The seat stay caps and lugging share similarities with the mid to late ’70’s Colnago Mexico. The third brand is Celo Europa, these frames were made by Colnago for Celo Europa/Marcel Calborn in Southern California. Rauler became one of the top contract builders for Colnago and did much of the pantographing for them as well.” The Rauler brand was said to have developed pantographing for Colnago, and could be said to have inspired the intricate lug work on the Colnago Arabesque here you can compare to similarities between the two brands. It is unsure just what the relationship with Ernesto was, but what is known that the name Rauler is from Raul and the first two letters of Ernesto, hence Rauler. Rauler is the second brand, “One or both brothers worked for Colnago before starting up the Rauler marquee.
The first is Alan, who made the Dual and Carbitubo for Colnago, as well as this Colnago Mapei GB frame set from my own collection. Kumpulan Serial Number Idmĭictionary password txt file download. Apparently there was a real mess in the distribution channels and with the “Italian bike boom” blazing- Colnagos were in the 1970s what Rolex watches were in the 1980s I have heard a number of stories about the fakes but with subcontracting and the Italian tradition to copy- who said it was a Chinese thing- its hard to spot the truth The mass of fakes and some not-so-stellar real Colnagos nearly knocked them off the map for a while” There are 3 brands that can claim lineage to Colnago legitimately. There was little to believe that they were not. They were of such mediocre build quality that Ernesto claimed they were counterfeits- I actually sat behind Ernesto on a flight many, many years ago but we chatted about cycling sport and not his frames.
Here’s a quote from a forum member (Edwardz) at “Back in the 1970s there were a number of very poor quality Colnagos sold in the US. Their bikes provenance, here’s what I go by and have learned in identifying a genuine Colnago. The rise in interest in vintage Colnagos has led to a number of fakes appearing on the market,and as a number of owners have contacted me re. #12 on right hand rear dropout 1977, 78, or 79? May we add your pre-1983 Colnago serial number to this list? Plain fluted seat stay caps Three top tube cable guides. Downtube lug has the club cutout with rounded stem. #71218 Bought from Peter Rich (Velo Sport, Berkley, California) late 1971, Doug Mansfield 56 cm, nutted brakes, top of bb guides, Clover in BB, Clamp on front derailleur, Braze on shift levers, Semi sloping fork crown has a club with rounded stem and COLNAGO. Unfortunately, it has no serial number.īB to top ST 50 BB to mid TT ST 45 ST to HT TT 52 Thanks for looking! Any questions?Ĭolnago Bicycle Frame serial numbers (pre-1983) Placed in ascending serial number order.begun Updated (Note, many Colnagos do not have serial numbers at all.) Owner Description Serial number Estimated date of manufacture Phil Brown Super, Molteni orange, holes in the points, club on the top of the crown, no chrome except fork crown, no brazeons except chain stay stop, std. Colnago lugwork, extended wheelbase, 'Masters' logo on brake bridge. If you are looking for an entry level Colnago this is the bike for you!Ĭheck if your Wilier is still covered by warranty by filling your serial number. I bought this used for my daughter, it is hardly used, the only faults I tried to show in the pictures, are the ripped handlebar tape, and a scratch on left shifter. Hello, up for auction is a Aluminum Colnago bike for a person 5’6” to 5’10”.
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