Colnago Frame & wheels

[cameramanjim]

This is another 'what do do with it' stories:
Build up with vintage components, modern components, single speed, or just sell on eBay as is?
I know which my dear wife would prefer!
Here are some more photos.

 

[Rob3rt]

Its a lovely bike, I would build it up with modern campag kit and some deep section wheels personally.

My girlfriend wont be happy I am asking this, but.... (if you decide to sell up) size and price? (Forget the wheels, just the frame fork, headset). Does it have a cut-out in the BB shell?

 

[Herzog]

Restore using vintage components (or modern, but with simple design/graphics etc). Personally, I think a beautiful frame like yours requires classic styling (italian of course) and I think a modern groupset may look a little strange.

It's a nice dilema to face!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Single speed would be a crime and why hold a top class frame back with out of date components? I've seen plenty of 'classic' frames with up to date kit and they look all the better for it.

 

[cameramanjim]

Does it have a cut-out in the BB shell?

Yes, it's in one of the photos.
Might be selling.
Gotta dash now.

 

[Rob3rt]

Restore using vintage components (or modern, but with simple design/graphics etc). Personally, I think a beautiful frame like yours requires classic styling (italian of course) and I think a modern groupset may look a little strange.

It's a nice dilema to face!

http://www.colnago.com/master/

Other than the stem, it looks pretty pimp to me. Would look even better with some modern deep section carbon rims

 

[brockers]

9 speed Campag. Retro, yet modern, but also modern, yet retro!

 

[dan_bo]

Same as rob, with dura ace. Then flog it to me.

 

[StuAff]

I've seen pics of a few vintage frames with Campagnolo Athena (all components either silver-coloured or have a silver option) and they looked great.

 

[cameramanjim]

I've seen pics of a few vintage frames with Campagnolo Athena (all components either silver-coloured or have a silver option) and they looked great.

Veloce is also a nice silver option and cheaper of course.

I still have the Colnago's C-Record shifters as well as the 3T bars and stem - and the wheels in the photos are the originals - Nisi rims, Campag hubs (Record?). So it's always tempting to go fully retro.
But I recently built up a restored Rossin frame with modern components, and got stick for not keeping it retro. But bikes are for riding and there's room in the bike world for different approaches. The bike is great to ride if you prefer Sti shifters. There's some rambling stuff on my blog about the build. http://rossinproject.blogspot.com/
Basically I have a Condor Acciaio, the Rossin and now the Colnago, and I'm instructed that two of them have to go! (I also have a Ribble and a commuting bike, so it's a fair cop!)

 

[fossyant]

Athena is the best for maintaining the retro look, but with 11 speeds.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I bunged a new Veloce groupset (finding all the components in silver was the difficult bit) on a 1970s 531c frame - looks great I rec.

I'll up dan bo's bid by a fiver if you flog though

 

[cameramanjim]

I bunged a new Veloce groupset (finding all the components in silver was the difficult bit) on a 1970s 531c frame - looks great I rec.

I'll up dan bo's bid by a fiver if you flog though

I think it has to be eBay, although v. tempted to build it up.... Mrs D would kill me though

 

[dellzeqq]

I'd sell it and buy a Spesh or a Boardman with the money. Colnago is a fast-fading brand, but there are a lot of young people who crave vintage italian frames, caring little for the performance.

There's a chap called Hutch who restores bikes like this - why not ask him what he thinks? He's veryu approachable

http://retrodicorsa....orsa/Intro.html
http://retrodicorsa....ve/archive.html

 

[cameramanjim]

I'd sell it and buy a Spesh or a Boardman with the money.

Where's your soul man!?

Thanks for the links though