All parts are in very good condition and are working fine. The paint has a few minor touchups, otherwise it is in very good condition. The frame has no cracks or dents and is not bent. Shifters / Brake Levers: Campagnolo Record Titanium 9speedĬondition: Used. Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record Titanium 9 speed An iconic Italian bicycle perfect to enrich any classic bicycle collection or just to enjoy a fast and comfortable ride.įrame & Fork: Colnago C40 USA Paint, Carbon Star Forkįront Derailleur: Campagnolo Record 9 speed We are offering a special Colnago C40 USA Paint scheme, very likely made for 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, build with Campagnolo Record Titanium 9speed groupset and Colnago Servizio Corse wheelset. But when I heard that there were 4 Mapei riders in the break, I knew I could relax.” The C40 went on to win 5 editions of Paris-Roubaix in 6 years. I had to take personal responsibility for what was going to happen and I spent all night worrying about it, barely able to sleep. Several iterations of the Ferrari CF frames followed. CF1(2000) Colnago-Ferrari collaboration, Carbon monocoque. First generation shipped with round tubes later with Master profile carbon tubes bonded to carbon lugs.
I told him that we’d done all of the tests that we could on the frame and the fork and we were certain there would be no problem. C40(1993/4-) Full carbon first shipped with Precisa steel fork, later with carbon fork. Basicly the C40 frame is the continuation of the Master family with the profiled tubes slightly similar to the Master tubes. Squinzi, the Mapei boss, on the phone to me raising his concerns about using such a delicate-looking thing. This lovely C40 frome is the first model of the Colnago family totally made of carbon and produced in big quantity. The night before Paris- Roubaix I had Mr. There was a company that wanted to fit suspension forks on the bicycle, but I wasn’t going to have suspension forks on the C40. ”When we built the C40, we were the only ones to build carbon frames and all the mechanics and competitor technicians were saying that they would be too dangerous to use on cobbled roads, especially with the straight carbon forks. Instead he kept the tubes ramrod-straight in the traditional style - albeit with the star-shaped cross-section that he had pioneered with the steel Master. Colnago could have created something with perhaps a swoopy, futuristic profile befitting its revolutionary design. That’s the reason why the C40 is the favourite bike of all time for so many people - including Sir Bradley Wiggins. Before, carbon fibre has been seen as the future of cycling and there have been loads of experiments going on since the 1970s. When Ernesto Colnago released the Colnago C40 he started a revolution.
Ernesto Colnago solved the problem of how to make a carbon frame durable enough to win the toughest cobbled Classics yet light enough to soar up Alpine cols. OLDBICI presents the classic Colnago C40 of Tom Steels used in the Tour 2000. Full carbon frame with Master profile carbon tubes bonded to carbon lugs. Your pocketbook may not.In 1994 Colnago started to produce their very successful model C40 - ‘C’ for carbon and ‘40’ to commemorate Colnago’s 40th year in business. Maybe I bought into the narrative and the mystique these bikes have surrounding them, but the Colnago was hands down one of the finest bicycles I’ve ridden.Ī little while later I saved up and bought a steel framed Colnago and haven’t looked back. Maybe it was the sloped Specialized vs the Traditional geometry Colnago that made the difference, I’m not sure.
(The next model from the C40) relatively back to back.
I’ve had opportunity to ride a 5 year old full carbon Specialized, and then a 15 year old Colnago C50. If you are into the narrative that this bike was handmade in Italy, is a first (some argue second) generation full carbon bicycle with an excellent reputation, despite its dated technology, then the price is, perhaps, worth it.
The value, in this case, is in the eye of the beholder. Price seems about right for the wheel set, components, the “art decor” paint scheme, and the fact that the bike is labeled “Colnago”.
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