COLNAGO C40 “Team Casino”, Shimano Dura Ace 7700, 56cm (1997/98)

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 mid 1990s – COLNAGO C40 mk2, which dates back to 1997-98. Full carbon frameset is shinning in beautiful Team Casino paintjob and equipped with Shimano Dura ace 7700 groupset, Ambrosio Excellence wheels, ITM stem and handlebar, original Colnago bar tape. Ridden a few times, like new!”

The legend! For all Colnago fans.

Frame: Colnago C40 mk2 / Team Casino

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

Wheelset: Ambrosio Excellence

Crankset: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Levers:  Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Brakes: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Saddle: Vuelta Professional

Stem: ITM Goccia (115mm)

Handlebar: ITM 260

Pedals: LOOK

Tires: Veloflex Master

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

Year: 1997-98

PRICE: 2499€ (was 2999€)

*Shipping worldwide available. Due to copyright reasons the photos are in lower resolution and marked with watermark. If you are interested in buying, have any questions or would like to request  a full HD photo album of the bike please feel free to contact us.