1986 Colnago question, please
08-05-21, 06:42 PM
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1982 Colnago question, please
Stripping off two layers of paint on what I believe to be a '82 due to Colnago stamped on side of chain stays. Has fork crown with Colnago and clubs on top, clubs inside and recessed triangles cut into the back. Does this stamp mean anything, looks professionally done?
08-05-21, 07:31 PM
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It's likely a batch number; is there a matching number on the fork steerer?
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08-05-21, 07:47 PM
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...not really. There's nobody I know of who has been able to decipher a numbering system for Colnago.
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...not really. There's nobody I know of who has been able to decipher a numbering system for Colnago.
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Year dates are approximate; changes might have occurred the end of one year or the beginning of the next for example. Paint schemes, panels, decals and chrome varied according to how importers spec'd their frames, so this all varied considerably and there are anomalies. Dates and details based on the Classic Rendezvous archives, the Wool Jersey Gallery, and Colnago and Bikcology catalogs.
Serial numbering only started for Colnago on USA-bound bikes when the CPSC started requiring tracking, etc. West Coast Cycles was importing Colnago at the time and the serial numbers started for their product. There is still no way to determine manufacturing date by the numbers, except that they are 1979 or later....
Year dates are approximate; changes might have occurred the end of one year or the beginning of the next for example. Paint schemes, panels, decals and chrome varied according to how importers spec'd their frames, so this all varied considerably and there are anomalies. Dates and details based on the Classic Rendezvous archives, the Wool Jersey Gallery, and Colnago and Bikcology catalogs.
Serial numbering only started for Colnago on USA-bound bikes when the CPSC started requiring tracking, etc. West Coast Cycles was importing Colnago at the time and the serial numbers started for their product. There is still no way to determine manufacturing date by the numbers, except that they are 1979 or later....
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08-05-21, 08:19 PM
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The portacatena dropout might (maybe) make it a little older, 79-81 ish.
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I thought that was a serial number. Is there another number somewhere else?
08-06-21, 11:29 AM
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Nothing on the fork other than the classic Columbus dove in the oval. It is a 54 frame so the stamp is not anything to do with the size. My master has no stamping of any kind, a team bike so I know when it was built. I think the portacatena dropouts were dropped in the early 80s and the stamped Colnago on the chain stays was only on '82s. It so odd these dropout stamping seem to have no rhyme or reason and vary so much. Does not seem to fit the image I have of the detailed and involved Ernesto.
