At the same time in early 1996, ninespeed shimano groupsets were being tested by some riders, including mapeis olano, with the upgraded group being cited for release in september of that year. Aug 14, 2014 the c50 was a little stiffer than the c40, but otherwise it upheld colnago s reputation for producing a fine carbon racing chassis with a classic feel. Colnago c40 full carbon 54cm road bike 700c carbon colnago framefork record 172. Colnago c40 geo road bike 2003, 55cm the pros closet. Colnago history discover passion and precision of colnago.
Colnago have one of the best pedigrees for carbon frames and no worries about carbon fibres deteriorating with age unless you pickle it in paintthinners, you have few concerns. It simply gave people more of the things they want in a frame, while sacrificing less. The technical and commercial collaboration with the soviet union brings a precious return of image, as well as important successes such as the olympic victory in moscow in the team time trial. Lugged carbon frames are not well suited to massproduction.
Colnago concept and c64 60 singletrack magazine forum. It became the first carbon bike to win the parisroubaix in 1995 and it ushered the era of carbon fiber that would revolutionize modern. Dec 23, 2003 the c40 has been colnagos worldbeater. The colnago c40 won 5 out of 6 editions of parisroubaix in years 19952000 and several world champion titles in years 19962002. Its one of only a few small tweaks colnago made during the bikes 10year tenure.
Colnago s change weight quite dramatically with the paint applied so be wary of saying they weight x,y,z. Colnagos c40 the original meaning of carbon domination. At the age of, he forged his birth certificate so that he could get a job in the gloria bicycle factory in milan ernesto loved cycling so much that he not only worked in the shop but also entered amateur. The history of the colnago c64 begins with the iconic colnago c40 in 1994.
Ultimatly, u sing a modified form of traditional bike frame construction, substituting carbon fiber lugs for microinfusion cast steel, and carbon fiber tubes for the complex steel tubes used for steel frame construction but the lessons learned were embodied in their flagship frames, such as the c40 1994 and. The c50 was introduced 5 years ago colnagos dont have a reputation for being underbuilt and its predecessor the c40 is 15 years old. The signature of ernesto colnago, which appears as a decal on all new colnago bicycles, except the special ferrari versions. Book 4 delegates from the same company today and get the 5th free. Colnago c40 size 56 traditional star fork campagnolo record ti 10 speed veloce crankset 170 5034 with new bb and chain cassette 1123t reynold. But having put lots of miles on a c40, ext c, and an alum mix, i feel that colnagos have a tendency to handle slower, almost sedated when. Viareggio, italy vn since the debut of its c40 20 years ago, colnago s cseries frames have been a combination of history and technology, equal parts memoir and textbook. History in 1952, a 20yearold ernesto colnago handed in a resignation notice at the gloria bike factory he was working in. The belgian champion conquers the supremacy of the hour pedal ing for 49. May 30, 2020 colnago makes the most unique steel bike ever built then eddy merckx sets the hour record on it. Year 2000, featuring c40 gold, c35 mtb, history, etc this is a rare publication from colnago in january of 2000. Colnago c40 art decor carbon in excellent condition.
Sep 30, 2018 a reasonably thorough chronological accounting of the genesis of colnagos lugged carbon frames and evolution from the c40 to the c60. The c40 was one of the early production carbon bikes and it was built to celebrate colnago s 40th anniversary. By 1968, colnago had moved to sponsoring the team, now racing colnago frames with the merckx name emblazoned on the downtube. My c50 is a great bike and rides great up to around 100 miles but it doesnt even approach the level of comfort crafted into the c40. It features a spread on the limited edition gold c40 and the. Colnago c40 mapei world champion 2000 sold premium.
The hp version here introduced chunkier stays to increase stiffness. Colnago is a brand in rapid and possibly terminal decline. The c40 went on to win 5 editions of parisroubaix in 6 years. He did this in order to start his own company in cambiago, a small town in the northeast of milan he set up the companys premises which had an area of no more than 250 square feet and was hugely indebted to his family for cutting down their mulberry tree to provide. Is this the worlds best road bike, or just the most coveted. Colnago, arguably the most desired brand on the planet, has been producing race winning frames for the best cyclists in the world for over 50 years. Vintage roadbicycle history book photo bicycle colnago bianchi road bike. Ernesto, but are you sure that our riders will not have problems tomorrow. Our feature bike is a standard issue colnago c40 fitted with eightspeed duraace parts. Discover the most beautiful collector bicycles of the world. View our list of partners to see the purposes they believe they have a legitimate interest.
Buy colnago c40 in bike frames and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. The bicycles that made history colnago the best bikes in. Colnago c40 bstay sold premium cycling website for. The legendary colnago c40, the first carbon tube and lug frame made by the italian company and introduced in 1993. Each tube and, when i say tube i mean each master section, which is a very different thing from a round tube was pinned to each lug with copper pins. Bicycle blue book has temporarily disabled all peer to peer. Conceived by ernesto colnago at a time when steel frames still ruled the peloton and bike companies were experimenting, often with disastrous consequences, with alternative materials and construction methods. Colnago have one of the best pedigrees for carbon frames and no worries about carbon fibres deteriorating with age unless you pickle it. I asked ernesto colnago to make me a mapei colnago olympic master, the old steel model.
Mar 24, 2020 a classic paint job on franco ballerinis 1998 parisroubaix colnago c40. Even in the midst of a shop full of the latest treks, gts, giants, bianchis, as well as a few spectacular leftover fondriest frames, there was one bike that captured my. The chart below provides a general suggested height of range for road bike sizes and is not exact. The legendary colnago c40, the first carbon tube and lug frame made. Colnago poster johan museeuw colnago c40 33x47cm original1996 mapei nos 5. Vibration, tracking, whatever you want to call that energy that gets transmitted up to spine and wrists. Colnago collaborates with ferrari and the first ever carbon fiber bicycle is created.
The c40 in my possession is a 2002 example, an mk3, identifiable by the bstay, which are onepiece, wishboneshaped seatstays colnago introduced to stiffen up the rear end slightly. Colnagos own story is entwined with that of italian cycling. It would be a great addition to the collection of any colnago fanatic. To start the business money was needed, so it was necessary to make do. The colnago c40 won 5 out of 6 editions of parisroubaix in years 19952000. Colnago s early attempts at carbon fiber frames were not commercially successful. They are more expensive to produce than the more ubiquitous designs. Rvv is my favourite race, i love the terrain, history, romance and brutality of. Here you will find original pieces of cycling history that. The podium, as in 1996, is all about colnago, with the belgian peeters and steels second and third. As the history books have written, it wasnt the first carbon bike ever made, not by. A c40 just makes you want to go out day after day after day. It is a nasty combination of parisroubaix toughness and feather weight in a vibration damping material.
All bbb direct listings are still available for purchase. Use precise geolocation data actively scan device characteristics for identification some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data, instead, they rely on their legitimate business interest. It is still, even after a decade, the most desirable machine in the peloton, and the most reluctant to hand back. The bicycle, by pier augusto stagi, a chapter is dedicated to colnago and ferrari. This is a beautiful book, bound in red cloth, stamped in gold and with a goldfoil dust jacket. Attention marketplace seller, unfortunately paypal is no longer supporting marketplace payments. There are a ridiculous amount of shots on the blog, colnago con brio. Ballerini triumphs over a colnago c40, first time for a carbon bike in this race, then the c40 won 4 more times in the next 5 years. An example of colnago s vision realised on a colnago mexico tt. It contains many of the historic bikes colnago has designed and built over the last 50 years and so tells the history. We and our partners process personal data such as ip address, unique id, browsing data for.
Ernesto colnagos best bikes of all time gallery cyclingnews. The italian rider, on colnago c40, wins the hardest of the classics. His father therefore cuts a mulberry owned to make the workbench. Discover all the bicycles that have helped the best cyclists in their businesses. At the end of the 1980s colnago, with the help of ferrari, produced the c35 their first carbon production bike. Yet all this, and more, is true of ernesto colnago s c40, which almost 10 years on from its first competitive appearance remains the most sought after machine in contemporary cycle culture. In 1952, ernesto met the extremely successful fiorenzo magni who was complaining of pains running down his leg. Belli and they were supplied by colnago with c40 mk1 bikes. Lampre panaria was a top level professional cycling team back in 1994 with great riders like on board like m. The c40 and 50 are documented in the colnago hall of fame we have owned c40s 50s and c59s, between us at cyclefit and loved them all for their unique blend of strength, comfort and. The pages are beautifully laid out with a photograph on almost every page, many in color. Colnago c40 mk3 with custom colnago campagnolo record. Mine was a matt black, and one of the lighter ones, the fully flamboyant finished can.
If you want something with a good history and quality build then colnago is the bike for you. Jan 01, 2007 all he says about faliero masi is that colnago worked for a time as a mechanic under masi. Colnago c40 campagnolo record 10v one of the most famous model, colnago c40 bike, first carbon bike wons parisroubaix, equipped with campagnolo record 10 gears, handmade in italy by colnago in cambiago, carbon frame, carbon fork size 58,5 seat tube x 57,5 top tube centercenter, used but in perfect working conditions. Aug 12, 2016 ironically, colnago is generally credited with introducing the first widely accepted carbon fiber frame, the c40, which was also the first carbon bike to win a major classic, parisroubaix in 1995. The brand colnago is the creation of the genius ernesto colnago, born in 1932, he grew up riding bikes as much as he could. Colnago owners day stunning collection of old and new. It is first and foremost a frame that you can ride fast for long distances and do so comfortably. Even in the midst of a shop full of the latest treks, gts, giants, bianchis, as well as a few spectacular leftover fondriest frames, there was one bike that captured my imagination. Colnago c40 mk1 lampre panaria 1994 sold premium cycling.
Retrofetishizing the colnago c40 my indoctrination started in earnest once i found myself employed in a bike shop. Colnago starts crimping tubes and realizes that it is a very effective way of getting performance benefits. Happy to offer the 3rd incarnation of c40, colnago c40 bstay, model with bchainstay to improve efficiency and comfort, completely built with superb campagnolo record 10s groupset, beautiful colnago by ambrosio rims, marked saddle, stem and pedals. By 1962, colnago was a mechanic for the infamous eddy merckx, who donned the orange, blue, and orange jersey that defined a generation of cycling. Sep 18, 2015 with the carbonlugged construction of the c40 c for carbon and 40 to commemorate colnagos 40th year in business ernesto colnago solved the problem of how to make a carbon frame durable. Throughout their history colnago have sponsored pro cycling teams.
Please note a uk bidders a payment accepted by cheque or paypal. Think of this as the cliffnotes for fanboy cycling history. Bicycle blue book has temporarily disabled all peer to peer listings. The history of colnago colnago the best bikes in the world. It was replaced by the c50 in the early 2000s and by the c59 at the end of the decade. Go back to the peloton of the early 90s, and the legend of the c40 becomes a little easier to explain. Spaniard oscar freire was one of the oneday classic riders, having won the world championship three times 1999, 2001 and 2004. Here are a few of the c40s ridden in roubaix, complete with mud intact. We build this bike using campagnolo record groupset from the late 90s and then take it outside to finally ride it. The mapei team helped cement the colnago c40s place in cycling history, with countless victories in the biggest and most demanding cycle races.
Were the online bike parts dealer for rare components and spare parts for your restoration and repair. Within the hallowed halls of the colnago museum resides a wealth of historical carbon. Nags had this to say this is purely from my experience and it doesnt specifically involve the c60. The c40 became the most successful racewinning bike of the 90s. It remained a familycontrolled firm until may 4, 2020, when it was announced that the uaebased investment company, chimera investments llc had acquired majority of the colnago stakes from ernesto colnago, although the headquarter will remain. When was the colnago c50 introduced and how good is it. It became the first carbon bike to win the parisroubaix in 1995 and it ushered the era of carbon fiber that would revolutionize modern cycling. Mar 25, 2014 in 1952, when aged only 20, ernesto colnago handed in his notice at the gloria bike factory to set up on his own in cambiago, his small hometown to the northeast of milan. When we built the c40 we were the only ones to build carbon frames and all the mechanics and competitor technicians. With the carbonlugged construction of the c40 c for carbon and 40 to commemorate colnagos 40th year in business ernesto colnago solved the problem of how to make a carbon frame durable. The bicycles that made history colnago the best bikes.
The colnago racing bicycles have marked the history of cycling. Bought it one year ago, very little use had it on my colnago c40, looks brand new, and really no signs of installation, excellent outstanding condition. My indoctrination started in earnest once i found myself employed in a bike shop. With the c40, colnago achived the holy grail of framebuilders by marrying nearindestructability with the weight of the finest aluminium framesets. It features a spread on the limited edition gold c40 and the uber rare carbon c35 mtb mountain bike, colnago s partnership with ferrari, a chart showing all of colnago s race teams throughout the years, and much more. What began in a humble workshop in cambiago, italy is now known globally as the quintessential, racebred bicycle. This is a biography celebrating ernesto colnago, not an engineering treatise about technical innovations of bicycles or critical evaluation so much as a personal celebration of ernesto colnagos personality. Colnago c40 for sale in uk 28 secondhand colnago c40. A chance encounter on a leisurely ride around milan would propel the brand towards their legendary status. May 03, 2018 new interpritation of 1980s classics photo colnago. It functions as a catalog, newsletter, history book, etc. Colnago owners day stunning collection of old and new italian.
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