Colnago Nuovo Mexico (1986)

I know nothing about Italian bikes (focusing my collection mostly on French bikes), but this one caught my eye in a small, storefront LBS last fall. It belonged to a local racer who had picked it up in Italy. With the untimely death of the original owner, the bike ended up at the LBS. I purchased it as soon as I saw it. With the help of Roy Dobbins, I was able to determine that it is a Nuovo Mexico.

Frame: 54cm (C-T), Columbus, with crimped top and down tubes (top tube has a single crimp on either side, while the down tube is double crimped, creating a four-lobed cross-section, i.e., quadrifoglio)
Fork: All chrome, sloped crown
Saddle: Concour Seatpost: Campagnolo
Stem: Cinelli (black anodized)
Headset: Campagnolo
Handlebars: Cinelli Giro dÕItalia, wrapped with new Colnago gel tape and Colnago clover plugs
Brake Levers: Campagnolo
Brake Calipers: Campagnolo
Shifters: Campagnolo
Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record (brazed on)
Crankset: Campagnolo Super Record (unfluted, engraved with a boxed 22 on the back of the crank arm, indicating 1986)
Pedals: Ofmega (added by me to replace the Mavic clipless ones with which it came)
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record (with aftermarket pulley wheels Ð Bullseye?)
Freewheel: 7 speed
Hubs: Campagnolo
Rims: Mavic GL330 tubeless rims (grey anodized)

- Ian

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