In 2004, Colnago released new versions of these forks and they were also available with a 1-1/8 inch steerer tube. Prior to 2004, these forks were only available with a 1 inch fork steerer tube. Colnago Flash Fork (2001 catalog) Fork Steerer Tube Diameters In 2004 this model was either rename (or replaced) by the ‘Street’ fork. As you can see in the catalog page below, it featured a CroMo steel steerer tube, aluminium fork crown, carbon fibre fork blades and aluminium drop-outs. This fork featured even more economical parts and construction. In 2001, Colnago released a third carbon fork called the ‘Flash’. Colnago Force Fork (2001 catalog) The Flash Fork Which made it a bit heavier and cheaper to manufacture. It was also a monocoque carbon fibre design (including steerer tube), but with alloy fork tips. The Force fork was the ‘more affordable’ version. Original version with 1 inch steerer tube The Force Fork I have read that the fork tips were carbon on the original 1 inch Star fork, but covered with thin metal plates, presumably to improve durability in a high wear area. It appears that most of these forks are labelled with the Star logo making them easy to identify, however there are some versions of this fork with different graphics and no labeling. I have read the weight of this fork is around 300 gms, however this will vary depending on the length of the steerer tube. It featured a monocoque (one piece) carbon fibre design (including steerer tube) without any glue. Note: these clamp-on stems were designed to fit a 1 inch fork steerer tube and are not compatible with modern forks that use a 1-1/8 inch steerer tube. These new style forks required a threadless headset and a stem that clamped directly to the fork steerer (just like on modern bikes). Colnago, like other bike manufacturers adopted this new technology and updated their fork designs. At this point, the bicycle industry was moving away from threaded headsets and quill stems. These forks were built with traditional 1 inch diameter steerer tubes, but it was not threaded. The ‘Flash’ model was released later in 2001. Colnago’s new carbon forks were named ‘Star’ and ‘Force’. Some frames were also sold with Time ‘Colnago’ carbon forks until Colnago released their own range of carbon forks. Whilst the Colnago C40 frame was completely made from carbon fibre, it was originally sold with steel Precisa forks for the first few years. A number of different models were sold with carbon forks including the Volo and C35, but it wasn’t until the late 1990’s that Colnago released their first range of carbon fibre forks that were available for purchase separately and not sold as part of a specific frame set.
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So you have the rare chance to get hold of one of the most iconic professional team bikes of the 1990s.Colnago had produced bikes with carbon forks as early as the mid 1980’s. We left his bike as untouched as possible, so you will find everything set up the way he liked to ride it. When finishing his career on wheels, he eventually opened an ice cream parlor which he named Gelateria Ultimo Kilometro, 'the last kilometer', where cyclists can have a refreshing stop on their training rides. It is he from whom we got this bike personally. The next year ultimately made the frame a legend, when Johan Museeuw, Andrea Tafi and Gianluca Bortolami crossed the line at the Roubaix velodrome as first second and third of the race.Īs if this would not have been phenomenal enough, Team Mapei repeated the triple in 19.ġ999 is also the year that Paolo Fornaciari joined the Team, then already called Team Mapei Quickstep. Mapei's Franco Ballerini won the 1995 Paris-Roubaix and suddenly everybody was aware of the fact that the demise of Aluminium frames might have begun. They proved that the bike was capable of coping with the roughest conditions.
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However, the frame had yet to prove that it was capable of being a threat to the aluminium and steel bikes in the hard races pro teams have to attend.Įrnesto outfitted the Team Mapei as the first squad to race his prestigeous machine. All paintjobs were carried out by hand and found the company some extra fame. A construction of profiled carbon fibre tubes, fitted together by well proportioned carbon fibre lugs and steered with a high tech steel fork.Īnd it became available in an unbelievable amount of paint schemes. Well constructed enough to equally compete in the mountains and the classics of Flanders.ġ994, to celebrate the company's 40th birthday, the C40 was first presented to the public. But to that point no carbon fibre bike proved so safe and light at the same time, that it was suitable as a professional team bike. When Ernesto released the Colnago C40 he started a revolution.īefore, carbon fibre has been seen as the future of cycling and there have been loads of experiments going on since the 1970s.
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