Fs. Colnago Super 1975
10-12-23, 06:55 PM
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Fs. Colnago Super 1975
Time to thin the heard....
condition is an 8.5 out of 10
The Colnago Super 1975 is all original except for tires which are new. Tubular tires....Put maybe 10 miles on them.
newbar tape and hoods
25 inch frame
10 speed
Full Campagnolo
more pictures upon request from serious buyer.
Pick up preferred
$ 1250
Wll ship at buyers expense
condition is an 8.5 out of 10
The Colnago Super 1975 is all original except for tires which are new. Tubular tires....Put maybe 10 miles on them.
newbar tape and hoods
25 inch frame
10 speed
Full Campagnolo
more pictures upon request from serious buyer.
Pick up preferred
$ 1250
Wll ship at buyers expense
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Ef me, 
No pot or window.
No pot or window.
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Time Travail
(Campagnolo did not introduce the Portacatena feature on their dropouts until 1977.)
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I did not see this thread, I did not see this thread . . . .
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Are you sure it's from 1975?
(Campagnolo did not introduce the Portacatena feature on their dropouts until 1977.)
(Campagnolo did not introduce the Portacatena feature on their dropouts until 1977.)
So it may be a 77.???
I receiced an email from Colnago that it is a mid 70s.
The brake pins are not recessed which led me to believe it is a 75 ????
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The front looks recessed and the back has a spacer block like the recess was damaged?
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‘Ernesto may be the only guy still there who was around near 50 years ago. There is the museum to refer to, but even the Toyota Museum does not keep examples of everything every year.
recessed brake fixation was very very New in 1975, less so in 1977, but still during a transition period, the mix of the fork and frame is not a surprise.
‘one can tell it is original paint, look at the iffy registration of the two colors on the Colnago seat tube graphic and the askew Columbus tubing transfer, varnish fix transfers do not like to be relocated once applied.
‘Imperfection is perfection.
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bikingshearer YOU need a Colnago in your life, and it’s silver, won’t draw attention hanging in the bike storage room.
‘and yes, you are allowed to tripilize it, red clover.
‘and yes, you are allowed to tripilize it, red clover.
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Thank you ALL for the great responses.
Here's the email I received from Alessandro ( Alex) Colnago....I guess Ernesto was busy
I was WRONG .......he said LATE 60s EARLY 70s !!!!
I still think mid 70s, but who really knows????
All I know it's a GREAT lightweight original Colnago Super.
I was told it came from England from my friend who owned a bike shop......
Here's the email I received from Alessandro ( Alex) Colnago....I guess Ernesto was busy
I was WRONG .......he said LATE 60s EARLY 70s !!!!
I still think mid 70s, but who really knows????
All I know it's a GREAT lightweight original Colnago Super.
I was told it came from England from my friend who owned a bike shop......
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Dropouts Don't Lie
Thank you ALL for the great responses.
Here's the email I received from Alessandro ( Alex) Colnago....I guess Ernesto was busy
I was WRONG .......he said LATE 60s EARLY 70s !!!!
I still think mid 70s, but who really knows????
All I know it's a GREAT lightweight original Colnago Super.
I was told it came from England from my friend who owned a bike shop......
Here's the email I received from Alessandro ( Alex) Colnago....I guess Ernesto was busy
I was WRONG .......he said LATE 60s EARLY 70s !!!!
I still think mid 70s, but who really knows????
All I know it's a GREAT lightweight original Colnago Super.
I was told it came from England from my friend who owned a bike shop......
Period.
(Unless of course that is not a Portacatena hole. Is the other matching hole present?)
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Too bad no history dept there, communications like this just goof things up.
the metalwork really points to the possible years.
The investment cast fork crown with the typography- generally associated with 1976 onwards
the short Campagnolo dropouts, those began to show up in 1975, BUT the two screw ports for the chainrest… 1977-78
the nut rear brake attachment points toward the mid 70’s but the other attributes push later.
‘it is a Colnago of the 1970’s but that leaves plenty of years to work with.
the metalwork really points to the possible years.
The investment cast fork crown with the typography- generally associated with 1976 onwards
the short Campagnolo dropouts, those began to show up in 1975, BUT the two screw ports for the chainrest… 1977-78
the nut rear brake attachment points toward the mid 70’s but the other attributes push later.
‘it is a Colnago of the 1970’s but that leaves plenty of years to work with.
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I have a 1975 Super and it does not have the top tube cable guides brazed on .It has the short drop outs without holes for the portacatena but stamped 35 like the steerer tube. It does have the club and script on the fork crown. Club cut outs on the lower head tube lug as well as inside the fork stiffeners . I always figured it was 1975....ish! Like so many of these bikes , no serial # so who knows? Mine is not quite as tall as this one , 62cm . It is my favorite bike.
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Thanks again for great responses...maybe it is a 76 / 77 ????
Experts here seem pretty sure
I'm ok with whatever year it is....tough to determine exactly with no serial numbers.
In further listing, I'll say year is around 1977...
Experts here seem pretty sure
I'm ok with whatever year it is....tough to determine exactly with no serial numbers.
In further listing, I'll say year is around 1977...
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What are the C to C dimensions on this one?
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I have a 1975 Super and it does not have the top tube cable guides brazed on .It has the short drop outs without holes for the portacatena but stamped 35 like the steerer tube. It does have the club and script on the fork crown. Club cut outs on the lower head tube lug as well as inside the fork stiffeners . I always figured it was 1975....ish! Like so many of these bikes , no serial # so who knows? Mine is not quite as tall as this one , 62cm . It is my favorite bike.
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^^^^^^External Nut for brakes , not recessed.
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bikingshearer YOU need a Colnago in your life, and it’s silver, won’t draw attention hanging in the bike storage room.
‘and yes, you are allowed to tripilize it, red clover.
‘and yes, you are allowed to tripilize it, red clover.
I really am not in the market for a new bike/frame/project, and I have successfully resisted all temptation the past few years (the Cinellis don't count - they were both trades), but this Colnago is a beauty and is probably my biggest temptation since I passed on a big Freuler-geometry Merckx MX Leader maybe ten years ago. (I will admit to the occasional pang of regret on that one) The chances of me buying this Colnago are not zero, but they are pretty close to zero.
But if I were to buy it - a very, very big if and still highly unlikely - (1) I would not try to sneak it past my wife (I like her too much to do that) and (2) I would almost certainly deck it out with Campy 10sp triple stuff, which would mean spreading the rear drop outs. So (2) might disqualify me from the Kolnago Kool Kidz Club on the grounds that I am a godless C&V heretic (to which I plead guilty, BTW.).
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I don't know, repechage, I certainly do not think it is overpriced at $1,250, but that would buy a lot of Swiss Almond Vanilla. (Inside joke.)
I really am not in the market for a new bike/frame/project, and I have successfully resisted all temptation the past few years (the Cinellis don't count - they were both trades), but this Colnago is a beauty and is probably my biggest temptation since I passed on a big Freuler-geometry Merckx MX Leader maybe ten years ago. (I will admit to the occasional pang of regret on that one) The chances of me buying this Colnago are not zero, but they are pretty close to zero.
But if I were to buy it - a very, very big if and still highly unlikely - (1) I would not try to sneak it past my wife (I like her too much to do that) and (2) I would almost certainly deck it out with Campy 10sp triple stuff, which would mean spreading the rear drop outs. So (2) might disqualify me from the Kolnago Kool Kidz Club on the grounds that I am a godless C&V heretic (to which I plead guilty, BTW.).
I really am not in the market for a new bike/frame/project, and I have successfully resisted all temptation the past few years (the Cinellis don't count - they were both trades), but this Colnago is a beauty and is probably my biggest temptation since I passed on a big Freuler-geometry Merckx MX Leader maybe ten years ago. (I will admit to the occasional pang of regret on that one) The chances of me buying this Colnago are not zero, but they are pretty close to zero.
But if I were to buy it - a very, very big if and still highly unlikely - (1) I would not try to sneak it past my wife (I like her too much to do that) and (2) I would almost certainly deck it out with Campy 10sp triple stuff, which would mean spreading the rear drop outs. So (2) might disqualify me from the Kolnago Kool Kidz Club on the grounds that I am a godless C&V heretic (to which I plead guilty, BTW.).
The drive train would be easy to fence.
Colnago’s do have high entertainment return of value in the handling dept. I avoided buying one for over 4 decades.
Just old memories of Alan Goldsmith bragging about bringing in 500 to his shop alone in 1975.
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I know that this is listed as 10 Spd. but given that it's likely a '77, is the rear triangle 120 or 126? Likely 120 but could certainly be 126 by that point, and that would impact the equation....
Great opportunity to own a cherry example of a Colnago before their busier, shinier models....
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Here are some measurements a few have asked about
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Don't know about Colnago, but builders used those drilled dropouts as late as 1981, I believe.
The pics don't quite tell us if the frame was made for recessed brake nuts, but this pic sorta tells me it actually might.
The pics don't quite tell us if the frame was made for recessed brake nuts, but this pic sorta tells me it actually might.
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Thanks for the measurements. It's a little smaller than I thought. It's a good looking bike and definitely one to consider.
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