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dmonster Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 456 Date: Apr 6, 2013	Colnago History Permalink Closed 1932 Ernesto Colnago is born. 1945 Ernesto Gets first welding apprenticeship. 1947 Ernesto wins first bike race the “Mamma Isolina Caldirola”. 1951 Ernesto Crashes at the finish line of the Milano-Busseto and breaks leg. 1952 Ernesto opens first shop. 1954 Ernesto moves to a larger shop having outgrown the first and puts his name on a bicycle for the first time. 1955 Ernesto works as a mechanic for the first time at the Giro d’Italia. 1956 Ernesto and Vincenzia are married. 1957 Paolo, Ernesto’s younger brother starts helping in the workshop. 1959 Anna is born to an ectatic Ernesto and Vincenzia. Ernesto makes frames for Gianni Motta and Tom Simpson. 1964 Gianni Motta wins a stage of the Giro d’Italia. 1970 The Ace of Clubs becomes Colnago’s logo after Michele Dancelli wins Milan San Remo. 1972 Colnago makes the most unique steel bike ever built— then Eddy Merckx sets the Hour record on it. 1983 Colnago starts crimping tubes and realizes that it is a very effective way of getting performance benefits. 1985 Colnago collaborates with Ferrari and the first ever carbon fiber bicycle is created. 1987 The straight leg fork is first produced giving better than ever handling and comfort. 1989 The C35 is released with a dramatic monocoque frame. 1991 The Carbitubo double down tube carbon bike is released. 1994 The legendary C40 is released and wins its first race— the Paris Roubaix. 2000 The CF1 Ferrari celebration bike is released. 2003 After 10 years of success, the C40 is released as C50 to celebrate 50 years of business. 2006 The light weight climbing bike, the Extreme C is released after much success in grand tours. 2007 The aggressive EXtreme Power and CLX are released. February 9, 2007 Ernesto Colnago turns 75 and is just beginning to design and develop the bicycles he has dreamed of. - Bicycle Emporium __________________ Experience Vintage... Love Vintage...
KJPoon Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 250 Date: Apr 9, 2013	Permalink Closed Let's hope we are able to invite Mr. Colnago here again! __________________ Healthy mind in a healthy body...
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