more pics of the frame? Especially that tubing decal. Is the tubing round?
Last edited by Todd Spence; 07-18-17 at 02:53 PM.
07-18-17, 03:25 PM
#5
Senior Member
That is a cool bike and from my position of almost no knowledge of Colnago mountain bikes would guess that is real and real collectible.
__________________
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
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
07-18-17, 04:06 PM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,245
Bikes: 2012 Moots VaMoots-74 Peugeot Mixtie U018-73 Peugeot U018
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 17 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 9 Times
in
7 Posts
The Colnago looks like a road bike converted to a mtb. Most mtb bikes have sloping top tube, and should be shorter(stand over height)for off road, if you have enough distance between your crouch and the top tube (about 2") is should be ok. Still a nice bike!
__________________
Moots VaMoots 2012-Peugeot Mixte 1974-Peugeot Mixte 1973
Moots VaMoots 2012-Peugeot Mixte 1974-Peugeot Mixte 1973
07-18-17, 06:38 PM
#7
All Campy All The Time
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Posts: 1,402
Bikes: Listed in my signature.
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 163 Post(s)
Liked 82 Times
in
55 Posts
The rear frame triangle and chain stay brake mounting say it was made as a MTB. Something I've never seen before, so I'll have to plead ignorance.
__________________
My C&V Bikes:
1972 Bottecchia Professional, 1972 Legnano Olympiade Record,
1982 Colnago Super, 1987 Bottecchia Team C-Record,
1988 Pinarello Montello, 1990 Masi Nuova Strada Super Record,
1995 Bianchi Campione d'Italia, 1995 DeBernardi Thron
My C&V Bikes:
1972 Bottecchia Professional, 1972 Legnano Olympiade Record,
1982 Colnago Super, 1987 Bottecchia Team C-Record,
1988 Pinarello Montello, 1990 Masi Nuova Strada Super Record,
1995 Bianchi Campione d'Italia, 1995 DeBernardi Thron
07-18-17, 07:10 PM
#8
Bianchi Goddess
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Shady Pines Retirement Fort Wayne, In
Posts: 29,261
Bikes: Too many to list here check my signature.
Mentioned: 176 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2728 Post(s)
Liked 2,211 Times
in
1,232 Posts
Originally Posted by gioscinelli
The Colnago looks like a road bike converted to a mtb. Most mtb bikes have sloping top tube, and should be shorter(stand over height)for off road, if you have enough distance between your crouch and the top tube (about 2") is should be ok. Still a nice bike!
__________________
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
07-18-17, 07:41 PM
#10
Semper Fi
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 12,911
Mentioned: 88 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1160 Post(s)
Liked 321 Times
in
215 Posts
Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
What happened to my post? I thought I posted earlier that while the colors aren't the same as shown it seems to a dead ringer for a '89 Mountain Master XT SIS, it even still has the funky seatpost.
Bill
__________________
Semper Fi, USMC, 1975-1977
I Can Do All Things Through Him, Who Gives Me Strength. Philippians 4:13
Semper Fi, USMC, 1975-1977
I Can Do All Things Through Him, Who Gives Me Strength. Philippians 4:13
07-18-17, 09:51 PM
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Western MI
Posts: 2,677
Mentioned: 45 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 595 Post(s)
Liked 327 Times
in
220 Posts
I seriously doubt that's a "converted" road bike. Road bike would have caliper brake drillings. This definitely looks like an early Colnago mountain bike... something I know nothing about!
07-23-17, 07:16 PM
#12
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 10
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Sir_Name
Wow, well that's something you don't see everyday. That's a really neat bike. What's the plan for it?
07-23-17, 07:23 PM
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 18,205
Mentioned: 121 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2693 Post(s)
Liked 1,738 Times
in
1,278 Posts
Suggest you purchase a subscription, (reasonable in cost) and place an ad in the C&V for sale section.
07-23-17, 07:32 PM
#14
Banned.
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: PAZ
Posts: 12,394
Mentioned: 255 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2586 Post(s)
Liked 4,774 Times
in
1,698 Posts
Looks like it could be either of these from Colnago's 1988 catalog. Note the fork crown, paint details and even the oval logo in front of "Colnago" on the down tube. On the OP's it says "Mounty", funny, but maybe that is what we're seeing in the catalog pics.
https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...nago-88/19.jpg
https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...nago-88/20.jpg
Check along the top tube - heck, all the tubes - and see if you can find a Gilco Design S4 decal denoting the tubing. But based upon what I'm seeing, it appears to around 1985-1988.
DD
https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...nago-88/19.jpg
https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...nago-88/20.jpg
Check along the top tube - heck, all the tubes - and see if you can find a Gilco Design S4 decal denoting the tubing. But based upon what I'm seeing, it appears to around 1985-1988.
DD
07-25-17, 06:49 AM
#15
Bianchi Goddess
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Shady Pines Retirement Fort Wayne, In
Posts: 29,261
Bikes: Too many to list here check my signature.
Mentioned: 176 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2728 Post(s)
Liked 2,211 Times
in
1,232 Posts
Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
Looks like it could be either of these from Colnago's 1988 catalog. Note the fork crown, paint details and even the oval logo in front of "Colnago" on the down tube. On the OP's it says "Mounty", funny, but maybe that is what we're seeing in the catalog pics.
https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...nago-88/19.jpg
https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...nago-88/20.jpg
Check along the top tube - heck, all the tubes - and see if you can find a Gilco Design S4 decal denoting the tubing. But based upon what I'm seeing, it appears to around 1985-1988.
DD
https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...nago-88/19.jpg
https://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Cat...nago-88/20.jpg
Check along the top tube - heck, all the tubes - and see if you can find a Gilco Design S4 decal denoting the tubing. But based upon what I'm seeing, it appears to around 1985-1988.
DD
__________________
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
CosminG1
Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
19
09-22-17 04:04 PM
Todd Spence
Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
4
07-18-17 05:57 PM
Davomac
Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
5
02-03-17 11:43 AM
liberalswine
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
33
04-20-11 06:03 PM
