All things Colnago

[DJR]

where is this story in our time of need?

It seems that the copyright authority in Spain got the virus. 

[DJR]

My old Bititan in times of freedom. It really needs more time out in the open. Couldn't believe how much dust it has gathered when I cleaned it the other day. Please ignore the saddle bag and the lights. It was a long lonely day out on tubbies. I had to be prepared for anything.

Edited April 3, 2020 by DJR

[EddieV]

.. looking at fixing her up with 10 spd Campagnolo components for weekend rides again   .... the mech on the shifters had been suspect for a while. Also have a set of Scirocco's in waiting.

[Wayne pudding Mol]

That is so beautiful I'd almost take up crossfit and start running so I could do triathlons on that beauty

[Nakoota]

 

Is this your version of bankrupt

[Nakoota]

My old girl, I do miss her.

 

[Jakkals.]

That rear calliper is not pleasing to the trained eye

[Prince Albert Cycles]

I don't know if I like this . Hopefully uncle Ernesto made them pay !

[DJR]

I don't know if I like this ......

I feel the same. 

[Wayne pudding Mol]

I don't know if I like this . Hopefully uncle Ernesto made them pay !

I don’t like it but it was inevitable. But well done on building up a brand and getting paid out for your life’s work

[DJR]

Very very few businesses survive its founder. Very few survive the second generation of the family. So, I suppose it is just normal. Still sad but also hopeful that the brand will survive and thrive.

[shaper]

Ya, mixed feelings!  Be interesting to see in which direction they now go.  Should not be short of money.

[DJR]

Ya, mixed feelings!  Be interesting to see in which direction they now go.  Should not be short of money.

It is a little tricky if you are at the top already, both in terms of prestige, desirability, performance, innovation and reputation. Going down that slippery ladder is all to easy. To stay up there is ten times more difficult than to climb up that same ladder. 

 

The Bianchi brand made the transition to corporate ownership a decade ago, I think, and managed it well. Let's hope Colnago can do the same.

 

I don't think any of the other top brands managed it and either disappeared or lost its shine.

[Shebeen]

I did not realise that he has been in charge since starting it at the age of 20 and has now sold his majority stake at age 88. Just assumed the italian thing of the family coming through.

That's an incredible time to be at the top, hope he got rewarded handsomely.

[stringbean]

Out of interest who is the current Colnago agent in SA?

[gummibear]

Maybe these guys.

 

 

https://www.roubaixworld.co.za