Originally Posted by
jet sanchEz
Did Colnago sell complete bicycles in the U.S.?
It seems like it would be quite expensive to ship a whole bike from Italy as opposed to just a frame set....
Regardless, I don't think Colnago would have much say in what the teams would use on his bikes, it would have been a simple matter of which company was the sponser.
Yes. I can only speak with certainty for 1973, when I unpacked a shipment. My belief is this was not unusual. Shipping was always a factor but not that big. Way easier to sell the bikes when everything is there. Chronic parts shortages were normal.