1995 Colnago Master Olympic

rollingthunder
rollingthunder Posts: 109
edited August 2013 in Your road bikes
1995 Colnago Master Olympic.
61cm seat tube, centre to top. 58.2cm top tube. 130cm Colnago Pantographed stem.
44cm Velo Orange Grand Course bars with Brooks honey leather bartape.
Velo Orange Grand Cru seatpost with honey Brooks Swallow saddle.
Ambrosio Excellence rims with 32h Ambrosio Zenith hubs and Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp tires.
Campagnolo Athena 11 silver groupset.
Campognolo Borraccia Biodinamica Water Bottle.

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  • Cheshire Cat
    Cheshire Cat Posts: 309
    Wonderful!
    “Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” Hunter S Thompson
  • Cheshire Cat
    Cheshire Cat Posts: 309
    ...except for the tyres,they don't suit the classic look of the rest of the bike.
    “Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” Hunter S Thompson
  • rokt
    rokt Posts: 493
    That is very nice....my kinda bike...enjoy...
  • ncfc70
    ncfc70 Posts: 9
    wow!
  • rollingthunder
    rollingthunder Posts: 109
    Thanks guys. Very kind comments :D

    Cheshire, if i could find tan sidewall tires that are durable enough, I'd put them on. Vredestein used to make them, but not anymore.

    I'm a big lump, and Vredestein are the only tires I've used with which I never puncture.
  • nchappy
    nchappy Posts: 29
    WOW, absolutely stunning. :D
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Nice, but needs splash ribbon, a period Turbomatic saddle and gumwall tyres to complete the mid-90s race look. Vittoria, Veloflex, Challenge - or even Panaracer pasela if you have the clearance. And get rid of that bottle, it completely ruins it ;)
  • rajMAN
    rajMAN Posts: 429
    Theres tidy. :shock:
  • super_prestige
    super_prestige Posts: 300
    You can't beat a bit of vintage steel, only thing I would change is the saddle, made a period Regal.
    As for the tyres Michellin HD Comps can be bought on ebay, or veloflex amber wall from Planet X.
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    Retro:
    Tommasini Super Prestige Full Campagnolo C/W Delta`s
  • slam that stem
    slam that stem Posts: 104
    Great bike and great attention to detail. Saddle and bar tape are nasty: you're mashing 80's Eurotrash neon with 60's Gentleman's racer, too anachronistic. The panto stem tho is a work of art, I don't know how you found one - Bravo! I remember when Super Record crankarms and chainrings were pantographed with all sorts of colours and names.

    As noted above, try Cinelli Microsplash: http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... inehbtp300

    An original Flight or Turbo or Regal or Rolls would be nice: http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... ellsadd625

    For tyres, any Challenge or Veloflex would do. Veloflexes have the benefit of being a good substitute for chocolate or butter of you're hungry mid-ride. http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... haltyrf190

    I don't work for Ribble, they just have nice stuff and give great customer service.
    The titifers have sung their song.

    Now it's time for sleep.
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    slam that stem wrote:
    Great bike and great attention to detail. Saddle and bar tape are nasty: you're mashing 80's Eurotrash neon with 60's Gentleman's racer, too anachronistic. The panto stem tho is a work of art, I don't know how you found one - Bravo! I remember when Super Record crankarms and chainrings were pantographed with all sorts of colours and names.

    As noted above, try Cinelli Microsplash: http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... inehbtp300

    An original Flight or Turbo or Regal or Rolls would be nice: http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... ellsadd625

    For tyres, any Challenge or Veloflex would do. Veloflexes have the benefit of being a good substitute for chocolate or butter of you're hungry mid-ride. http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... haltyrf190

    I don't work for Ribble, they just have nice stuff and give great customer service.

    Just saying I've placed three separate orders through Ribble and not a single item out of them orders was in stock. They decided to ring me two weeks after the orders to tell me they didn't have them...

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
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    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,334
    Lovely, but I agree, the red tyres are a step too far... they do look cack... :cry:
    left the forum March 2023
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Lovely, but I agree, the red tyres are a step too far... they do look cack... :cry:

    I would not worry, he will never see them from all the way up there anyway :mrgreen:
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • dereko
    dereko Posts: 55
    Love the shape of that top tube!
    Stick some of these on
    http://bike.michelin.co.uk/tyres/michel ... ic-classic
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Black/tan sidewall tyres and white regal saddle and white bartape = winner
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    I'm speechless. what a beautiful frameset.
    @JaunePeril

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  • Iamnot Wiggins
    Iamnot Wiggins Posts: 685
    That must be some reach with the TT length and 13cm stem! Are you Mr Tickle?!

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