Colnago ad in Velo News

[cpg]

The Colnago ad in the Nov. 15th Velo News for the E1 model makes what I feel is a dubious claim. The copy says Colnago has over 20 years of carbon experience. I don't remember anything carbon in the Colnago line back in 1985. Does anyone else?


Curt

[Tom]

People are carbon based life forms. Many people at Colnago are over twenty years old.

[LegendRider]

I remember the Carbitubo in the early to mid-nineties. They must have been doing R&D well before production began.

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . the ad sepcifically claiming twenty years of experience with carbon BIKES. Perhaps they made some other products . . . 50 million lira carbon toilet seat covers for the Italian Air Force? . . .

BBDave

[Kevan]

the time spent performing corporate espionage. :D

[e-RICHIE]

" The copy says Colnago has over 20 years of carbon experience. "



that's in metric.
e-RICHIE

[Jeff Weir]

Is metric the same as dog years?

[Frank]

http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/colnago-88/colnago9a.jpg

Not sure when they first started with CF though. Here is a link to Colnago history of anyone wanted to e-mail them for some additional information:

http://www.colnagonews.com/prova2/homepage.html

Frank

[Andreu]

Steel = Carbon + Iron
OK OK small amount of carbon but they didn't mention how much carbon in the advert!

[george]

Call Colnago and ask for details...