Colnago Bititan Mapei frameset

[bruce.of.zurich]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0941253637

Cheers

 

[Stempie]

There is only one reason why this frame would need new paint....

 

[beancounter]

There is only one reason why this frame would need new paint....

What would that be?

 

[dan_bo]

I bet that rides like an absolute dream.

 

[jonnyboy666]

I bet that rides like an absolute dream.

i'm not sure if you mean that or if it's colnago humour!

very nice frame though, if colnago have repainted it though i'm sure they must be happy with the frame.

 

[dan_bo]

I bet that rides like an absolute dream.

i'm not sure if you mean that or if it's colnago humour!

Eh? Ohhh I see what I did there!

 

[bruce.of.zurich]

There is only one reason why this frame would need new paint....

I am curious to hear it

 

[Stempie]

I seriously doubt this was the original color scheme. The way the dropouts are painted is waaay to modern and never used on any of the vintage Colnago frames I have come across.

The Bititan was none to crack at the welds near the BB. I have seen several Bititan frames that were repainted because of this.

 

[bruce.of.zurich]

I seriously doubt this was the original color scheme. The way the dropouts are painted is waaay to modern and never used on any of the vintage Colnago frames I have come across.

The Bititan was none to crack at the welds near the BB. I have seen several Bititan frames that were repainted because of this.

I don't understand the purpose of your accusative, suspicious tone.

This is a repaint, the vinyl masks used today for the dropouts are probably different from those used in the '90s. This frame was painted by Roncelli, Dalmine (Bergamo). He is one of Colnago's suppliers (Colnago doesn't paint frames in-house).
They painted this frame in the Rominger color scheme, with added Columbus and Mapei graphics. They have the vinyl masks for those graphics and I thought it was a nice touch.

Rominger's Hour Record Colnago was painted by Roncelli.

If you look at the head tube decal on the frame I have for sale, you'll notice the modern Colnago logo with the slanted typeface. Not period correct. Roncelli uses these because that's what he has available.

The frame is free from cracks and repairs. It has been repainted because its paint coat was no longer in a good state.

This is the story of this frameset.

Cheers

 

[Stempie]

It is good to hear the frame is free of cracks.

If this company did more paint jobs for Colnago, I hope they did clear the vent holes on those others.