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1. #COLNAGO C40 MAPEI FOR SALE TRIAL#
2. #COLNAGO C40 MAPEI FOR SALE PROFESSIONAL#
3. #COLNAGO C40 MAPEI FOR SALE SERIES#

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The double oblique down tube was designed to increase cross rigidity and the lugs were made of aluminium alloy. The Carbitubo featured a unique double down tube design and was also designed in collaboration with Ferrari.

#COLNAGO C40 MAPEI FOR SALE PROFESSIONAL#

At the time, these monocoque carbon fibre frames were at the leading edge of road bike design, however I’m not aware of these frames being ridden to victory in professional races? Colnago C35 Road Bike 1989 Colnago Carbitubo (1989)Ĭolnago hedged their bets by releasing the Carbitubo in 1989, the same year as the all new C35. This model was still listed in Colnago catalogs well after the released of the C40 in 1994, notably the C35 Corsa and C35 Corsa Strada.

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The C35 was released on Colnago’s 35th anniversary year and as such was the very first ‘C’ series Colnago bike. You can see looking at both images there appears to be very little difference between the 2 models. The C35 was released only one year after the Volo. Colnago Volo Road Bike 1988 Colnago C35 (1989) In 1988, Colnago released the Volo which was a carbon/kevlar monocoque frame design which featured Master profile tubing. By this time, carbon had already proven itself to be a lightweight and versatile component in road bike frame design. Interestingly, in the same year Colnago released the Concept (1986), Greg Lemond won the Tour de France on a Look KG86 bicycle which was built using carbon/kevlar tubes with alloy lugs. 1988 Colnago Catalog picturing the Concept The frame has a lug structure, only the lug part is made of aluminum, a hydraulic caliper brake, a 16-speed transmission mechanism is built in the crank. The world’s first bike with a carbon frame, carbon forks and carbon wheels. Image sourced from Colnago Hall of Fame Colnago Concept (1986)Įrnesto Colnago in collaboration with Enzo Ferrari in 1986, developed their first carbon road bike, known as the Concept, but it was never released for sale as the frame was too heavy (13kg) and too flexible for professional racing.

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Colnago’s 1984 Olympic Gold Medal Winning Time Trial Bike This bike was around 2 years before the release of the Colnago Concept which is considered to be Colnago’s first carbon road bike design. An Italian quartet of Bartalini, Giovannetti, Poli and Vandelli won an Olympic Gold medal for the 100km road time trial riding these bikes which featured track/TT bike geometry along with road bike gearing (including front and rear derailleurs). This Olympic TT road bike was a carbon fibre monocoque frame and is likely one of Colnago’s earliest carbon fibre frames. Colnago Carbon Olympic TT Road Bike (1984) This article discusses some of the early road bike predecessors that led to the design and creation of the Colnago C40. However, the C40 was not Colnago’s first carbon fibre bike. Colnago C35 Corsa Strada (1994) Brief History of Colnago Carbon Fibre FramesĬolnago are well known for their revolutionary carbon fibre road bike, the C40 (released in the mid 1990’s).