Bikecology 1981 Catalog — Colnago Frames, the Super and the Mexico (Pages 6–7)

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COLNAGO FRAMES

America’s biggest Colnago dealer… huge assortment for immediate delivery!

New 1981 style with full chrome forks!

Referred to by many as the “Ferrari of bicycles,” Signor Ernesto Colnago is the internationally famous designer and builder of winning racing bicycles.

Racing giants like 1980 victors Guiseppe Saronni, Roger De Vlaeminck, and the Soviet team trust Ernesto to design and build them the best frames obtainable for every race. Cost simply does not count at this level of racing. This is Colnago’s only passion . . . and he does it better than anyone else in Italy.

Like the Ferrari, a Colnago looks as good as it performs. There is no corner-cutting. Painstaking hand operations are combined with high technology machine tool operations to produce not only a bicycle, but an Italian work of art. All tubes are mitered and pre-fitted with holding pins before silver soldering. Every mark of quality — filing, alignment, fit — is flawless. You are guaranteed that Ernesto personally supervises every stage of production, all of which is done under one roof, in the factory adjacent to his home.

As an additional quality control measure, master Bikecology mechanics inspect all threads, install headset, and check other important details.

COLNAGO

Colnago’s Accessories
Finest quality . . . features Colnago trademark, made in Italy

A. Lusso shoe
Build-up sole, long shank, fixed nylon cleat, unusually wide for Italian shoe. Fits D great. Sizes: 40-48. SW 2¼ lbs. $50

B. Wool/acrylic shorts
70/30% blend with extra fine chamois. Sizes: 2,3,4,5 SW 10 oz. $50

C. Wool/acrylic jersey
70/30 blend with 3 rear pockets, official markings. Sizes: 2,3,4,5,6 SW 12 oz. $50

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[Catalog page headed by the title, the dealer’s tagline and an outline club symbol with a registered mark. A large photograph on a gray ground shows a complete red Colnago road bicycle with a chromed fork, a white saddle, white bar tape and tires with tan sidewalls, with the introductory text set in white italic over the upper left and the Colnago club badge on rainbow bands at lower right. Below are two photographs on orange grounds, two women in Colnago T-shirts and a group of accessories (a CICLI COLNAGO bottle, toe clips and straps, a pump, a shoe, a seat post, a chainring and a stem), beside the boxed accessories list; the folio 6 is at lower left.]

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COLNAGO

Fire Engine red

Gloss black

Blue nuovo

Chainstay ends are diagonally filed. Campy Super Record dropouts. Stays indented on wheel and chainring sides is standard on all Italian racers.

Investment cast BB shell, cut-out with Colnago clover logo, Campy cable guides, massive Columbus chain stay, both models with wheel indention.

Famous Colnago clover cut-out in BB shell of both models. Fine finish is result of costly casting method.

Famous fluted seat stay: a delicate, hollow end with razor fine edges, brake bridge reinforcements. Note fine-edged lug.

Famous Colnago lugs. Top tube cable guides.

Chromed investment cast crown with fancy panta. 2-point fork rake with blade reinforcements, braze-on Campy lever bosses.

Anthracite metallic

SCIC blue

Silver metallic

Saronni red

Models, specifications
We stock the two road racing models, Super and Mexico. They are identical in every respect except tubing (see chart). Both are supplied with the following gear:

Campy BB cable tunnels, chain stay stop, lever bosses, Super Record dropouts that accept chain holder (not supplied) Campy dropout screws. Cinelli investment cast BB. Colnago engraved investment cast fork crown lugs and fork tips.

Measurements:
Fork: Ital thread 22.2mm I.D. 26.4mm crown race
BB: Ital thread 70mm width
Seat tube: 27.2mm I.D.
Dropout width: Fr 100mm; Rr 126mm (for 6 spd)

Prices: frame & fork only
Super 49 – 65cm $425.00
Mexico 54 – 63cm $475.00
Prices include surface freight anywhere within continental U.S. Call for special Hawaiian & Alaskan rates.

Optional fittings:
Record levers, standard type, installed $15
Headset: See pg. 10 . . . we’ll install any one purchased from us free when you buy our framesets.

Colors available for 1981:
High gloss black enamel
Fire engine red enamel
Dark anthracite metallic
Light silver metallic
New SCIC blue metallic
Blue nuovo enamel (classic Colnago blue)
Saronni red (candy apple lacquer)

Genuine Colnago Super spare fork
SW 3 lbs. $150.00
Steerer tube | Fits frame size | Cat #
180mm | 49-54 | 23-501-0
200mm | 55-56 | 23-502-8
220mm | 57-59 | 23-503-6
250mm | 60-65 | 23-504-4

D. Cotton T-shirt
Best quality, body fit. White, Sm, med, lrg. SW 12 oz. $10

E. TTT Record stem
Engraved and painted. One of the classiest details you can add. Sizes: 7,8,9,10, 11,12,13,14 SW 12 oz. $30

F. Campagnolo Super Record seat post 27.2mm
Engraved and painted . . . another “must” for the Colnago purist! SW 10 oz. $60

G. Black alloy toe clip with clover cut-out
Sizes: sm, med, lrg. SW 2 oz. $10

H. Lusso toe strap
Leather/nylon laminated. Guaranteed not to break. White only. S.W. 4 oz. $10

I. Silca-type pump
Bright chrome finish on plastic pump adds elegance to any frame. All sizes to fit our frames. SW 19 oz. $10

K. Campagnolo Super Record chainring
Engraved and painted. Sizes: 51-55 only (outer) SW 4 oz. $40

COLUMBUS

Chromolly tubing used in Colnago Frames
Tubing | SL Super 49 – 57 | SP Super 58 – 65 | Record* All Mexico
Double butted top & down | 0.6/0.9 | 0.7/1.0 | 0.5
Single butted seat | 0.6/0.9 | 0.7/1.0 | 0.5
Fork blades | 0.9 | 1.05 | 0.9
Chain & seat stay | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5
Head & steerer tubes | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8
Weight of tube set: grams | 2065 | 2370 | 1650
Weight: complete frame & fork without headset: | 57 cm 5 lb 15 oz | 58cm wt: 5 lb 15½ oz. | 5 lb. 9½ oz.
*RECORD tubes are single gauge

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[Catalog page with a grid of eight detail photographs in two columns, each labeled with a frame color: rear dropouts in red, a chromed fork, a black seat cluster and a blue fork crown at left; an anthracite bottom bracket, a blue bottom bracket shell with the clover cut-out, a silver head tube and a red seat post and saddle at right, with italic captions set between the columns. At right, a shaded panel holds the model specifications, measurements, prices, colors and the spare fork table, headed by the COLNAGO name in outline capitals. Across the foot are a shaded box of accessories D to K and a pale blue box with the Columbus dove logo and the tubing chart; the folio 7 is at lower right. In this transcription the tables are set with vertical bars between columns.]