1974 Colnago Super

1974 Colnago Super

1974 Colnago Super

Bravo Ernesto!
This bike is a 1974 Colnago Super, one of the finest road bikes available in the 1970′s.

Certain builders were known for refined details.  Some brands like Bianchi boasted storied racing heritage that spanned decades.  Some racing bikes felt fast and looked even faster.  Ernesto Colnago brought all of these elements together with bikes like the Super.

Colnago decal

Bottom bracket cut out

Fork crown detail

Notable design details have to include the trademark Colnago club cut-out of the bottom bracket shell and the chromed semi-sloping fork crown.
Colnago racing heritage was fairly recent history in 1974, but there was a lot of it. With the most prolific race winner in history (Eddy Merckx) doing his thing aboard Colnagos, the bikes had a race pedigree that was growing by the week. Design elements that felt and looked fast? Colnago had them in spades (or in this case, clubs).

Nuovo Record rear derailleur

Possibly a Galli crankset

This particular Super included the Campagnolo’s popular Nuovo Record component group, Cinelli handlebars and stem, and a cool unidentifiable crankset with drilled-out chainrings.