Help with Colnago ID
05-05-18 | 04:30 PM
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Help with Colnago ID
Hey all,
My buddy just inherited this Colnago from his uncle that recently passed. I haven't been alive long enough or studied Italian bikes enough to ID it, so I was hoping some more learned folk could lend me their $.02. The group is mixed Campy/600, but as I understand this is exactly how his Uncle ordered it. Thanks for any info.
My buddy just inherited this Colnago from his uncle that recently passed. I haven't been alive long enough or studied Italian bikes enough to ID it, so I was hoping some more learned folk could lend me their $.02. The group is mixed Campy/600, but as I understand this is exactly how his Uncle ordered it. Thanks for any info.
05-05-18 | 04:59 PM
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It's a Colnago Super from around 1983.
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05-06-18 | 05:30 AM
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05-06-18 | 06:37 AM
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Given the chrome treatment of the head set, I would call it a Superissimo.
P9151224, on Flickr
1983 Colnago Superissimo, on Flickr
P9151224, on Flickr
1983 Colnago Superissimo, on Flickr
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05-17-18 | 03:37 AM
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I thought your seat stay tops, with the 'Colnago' cast into the plug showed me that your bike was probably a 83, 84, 85 build. I would guess at 1984. There was also another seat stay cap in use in 1983 and your caps were the updated version.
If your frame's decals are original, I looked at the Columbus Decal which indicated that your frame was probably made out of Columbus SL tubing which was typical of a common Colnago 'Super' model. If it was a Columbus SLX decal I would have suggested a Superissimo model. The difference between a Super and a Superissimo is the tubing material. I don't go much on the amount of chrome used on a Colnago frame or where the chrome might be found as frames of this era could be ordered with your choice of finish no matter what the model.
Needless to say, dating a Colnago and identifying the model is not an exact science.
The sloping front fork crown, single point head tube lugs, etc, all add to the story of a Colnago frame.
If your frame's decals are original, I looked at the Columbus Decal which indicated that your frame was probably made out of Columbus SL tubing which was typical of a common Colnago 'Super' model. If it was a Columbus SLX decal I would have suggested a Superissimo model. The difference between a Super and a Superissimo is the tubing material. I don't go much on the amount of chrome used on a Colnago frame or where the chrome might be found as frames of this era could be ordered with your choice of finish no matter what the model.
Needless to say, dating a Colnago and identifying the model is not an exact science.
The sloping front fork crown, single point head tube lugs, etc, all add to the story of a Colnago frame.
05-17-18 | 12:02 PM
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I thought your seat stay tops, with the 'Colnago' cast into the plug showed me that your bike was probably a 83, 84, 85 build. I would guess at 1984. There was also another seat stay cap in use in 1983 and your caps were the updated version.
If your frame's decals are original, I looked at the Columbus Decal which indicated that your frame was probably made out of Columbus SL tubing which was typical of a common Colnago 'Super' model. If it was a Columbus SLX decal I would have suggested a Superissimo model. The difference between a Super and a Superissimo is the tubing material. I don't go much on the amount of chrome used on a Colnago frame or where the chrome might be found as frames of this era could be ordered with your choice of finish no matter what the model.
Needless to say, dating a Colnago and identifying the model is not an exact science.
The sloping front fork crown, single point head tube lugs, etc, all add to the story of a Colnago frame.
If your frame's decals are original, I looked at the Columbus Decal which indicated that your frame was probably made out of Columbus SL tubing which was typical of a common Colnago 'Super' model. If it was a Columbus SLX decal I would have suggested a Superissimo model. The difference between a Super and a Superissimo is the tubing material. I don't go much on the amount of chrome used on a Colnago frame or where the chrome might be found as frames of this era could be ordered with your choice of finish no matter what the model.
Needless to say, dating a Colnago and identifying the model is not an exact science.
The sloping front fork crown, single point head tube lugs, etc, all add to the story of a Colnago frame.
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