Show us your Colnago Super, Mexico, Arabesque, Master...
11-07-11 | 01:20 AM
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Show us your Colnago Super, Mexico, Arabesque, Master...
This suggestion came down in another thread recently. Nobody picked up on it. So, without further ado, I'll start.
1974 Molteni Super (restored):
1983 Mexico (original):
Let's see some more of Ernesto's eye candy
DD
1974 Molteni Super (restored):
1983 Mexico (original):
Let's see some more of Ernesto's eye candy
DD
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11-07-11 | 08:40 AM
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From: between Milwaukee and Sheboygan in Wisconsin
Bikes: 1995 Trek 520 is the current primary bike.
From the airbrush era, Master Light, which doesn't get ridden nearly as much as it should...
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11-07-11 | 09:35 AM
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1976 Super built as an "Eddy tribute" bike, not a restoration of a true model:
And a 2009 Extreme C, which to me is the modern CF equivilent of the Super:
And a 2009 Extreme C, which to me is the modern CF equivilent of the Super:
11-07-11 | 10:53 AM
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From: Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia.
Bikes: Colnago (82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 96, 03), 85 Cinelli, 90 Rossin, 83 Alan, 82 Bianchi, 78 Fountain, 2 x Pinarello, Malvern Star (37), Hillman (70's), 80's Beretto Lo-Pro Track, 80's Kenevans Lo-Pro, Columbus Max (95), DeGrandi (80's) Track.
I'm happy to show off my Colnagos:
1983 Mexico:
Mid 80's Superissimo SLX:
1990 Master Piu:
1991 Conic SLX:
2002 Dream Lux:
1991 Super:
1996/8 Tecnos:
The group shot:
1983 Mexico:
Mid 80's Superissimo SLX:
1990 Master Piu:
1991 Conic SLX:
2002 Dream Lux:
1991 Super:
1996/8 Tecnos:
The group shot:
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11-07-11 | 10:22 PM
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Drool...
I have a modern interpretation of that beauty but I may prefer yours!
Apologies. The brakes have since been changed to silver Record differentials (not the skeleton), and the seatpost to a nice Campagnolo steel Centaur from 2003.
I have a modern interpretation of that beauty but I may prefer yours!
Apologies. The brakes have since been changed to silver Record differentials (not the skeleton), and the seatpost to a nice Campagnolo steel Centaur from 2003.
11-07-11 | 10:40 PM
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11-07-11 | 11:00 PM
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Hmm, where to start...
Here's my first Colnago, an '89 Spiral Conic SLX. I had it built up with Record 9, when I picked up my pre-B Stay C40, I set up the Spiral Conic as a fixxie.
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Here's the C40:
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Here's the Crystal I built for racing but gave to my teenage son when he outgrew a lesser bike. I'm using a blue Dream for racing and as my bike that gets shipped for riding "elsewhere".
ColnagoCrystal.jpg
Here's a recent addition to the stable, a mid-90s steel cyclocross bike. I haven't been able to learn much about this bike...Colnago Italy confirmed they built some, but that was about it. I've built it up with Record 1x10. I am also building up Dream CX with Record 2x10, needs a chain and cables and it will be done. Pics to follow.
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Here's the C50, the Alpha dog of the collection.
Colnago C50.jpg
Wonder what's next? (Oh right, the Raleigh Team Pro!)
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Here's the C40:
DSCF0142.jpg
Here's the Crystal I built for racing but gave to my teenage son when he outgrew a lesser bike. I'm using a blue Dream for racing and as my bike that gets shipped for riding "elsewhere".
ColnagoCrystal.jpg
Here's a recent addition to the stable, a mid-90s steel cyclocross bike. I haven't been able to learn much about this bike...Colnago Italy confirmed they built some, but that was about it. I've built it up with Record 1x10. I am also building up Dream CX with Record 2x10, needs a chain and cables and it will be done. Pics to follow.
DSC_0978.jpg
Here's the C50, the Alpha dog of the collection.
Colnago C50.jpg
Wonder what's next? (Oh right, the Raleigh Team Pro!)
11-07-11 | 11:02 PM
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My first road bike.
Purchaed it as pictured* for $300 Australian Dollhairs
currently being built up with sram rival and open pros.
Sold the Deltas, Campagnolo super record seatpost, Cinelli stem, Front derialur, BB and crankset for 570ish.
and here is what the paint should look like
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Purchaed it as pictured* for $300 Australian Dollhairs
currently being built up with sram rival and open pros.
Sold the Deltas, Campagnolo super record seatpost, Cinelli stem, Front derialur, BB and crankset for 570ish.
and here is what the paint should look like
11-08-11 | 12:52 AM
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Otis, how do you know that your bike is '76? I have gone over the "ballpark" dating guidelines on the CR list but I thought the 75,76 bikes were the same until the shorter rear dropouts appeared.
11-08-11 | 02:02 AM
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My first road bike.
Purchaed it as pictured* for $300 Australian Dollhairs
currently being built up with sram rival and open pros.
Sold the Deltas, Campagnolo super record seatpost, Cinelli stem, Front derialur, BB and crankset for 570ish.
and here is what the paint should look like
Purchaed it as pictured* for $300 Australian Dollhairs
currently being built up with sram rival and open pros.
Sold the Deltas, Campagnolo super record seatpost, Cinelli stem, Front derialur, BB and crankset for 570ish.
and here is what the paint should look like
11-08-11 | 05:42 AM
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From: Lancaster County, PA
Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis
I believe Chuck Schmidt's well-known Super dating schema shows '76 as the first year for "Colnago" along with the club in the fork crown. (It also says '76 was first year for the shorter dropouts.) I always consider there to be overlap with model years, as I don't believe the changes happened in a chronologically tidy manner. But I would tend to go with '76 for a bike with "Colnago" in the crown. In any case, the info Chuck compiled does show differences between '75 and '76 Supers.
11-08-11 | 09:57 AM
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Yes, the engraving, I didn't notice it in the photo but do now. I can't tell if these are the shorter dropouts.
I believe Chuck Schmidt's well-known Super dating schema shows '76 as the first year for "Colnago" along with the club in the fork crown. (It also says '76 was first year for the shorter dropouts.) I always consider there to be overlap with model years, as I don't believe the changes happened in a chronologically tidy manner. But I would tend to go with '76 for a bike with "Colnago" in the crown. In any case, the info Chuck compiled does show differences between '75 and '76 Supers.
11-08-11 | 10:14 AM
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How about my Fauxnogo? 
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11-08-11 | 08:06 PM
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Bikes: 198? Colnago Sprint (Columbus SL), 199? Specialized Allez Epic (carbon), 19?? Peugeot Optimum (Reynolds 531)
Early 1990s Colnago Sprint with Shimano 600 6400 :
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11-08-11 | 08:12 PM
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lots of pretty bikes on here
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11-08-11 | 09:43 PM
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I'm afraid to ask what all that gobbledygook on the door is...
A long version of the N+1 theorem?
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A long version of the N+1 theorem?
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11-09-11 | 02:24 AM
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Bikes: 198? Colnago Sprint (Columbus SL), 199? Specialized Allez Epic (carbon), 19?? Peugeot Optimum (Reynolds 531)
General proof of the N+1 theorem is much harder to write down... either you get it, or you don't! (my mother doesn't
)Beautiful bikes in this thread, by the way!