These diamond chain stays are said to increase lateral rigidity while making the rear triangle more vertically compliant. Regardless, the diamond shape chain stays were the big change to the last iteration of the C40 frames. I was a little surprised as I expected HP to be some kind of Italian phrase Colnago being an Italian company and all. Why call it an HP?Īccording to various articles I have read, the HP stands for ‘High Power’. Upon the release of the C50 in the 2004 catalog, the C40 was sadly moved to the back of the catalog ending it’s 10 year reign. This model was sold for about 2 years (2003 to 2004, dates are approximate) and was superseded by the Colnago C50. This article discusses the fourth and final version of the C40 frame, known as the C40 B-Stay HP. The Colnago C40 was manufactured for approximately 10 years (1994 – 2004) and over that time, 4 different versions of the frame were released.
#Colnago c40 mapei for safe how to#
How to identify the different versions of the C40.Discussion of the C40 lugs and how the frame was assembled.The brief history of the C40 including major race wins.An overview of the Colnago carbon bikes that preceded the C40.
This guide includes a lot of information about this legendary frame such as This article is only part of my ULTIMATE GUIDE to the Colnago C40 which I recommend you start reading first.
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