COLNAGO C40 Art Decor mk1, Shimano Dura Ace 7410, 54cm (1996)

Ernesto Colnago was born on February 9, 1932 in Cambiago, near Milan, Italy. At age 13 he entered in world of two wheels and immediately he fall in love with bikes and cycling. In 1952 he founded Colnago and started to work as mechanic for several professional teams. Colnago’s bikes still have a domination of the world’s cycling sports because Ernesto was always an innovator and pioneer of new technologies which supposedly provide more efficency or comfort.

In 1994 Colnago started to produce their very successful model C40 — ‘C’ for carbon and ‘40’ to commemorate Colnago’s 40th year in business. Full carbon frame with Master profile carbon tubes bonded to carbon lugs. Colnago solved the problem of how to make a carbon frame durable enough to win the toughest cobbled Classics yet light enough to soar up Alpine cols. That’s the reason why the C40 is the favourite bike of all time for so many people — including Sir Bradley Wiggins. Colnago could have created something with perhaps a swoopy, futuristic profile befitting its revolutionary design. Instead he kept the tubes ramrod-straight in the traditional style — albeit with the star-shaped cross-section that he had pioneered with the steel Master. The C40 MK1 was their first generation, later MK2 and MK3 with B Stay were introduced.

The Colnago C40 won 5 out of 6 editions of Paris-Roubaix in years (1995-2000).

Proudly offering another legendary racing machine by great Ernesto – 1996 COLNAGO C40 Art Decor mk1 with steel precisa fork, shinning in original paintjob. Built with iconic Spinergy wheels, superb Shimano  Dura Ace 7410 groupset, Ferrari Novus saddle, all in very good condition.

For all Colnago fans. Fair price.

Frame & Fork: Colnago C40 MK1 carbon / steel precisa fork

Size:

– seat tube (c-t): 55,5 cm

– top tube (c-c): 54.5 cm

– headset tube: 12.5 cm

Wheelset: Ambrosio Spinergy

Crankset: Shimano Dura ace 7410

Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7410

Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7410

Levers: Shimano Dura Ace 7410 STI 8speed

Brakes: Shimano Dura Ace 7403

Headset: Shimano Dura Ace 7410

Seatpost: Colnago Carbon (27,2mm)

Saddle: Novus Ferrari

Stem: 3ttt

Handlebar tape: Colnago, cork

Condition: Used, but very good condition. Original paint and decals. No dents, no cracks or bends. Some signs of normal use. Groupset and components are in very good condition

Year: 1996

Price: 2999€ (was 3299€)