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mk-4 – introduced the diamond-cutout HP-stay chainstay design and name-change to "C-40HP".also, at some point along the mk3-4 evolution they moved from an aluminum BB insert to a much more durable titanium insert. the chainstay/BB lug area was slightly reshaped, possibly to improve BB stiffness. mk-3 – introduced the wishbone B-stay seatstay design.note: colnago made several small running changes from year to year for these first 2 variants and i'm not sure that there was a really hard/fast cut from mk-1 to was almost constant evolution. note that you will often find C40s with a threadless steel precisa, as well! eventually went exclusively to the Star fork. at some point they moved to the Star carbon fork as an option, not sure if that was a late mk-1 or early mk-2 change – but came with the introduction of a threadless setup. these also saw the introduction of the threaded shifter bosses integrated to the lower HT lug. the chainstays were also beefed up – moved from a slim round profile to a taller oval profile, again to stiffen the BB. mk-2 – continue with the traditional rear triangle, but introduced a tapered/flared downtube to stiffen up the BB.these will also have traditional down-tube shifter bosses. these are generally found with a steel colnago precisa fork, but can be found with a similar looking alloy colnago fork as were used in the carbitubo.
#Colnago c40 b stay black yellow full
mk-1 – "the original" full carbon tube-and-lugs with the traditional rear triangle and constant-diameter downtube.made famous by guys like museeuw, ballerini, tafi, bartoli, dekker, and bettini. In its various iterations the C40 was produced from 1994 until 2004.Ĭ40 Variants: (/cycling/tech/_colnago-c40-family-tree.pdf)Ĭ40 VARIANTS – introduced 1993-94. With riders like Johan Museeuw, Andrea Tafi and Gianluca Bortolami aboard the C40 won 5 out of 6 editions of Paris-Roubaix between 19. With the carbon-lugged construction of the C40 - C stands for carbon and 40 representes the 40th year of Colnago as a business - Ernesto Colnago made carbon the material of choice, superceding steel and aluminum. 1000 grams.Shown here is a 1995 Colnago C40 Mk1 painted in Lampre-Panaria team colors and outfitted with an 8 speed Campagnolo Record groupset.Īlthough carbon fiber frames existed prior to the arrival of the C40 (e.g., Vitus, TVT), it was not until the Colnago C40 made its debut in 1993/1994 that they became widely accepted. Electronic and mechanical ready with internal cable routing. BB86 bottom bracket shell and tapered head tube. The specially designed composite headset cups absorb road vibrations for comfort and control over long rides.įrame: Colnago Concept Carbon. Cable-routing is internal and central through the top of the downtube, and both brakes are direct-mount with the rear located at the top of the rear triangle. Every detail has been studied to bring the aerodynamic performance to a higher level, with superb ride quality and efficiency transforming this bike into a real weapon with which to fight your competitors. It is the combination of pure power and speed. The Colnago Concept Frameset has been developed to be as fast as possible, and represents continuity with the original Colnago Concept project, the first carbon fiber frame developed by Ernesto Colnago in collaboration with Enzo Ferrari in 1986.