My first “official” Italian bike
09-11-19, 01:36 PM
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So for those in the know- is Columbus Technos just private label tubing for Colnago that is really one of the Nivacrom offerings? I havent heard of Technos before.
09-11-19, 07:39 PM
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My Colnago story:
When I worked at a bike shop in the early 1970s, the shop manager bought a new Colnago and invited me to take a ride up the Santa Monica / Malibu coast with him. I innocently suggested Tuna Canyon, for those familiar with the area. (Back then it was a two-way street. Someone since changed it to downhill only, destroying my absolute favorite climb in the Malibu hills.) We got to the first switchback when he declared, "this is B.S."and turned around. I completed the climb on my Nishiki Competition, proving the superiority of a modest Japanese model over a high-end Italian job. (Yeah ... right.
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When I worked at a bike shop in the early 1970s, the shop manager bought a new Colnago and invited me to take a ride up the Santa Monica / Malibu coast with him. I innocently suggested Tuna Canyon, for those familiar with the area. (Back then it was a two-way street. Someone since changed it to downhill only, destroying my absolute favorite climb in the Malibu hills.) We got to the first switchback when he declared, "this is B.S."and turned around. I completed the climb on my Nishiki Competition, proving the superiority of a modest Japanese model over a high-end Italian job. (Yeah ... right.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
09-12-19, 11:03 AM
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Nice score on a beautiful frame!
12-10-19, 03:55 PM
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Yes, Columbus Tecnos is a shaped Nivacrom tubeset made for Colnago. Unlike the Master, only the top tube and down tube are crimped, and the shape of the crimping is different, a crease between bulging sections rather than the curved indentation and ridges of the Master.
