I have the option of buying either a '99 Colnago Titanio or an '02 Titanio frame.
The price, sizes and condition are all the same, the only difference is in the downtube. The '02 does not have carbon or B stays, so other than the downtube, I believe the frames are identical.
The '99 has an oversized round downtube, while the '02 has a shaped aerodynamic downtube (round on the leading edge, shaped to a point on the trailing edge.
This may be picking nits, but will there be any difference in the ride of these two frames, or will it be purely esthetic?
I have the option of buying either a '99 Colnago Titanio or an '02 Titanio frame.
The price, sizes and condition are all the same, the only difference is in the downtube. The '02 does not have carbon or B stays, so other than the downtube, I believe the frames are identical.
The '99 has an oversized round downtube, while the '02 has a shaped aerodynamic downtube (round on the leading edge, shaped to a point on the trailing edge.
This may be picking nits, but will there be any difference in the ride of these two frames, or will it be purely esthetic?
Thanks,
Lee
I can't comment on the difference in rides, but I can say that there has been a problem with bonding carbon as it degrades over time, considering that the 99 has bonded carbon 7 years old I would suggest the 02 be the wisest choice.
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Lee said:
A quick question...
I have the option of buying either a '99 Colnago Titanio or an '02 Titanio frame.
The price, sizes and condition are all the same, the only difference is in the downtube. The '02 does not have carbon or B stays, so other than the downtube, I believe the frames are identical.
The '99 has an oversized round downtube, while the '02 has a shaped aerodynamic downtube (round on the leading edge, shaped to a point on the trailing edge.
This may be picking nits, but will there be any difference in the ride of these two frames, or will it be purely esthetic?
Thanks,
Lee
I can't comment on the difference in rides, but I can say that there has been a problem with bonding carbon as it degrades over time, considering that the 99 has bonded carbon 7 years old I would suggest the 02 be the wisest choice.
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Lee said:
A quick question...
I have the option of buying either a '99 Colnago Titanio or an '02 Titanio frame.
The price, sizes and condition are all the same, the only difference is in the downtube. The '02 does not have carbon or B stays, so other than the downtube, I believe the frames are identical.
The '99 has an oversized round downtube, while the '02 has a shaped aerodynamic downtube (round on the leading edge, shaped to a point on the trailing edge.
This may be picking nits, but will there be any difference in the ride of these two frames, or will it be purely esthetic?
Thanks,
Lee
I can't comment on the difference in rides, but I can say that there has been a problem with bonding carbon as it degrades over time, considering that the 99 has bonded carbon 7 years old I would suggest the 02 be the wisest choice.
Sorry, I interpreted "The '02 does not have carbon or B stays" to mean that the 99 does. Well then I can't help you on any technical mater.
I have the option of buying either a '99 Colnago Titanio or an '02 Titanio frame.
The price, sizes and condition are all the same, the only difference is in the downtube. The '02 does not have carbon or B stays, so other than the downtube, I believe the frames are identical.
The '99 has an oversized round downtube, while the '02 has a shaped aerodynamic downtube (round on the leading edge, shaped to a point on the trailing edge.
This may be picking nits, but will there be any difference in the ride of these two frames, or will it be purely esthetic?
Thanks,
Lee
I can't comment on the difference in rides, but I can say that there has been a problem with bonding carbon as it degrades over time, considering that the 99 has bonded carbon 7 years old I would suggest the 02 be the wisest choice.
A couple months ago I sold my old Girvin CF MTB fork. It's older than some national monuments. It was battered to hell, the powder coat on the aluminum bits was scarred and damaged. The bonding and CF fork legs were perfect.
I'm very skeptical of carbon in theory, just the way I am, but I keep finding the stuff holds up.
This may be picking nits, but will there be any difference in the ride of these two frames, or will it be purely esthetic?
The aero tube will have a little better aero performance, and the round tube should have better torsional stiffness (assuming the weights are similar).
