Originally Posted by
smd4
Well, at least this isn’t biased.
I think the term for it is "marketing".
Colnago was (imho) really good at gimmicks as a marketing and sales tool. The interesting thing to me is that they were also pretty darned nice and popular bikes with a good race history. ... although I'm not sure if the Bi-titan was considered a success....
In any case, their gimmicks weren't detrimental, and certainly got the public's attention. I imagine that most folks were pretty happy with their Colnagos, regardless of whether it offered measurably better performance.
Perhaps this is a good time to state that I have a Hetchins with curly stays. I don't think the stays make a difference in the ride, but are interesting. The bike itself does ride nicely, and I can only guess that it is due to the Reynolds 531C tubing being a lighter gauge than the 531 used on my nominally similar Raleigh International. The Hetchins has rounder fork blades too, which should offer more flex fore and aft.
Steve in Peoria