COLNAGO C40 “Team Casino”, Campagnolo Record Titanium 9s, 56cm (1998/99)

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 Colnago C40 won 5 out of 6 editions of Paris-Roubaix in years (1995-2000) and several world champion titles in years 1996-2002. Jacky Durand was a French start of cycling in mid 1990s. He was member of Team Casino in years ’97 and ’98 and rode the Tour de France 1998 on identical bike to the one, we are presenting here.

Jacky Durand – Team Casino (TdF 98)

Here we are proudly presenting another legenedary racing machine of the late 1990s- COLNAGO C40, which dates back to 1998-99. Full carbon frameset is shinning in beautiful Casino paintjob and equipped with Campagnolo Record Titanium 9s groupset, Ambrosio  wheels, ITM stem and handlebar. One of the last real bikes. Ready to ride.

For all Colnago fans. Fair price.

Frame: Colnago C40 Team Casino 1998/99

Fork: Colnago steel precisa

Size:

– seat tube (c-t): 56 cm

– top tube (c-c):  54.5 cm

– headset tube: 13.5 cm

– standover: 80,5 cm

Crankset: Campagnolo Record Titanium

Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record Titanium

Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record Titanium

Levers:  Campagnolo Record Titanium 9s

Brakes: Campagnolo Record Titanium 9s

Saddle: San Marco

Stem: ITM

Handlebar: ITM

Pedals: LOOK

Bar tape: Colnago cork, yellow

Condition: Used, but good condition. No cracks, no dents, not bent. Original paint and decals. Some signs of normal use. All parts are working fine.

Year: 1998/99

PRICE: 1499€ (2199€)