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I've seen a few Colnagos like this one. It looks to me to have been given the Dutch respray treatment. Someone in Holland regularly rebirths old Colnagos with a fresh lick of paint, and then sells them on fleabay. Sometimes they have a simplified Art-Decor paint job, but this one is more...

With a 30" inseam (assuming it's been measured correctly), a 22" or a 23" frame will be waay too big. I have an 81cm inseam, and although I'm the same height as you, I should be riding a bigger frame than you. I ride a 53cm frame (measured from centre-centre) along the seat tube, but I can get...

Nice... So it's a 90s Master. The headset is older than the frame by a couple of years... I'd be inclined to get a quill stem. Apart from looking much better, it's probably going to be lighter than the setup it was running too. You can buy those Elite Cuissi Gel bottle cages everywhere...

Also, just realised that the bike in question has a threadless fork. If the fork is original to the frame, then it's no earlier than 1997.

From memory, the No Slip System was introduced in 1997. Didn't last long. 2 years later they were pretty much gone. Date stamp on the bottom of the saddle should verify...

The internal cable routing through the top tube was not done on any Colnago models before 1987. The 3-pointed lugs on the bike you want to buy were first introduced in 1988 on the Masterpui, so we know it's no earlier than that. However, the seatstay caps on the frame indicate that it is a 90s...

Yes. Colnago Mexico frames had a decal on the seat tube that said this. Written in the world champion stripes were the words "RECORD ORA MEXICO 1972". Mind you, they used the same decal on some Super models at that time too. I also seem to recall a laurel wreath decal on the seat tube of at...

My 1979 Colnago Super has allen key brake calipers, but I don't think it would be unusual for high-end frames around 1982 to still have nutted calipers, especially on hand built custom bikes. Even back then, there were retro grouches who would have turned up their noses at newfangled parts like...

So, after my last post, I realised that some people might want the technical information to build the best cassette possible. I pulled out my old ExaDrive sheet... When using ExaDrive cassettes, there is a letter assigned to each sprocket next to the number of teeth. This is not the same as...

Unless you are using the old pre-ExaDrive cassettes, then you don't need to worry about that chart. On later 8-speed cassettes (including the ones you can buy today) they don't use that lettering. The spline pattern on the freehub body will only allow you to place each sprocket in one...

So here is a recent addition to my collection. Picked it up cheaply over Christmas. Lovely condition. Needs very little to make it perfect, but I'm wondering if someone out there who knows their Bianchis can help me pin the details of the model down, and possibly confirm year of manufacture...

I assume that you are using the correct sized handlebar, with a diameter of 26.4mm, not a modern 26.0mm or smaller bar. There should be no noticeable flex in the stem, and only the slightest flex at the extreme ends of the bars if you really really try to push down on them. Take the fixing...

Adding to what was already mentioned above by dogsnadgers... The chain width is the same. It's 3/32". These chains were the standard size that all bikes used from 4 speeds through to 8-speeds inclusive. Chains got narrower when 9-speed was introduced. In terms of fitting a 7-speed...

I reckon the GB is a better buy than the Moser (although it clearly depends on price). I can't see a lip on those cranks. I hope they are '58s though. I have my doubts though. Front deraileur does look like a 1960s model, so it's not going to be far off. Can't recognise anything else...

Lots of factors to consider here. The last decade has seen frame manufactures redesign the geometry of frames. The compact frame with a sloping top tube is not a performance enhancement. It's actually a way for frame manufacturs to make no more than 4 frame sizes for all size riders. It is...

I assume that the stem is going to be lowered before its ridden. Looks like it's out past its limit. I would inspect the drive train (chain, cluster, derailleur pulleys, chainring) and if there is wear there, I'd replace the chain. A worn chain will ruin all those moving parts pretty...

Looks very nice. Paint looks fine to me. Just get rid of that saddle, and get somethig appropriate. Ruins the whole look.

Technically, they were all "singles" as there were no "high pressures". The terms "tubular" and "clincher" post date these tyres.

Yep. These are road. Track cages were not fulll wraparound cages. Instead there are two Trapezoid plates on each side.