I am building up a late 1980s Colnago Super frame, i was given it by my father, along with mostly period bits.
Whilst it's in for a re-spray I'm picking up the various bits missing.
The handlbars it has are 3T black ones that are the modern (to me, I've been out of road bikes since about 1990!) 'angular' type as opposed to the older style curved ones.
Now can anyone tell me when these were introduced, are they out of character for the bike???? The stem is a black 3T Colnago one BTW, this look authentic/old?
I guess I'm asking should this really have curved Cinelli bars?
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I am building up a late 1980s Colnago Super frame, i was given it by my father, along with mostly period bits.
Whilst it's in for a re-spray I'm picking up the various bits missing.
The handlbars it has are 3T black ones that are the modern (to me, I've been out of road bikes since about 1990!) 'angular' type as opposed to the older style curved ones.
Not an expert, but I believe these are "anatomic" bars. Sheldon Brown says:
"Anatomic" Marketing term to describe a bicycle part that is purported to be better fitted to the cyclists' anatomy than other designs. The term has specific customary meanings in the bicycle industry:
Anatomic handlebars are drop bars that have straight sections to fit the hands, particularly just below the brake levers. This design is covered by a Modolo patent.
