Blue Colnago

wheelsuck80 said:

Can anyone tell me the model year of my Blue Colnago? It's in the Road Racing photo Gallery under: Blue Colnago ..............Thanks😕

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Looking at the style of the clips used to tie down the rear brake cable housing I would say very late 80s. I have a 1988 Greg Lemond built by Scapin ITA and a 1990 Waterford built Schwinn Paramount with the same clips. Before that a lot of frame builders used the "thru the toptube" method. Get on the Colnago website and sent an email with the serial number of the frame. They will be able to tell you exactly. Colnago has a loyal following so if you google the name you might be able to come up with some surprising results. Good luck with your pursuit

Hi, brand new here so forgive any mistakes. From the picture, I would guess more likely mid to late 70s. Sadly, I am old enough to have wanted a Colnago from that period. High flange hubs were out of date by the early 80s on road bikes. Also the front brake bolt is not recessed, which is a clue to a 70s bike. The tape on the top tube is also an old trick to prevent the handlebars from dinging the frame. I don't think it's from the early 70s because the lugwork looks pretty good. It would help if there was a picture that included the seatstays and the brake hoods and head badge. Very nice bike and it seems to be in excellent shape. I'm not an expert on Colnago, this is just from memories of what I used to drool over when I was younger. Oh, by the mid 80s many Colnago frames had tubing that was crimped, which yours does not.

3Sensei said:

Hi, brand new here so forgive any mistakes. From the picture, I would guess more likely mid to late 70s. Sadly, I am old enough to have wanted a Colnago from that period. High flange hubs were out of date by the early 80s on road bikes. Also the front brake bolt is not recessed, which is a clue to a 70s bike. The tape on the top tube is also an old trick to prevent the handlebars from dinging the frame. I don't think it's from the early 70s because the lugwork looks pretty good. It would help if there was a picture that included the seatstays and the brake hoods and head badge. Very nice bike and it seems to be in excellent shape. I'm not an expert on Colnago, this is just from memories of what I used to drool over when I was younger. Oh, by the mid 80s many Colnago frames had tubing that was crimped, which yours does not.

See, there are a lot of serious Colnago fans out there. Looking closely at the bike I am going to agree with this reply. The picture of the Campy brakes, non-Aero, and the lettering on the brakes from small c to larger O might be able to nail down the age to within 2 or 3 years. There is a site www.campyonly.com that has the chronology of the campy parts by year. Are the brakes long or short reach calipers? In any case you have a fantastic bike and you can thank your friend. It is a real collectors item and in fantastic shape. Don't know where you are located but, if there are a lot of knowledgable cyclists in your local you will get a lot of "ohhhs" and "ahhhhs" when you show up at the local coffee shop where they congregate. I have several aero space material bikes but, my lugged bikes get a lot more comments when I take them out for rides. And you have a real collectors item. Check out www.bikeforums.net. There is a Vintage section that surely will know the age.