COLNAGO Nuovo Mexico Crono 26″/28″, Campagnolo Super Record, 5cm (1982/83)

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. His first big success as a frame builder dates back in 1960 when Luigi  Arienti won gold medal at the Rome Olympic games. 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 about 1981, Ernesto Colnago decided to crimp the frame tubes (something that bike builders had been doing to chain stays for decades). Colnago Nuovo Mexico was released in 1982. It was stiffer than Super or Mexico models and has 2 crimps on the top tube and down tube.  The Nuovo Mexico is also predecessor for Colnago’s  future models with more crimps: the Master, the Arabesque Regal and Esa Mexico.

Happy to present beautiful and extremely rare steel racing machine by Ernesto Colnago: COLNAGO Nuovo Mexico Crono 26″/28″ which dates back to 1982/83. The frame is shining in legendary Retinato paintjob, made of crimped Columbus SL tubing (2 crimps on top tube, 2 on down tube), built with pantograph Campagnolo Super Record groupset, 3ttt Colnago stem and handlebar, Ambrosio rims, Iscaselle Tornado saddle.. The trandescent beauty of this steel icon remains unrivalled.

For all Colnago enthusiasts. Museum piece.

Frame & Fork: Colnago Nuovo Mexico Crono 26″/28″, crimped Columbus SL tubing

Size:

– seat tube (c-t): 50 cm

– top tube (c-c): 50.5 cm

– headset tube: 10.8 cm

– standover: 73.5 cm

Crankset: Campagnolo Super Record Colnago pantograph

Bottom bracket : Campagnolo Super Record

Front derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record

Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record (PAT.82)

Shifters: Campagnolo Super Record – Colnago pantograph

Brake Levers: Campagnolo Super Record prototype (internal cables)

Brakes: Campagnolo Super Record with cut-outs

Stem: 3ttt Colnago

Handlebar: 3ttt Mod Competizione

Rims: Ambrosio

Seatpost: Campagnolo Super Record (27,2mm)

Seat: Iscaselle Tornado

Pedals: Campagnolo Super Record

Toe cage: Campagnolo

Condition: Used, but very good condition. Original paint and decals. Low mileage. No cracks, no dents, not bent. All parts are working fine.

Year: 1982-83

Price: 3799€

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