In an entire decade, the frame went mostly unchanged, with just the seatstays updated to the wishbone-style B-Stay design and the chainstays reworked to incorporate the HP (‘High Power’) diamond-shaped cut-out that was intended to simultaneously add stiffness and reduce vibration.Įrnesto Colnago knew he had created something special. The C40 remained in production as Colnago’s flagship model, ridden by Mapei and Rabobank at the top level, until 2004. For Sale Colnago C40 Mapei 1998 frame set. > Icons of cycling: the first Shimano STI gear shift system Colnago C50 Hp b-stay in superb condition, size 59 Traditional geometry Colnago, headset and seat collar. It won’t ever compete with Asian monocoque carbon in pure stiffness to weight a 52cm C64 frame will be in 850gram range, over 200grams lighter than a C60, but almost 200grams heavier than some of the latest monocoque carbon. Incredibly Mapei repeated the one-two-three at Paris-Roubaix on board their C40s twice more - in 19. It’s the way Colnago has done ‘Made in Italy’ carbon since the C40 in mid ’90s.
> Icons of cycling: Campagnolo Tool CaseĪnd to hammer home their point, the next year Mapei and the C40 effected a clean sweep of the Paris-Roubaix podium with Johan Museeuw, Andrea Tafi and Gianluca Bortolami arriving at the Roubaix velodrome together and crossing the line in formation, all three with their arms in the air. This moment marked the end of the road for steel and aluminium frames. C40 2004 Colnago C50 2004 Colnago C59 2014 Colnago C64 2018 Colnago C64 2021 Colnago Carbonissimo 2000 Colnago Classic. Easily compare bike geometry side-by-side. Mapei was the team to which Ernesto Colnago gave the C40, and in turn Mapei gave Ernesto Colnago the first Paris-Roubaix win for a carbon bike, with Franco Ballerini in 1995. The worlds biggest open geometry database. Colnago have finally gone from a 1 inch to a 1.125 headset as well, so the head tube and lug are larger (and stiffer). The HP section is also more refined than last years HP (HP was not a feature on our World Champs C40). the C40’s 7.5 cm at the same point (that’s a 36 bump).
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However, there was one paint-scheme destined to become the Colnago C40 colourway: the Mapei team livery with its tumbling multi-coloured cubes. The 50’s stays are a full 11.8cm at the bulge vs. Bellerini riding Paris-Roubaix on the Colnago C40.