Old steel..

Back in the daylight...

At the beginning of this century, when carbon frames were becoming the standard for racing bikes and steel was simply getting outdated, I had the opportunity to buy a beautifully styled Colnago, which kept me riding for the next 13 years. A new old stock steel bike, on sale at a local bike shop which obviously wanted to get rid of it fast, as I was able to obtain it for less than half the original price. So it wasn't until 2014 that I had my first carbon bike and until that time the old-fashioned steel Colnago served me to full satisfaction.  After that, the Colnago was spending its time at the loft, but was in fact never quite forgotten.. In recent years, catching glimpses of it each time entering the place,  a plan for re-rehabilitating the bike finally materialized. It was a nice exercise to overhaul the bike, which was limited only to new cables, compact handlebar & tape and switch to carbon wheels with a rear-wheel free-hub body from Shimano Ultegra 11 speed to Campgnolo 10 speed. Amazingly, after 13 years both the headset, Shimano Deore and crank, Campagnolo Chorus, were still fully solid without any play and the gears still shifted flawlessly. I now use the bike for relaxing tours enjoying the surroundings and wandering around just taking it easy without even wearing my helmet..