I am wondering if the "Mexico" designation has anything to do with Merckx's hour record ride in Mexico City. I'm sure that was before 1980, but weren't his bikes built by Colnago? I believe there were several articles written in magazines about that time, and I remember pictures showing close-up details of the actual bike he rode. It had Windsor decals, but it definitely wasn't built by windsor.
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001 19:18:24 EST Ebbikes@aol.com writes:
> Tom - I have an old Colnago brochure (Early '80s) which says about
> the Mexico:
>
> "Light and agile for time trial" and "Frame Colnago Nuovo Mexico
> Profil
> Columbus SL Record tubing. Investment Cast fork crown dropouts and
> BB shell.
> Colnago special design ribs on top tube, down tube and chainstays.
> Rear
> triangle original Colnago tapering." etc. It is pretty much like
> the Colnago
> Super except for lighter tubing and the ribs, and the chromed lugs
> and rear
> triangle. I sold a few of these in those days, and just remember it
> being a
> nice light road bike. I'm not sure why they mentioned it being
> designed for
> time trial, when at the same time they had the "Aerodinamico" which
> had a
> down-sloping top tube, 650 front wheel and cowhorn bars. I don't
> recall any
> connection to the Mexico Olympics, but that must be where they got
> the name.
> I remember it did spur rumors about Mexican-made Colnagos for some
> time.
> Colnago has always had such a large facility that I'm sure he would
> have no
> reason to have frames made in Mexico. He made several marketing
> blunders in
> those days though, not the least of which was to allow mailorder to
> have free
> reign on his bikes. Who remembers the Colnago Supers selling for
> $299 or
> less at Bike-ecology? After that, no bike shop trying to make a
> living would
> touch them. They seem to be in that same position today.
>
> Bob Freeman
>
>
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