Colnago Sport 26"
09-17-18, 03:19 AM
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Colnago Sport 26"
Hi, got this Colnago Sport. Its junior version for 26" wheels. Any idea why theres no serial number? Ive check frame and fork and theres nothing.
Its mid/late 70s model. Gipiemme dropouts, flat crown, 2 cable bosses on top tube.
Its mid/late 70s model. Gipiemme dropouts, flat crown, 2 cable bosses on top tube.
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09-17-18, 06:20 AM
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I'll leave it to the experts, but Colnago decals do not mean a Colnago bike.
09-17-18, 07:07 AM
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its 100% original. Sports were entry level so no clubs and pantos. Question was why theres no serial number. Thats a mystery.
09-17-18, 07:55 AM
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Anything on the steer tube?
I had one of these and it rode great. Mine was made out of Columbus Aelle tubing and had a "Made in Italy" sticker on it but from what I found on the internet, these frames were contracted out to various frame-makers in Italy so that Colnago could offer a budget frameset to the North American market. I think mine had some numbers stamped on the BB but I can't be sure and the bike has long since disappeared.
I found that most of these turned up in Canada and/or the northeast of America but that might just be coincidence.
I had one of these and it rode great. Mine was made out of Columbus Aelle tubing and had a "Made in Italy" sticker on it but from what I found on the internet, these frames were contracted out to various frame-makers in Italy so that Colnago could offer a budget frameset to the North American market. I think mine had some numbers stamped on the BB but I can't be sure and the bike has long since disappeared.
I found that most of these turned up in Canada and/or the northeast of America but that might just be coincidence.
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Colnago's don't typically have SN's. They may have numbers somewhere but the references are ambiguous. Mine has USA stamped on one rear DO and a 2 digit number on the other that does not represent the frame size.
There is discussion that Ernesto would use sub-contractors to build frames during the boom years or others. No registry of Colnago SN's exist to my knowledge. I would appreciate any correction to my statements.
There is discussion that Ernesto would use sub-contractors to build frames during the boom years or others. No registry of Colnago SN's exist to my knowledge. I would appreciate any correction to my statements.
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Colnago serial numbers are sometimes stamped on the drive side dropout. A variety of formats: two digits, letter and two digits, letter and three digits, digit-letter-three digits.
09-19-18, 10:31 AM
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I agree that it's legitimate but would place it no earlier than very late 1970s.
09-19-18, 12:09 PM
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My late 60's Colnago Super came without a serial number. So, I would imagine an early 70's bike made for the Italian market could easily come without a serial number. Nothing to worry about there.
The Colnago Sport frames were a bit of oddball with the design, so it is hard to confirm authenticity.
It has several Colnago features including a lack of a serial number, but I thought Colnago used a slightly different BB shell (3 slots?), and the dropout brazing looks a bit crude, but I don't deal with a lot of sports either.
The Colnago Sport frames were a bit of oddball with the design, so it is hard to confirm authenticity.
It has several Colnago features including a lack of a serial number, but I thought Colnago used a slightly different BB shell (3 slots?), and the dropout brazing looks a bit crude, but I don't deal with a lot of sports either.
09-20-18, 01:40 AM
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according to saarf article colnago used 2 cable bosses on most frames in the 70s, only some models used 3. BB shell is 2 slots. sport was made even in donna version. still dont know what was the idea, not to mark the frames with serial number?
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Lovely paint. What are the plans for this one?
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One thought that gets tossed around is that if there is a clear accounting of number of frames built via S/N, there is a clear accounting of number of frames taxes are due on. That thought is usually applied to the primary Colnago line (Super, Mexico, etc.), may apply to the Sport, may be nonsense.
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Sport was entry level, so would be easier to evade sales control. Any known frames without SN but high end?
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hi 
i've read your discussion about SN but the other thing in this frame attract my attention.
is it not odd that instead of ACORN there is a HEART??
i've read your discussion about SN but the other thing in this frame attract my attention.
is it not odd that instead of ACORN there is a HEART??
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The Colnago Super/Mexico/etc all had the clover.
The Colnago Sport of that era had similar concave seat stay caps to the early Colnago Supers. Typically had grooved bottom brackets, and heart shaped lug cutouts. Lacking the clovers makes it slightly less definitive, but the bike above has enough sport features to make that seem plausible.
03-02-20, 01:46 PM
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Thank you for answear
I'm writing form Poland and lately I have bought my second "Colnago" or a Colnago Sport
it's almost the same as here but red: (steel-vintage page: colnago-sport-classic-racing-bike-1980s)
my first Colnago had all "clover signs" but this one is with heart and I'm thinking... and the guy from my neighborhood also - he actually met Ernesto!
I have to take a closer look to the frame but maybe I find some Velosport signs?
The bike is from Switzerland, bought in 80's? on the other side of Iron Courtine, close to Italy...
But...
I have bike factory I wasn't aware of: De Rosa
and this article on "le cycleur" (as a new member a can't add links so please google this "ONE OF EDDY MERCKX OWN TRACK BIKES, WITH A BIT OF HISTORY")
and now I'm curious:
- is De Rosa - I call it now "bike with the heart" - manufactured some frames for Colnago (for a while) as a Colnago enter bike...
- and what about this bike: Colnago but with triangle instead of clover or a heart?
and I'm wondering...
I'm writing form Poland and lately I have bought my second "Colnago" or a Colnago Sport
it's almost the same as here but red: (steel-vintage page: colnago-sport-classic-racing-bike-1980s)
my first Colnago had all "clover signs" but this one is with heart and I'm thinking... and the guy from my neighborhood also - he actually met Ernesto!
I have to take a closer look to the frame but maybe I find some Velosport signs?
The bike is from Switzerland, bought in 80's? on the other side of Iron Courtine, close to Italy...
But...
I have bike factory I wasn't aware of: De Rosa
and this article on "le cycleur" (as a new member a can't add links so please google this "ONE OF EDDY MERCKX OWN TRACK BIKES, WITH A BIT OF HISTORY")
and now I'm curious:
- is De Rosa - I call it now "bike with the heart" - manufactured some frames for Colnago (for a while) as a Colnago enter bike...
- and what about this bike: Colnago but with triangle
instead of clover or a heart?and I'm wondering...
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