COLNAGO Nuovo Mexico CX Cromovelato, Campagnolo Super Record, 55cm (1983) – SOLD

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 1982/83, it was stiffer than Super or Mexico models and has 2 crimps on the top tube, 4 crimps on the down tube and none inside the chain stays (Colnago Super Profil has 2 crimps on top tube, 2 crimps on down tube, crimped chainstays). 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 one of the best steel racing machines that ever left Ernesto’s factory, the COLNAGO Nuovo Mexico CX which dates back to 1983/84. The frame is based on 1982 Nuovo Mexico, made of crimped Columbus SLtubing (2 crimps on top tube, 2 on down tube), but has 2 improvements: the aero shaped seat stays and CX forks (same were used at Oval CX). It’s shining in outstanding Cromovelato blue paintjob, built with full pantograph Colnago Campagnolo Super Record groupset, 3ttt Colnago stem and handlebar, Mavic GP4 rims, San Marco Rolls saddle. The trandescent beauty of this steel icon remains unrivalled.

A legend. Nice catch for any Colnago enthusiasts. L’Eroica ready.

Frame & Fork: Colnago Nuovo Mexico CX, crimped Columbus SL tubing

Size:

– seat tube (c-t): 55 cm

– top tube (c-c): 54.5 cm

– headset tube: 12.4 cm

– standover: 79.5 cm

Crankset: Campagnolo Super Record Colnago  (53/42)

Bottom bracket : Campagnolo Super Record

Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record

Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record

Headset: Campagnolo Super Record

Shifters: Campagnolo Super Record Colnago

Brake Levers: Campagnnolo Super Record

Brakes: Campagnolo Super Record

Stem: 3ttt Colnago (105 mm)

Handlebar: 3ttt Mod Competizione

Hubs: Campagnolo Super Record

Rims: Mavic GP4

Freewheel: Regina Oro (6 speed)

 Seatpost: Campagnolo Super Record Colnago (27,2mm)

Seat: Selle San Marco Rolls

Pedals: Campagnolo Super Record

Toe cages: Campagnolo

Tubulars: Continental Giro (new)

Handlebar Tape: 3ttt, yellow

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

Year: 1983-84

Price: SOLD (September 2021)