Colnago Master 1986

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Time for an update...

As mentioned above I wanted to try out a traditional stem and seatpost. Firstly I found a 3T Evol stem with a hinged clamp for the oddly shaped Biomorphe bars. But to my disappointment it failed to hold the bars properly. They slipped under power and being carbon I didn't want to over tighten them.
So it was back to the drawing board with a modern 3T Arx stem that I'd unsuccessfully painted neon yellow. That was given a course of paint stripper, and then to remove the black anodising, a caustic soda bath. After some Autosol and elbow grease I'm very pleased with the result.
A Campagnolo aero seatpost (thanks Tel) pairs up nicely with the newly polished stem.

Then came the forks, I wanted something more stable. Not easy finding 1" threaded carbon forks, but some Easton EA30s fitted the bill, just a shame that the decals are under the clearcoat. Now the front end is noticibly stiffer (and lighter too).

I had no plans to change the wheels, but then the dangerous mix of a few beers coupled with ebay fixed that. A pair of first generation Mavic Cosmic Carbones ended up being mine. I usually remove wheel decals but I like these on this bike, so for the moment they're staying.

As a Q-ring convert it was a pain that the front derailleur hanger didn't accommodate the tips of a 53t q-ring. I thought it'd be no big deal going back to round chainrings, but I was surprised to feel quite a difference. So I sourced a smaller 50t 130 BCD q-ring.

And finally, a traditional polished bottle cage replaced the ugly cheap carbon one.

The result – a confused Colnago? Parts dating from the 80s, 90s, 00s and even 10s, and not to mention the unspeakable mix of Campagnolo (seatpost and headset) and Shimano.
But it's what I set out to build, and it feels and looks better than I expected :D
 

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I am all for patina but the paint on this frame is craving for replacement!
Where did you get fork? What did you have to change to accomodate that fork; stem and headset?
 
hejsan ;)

So you used adapter, I thought (hoped) you did something with headset and such so I was hoping to get some advice.
 
Thanks! :D @mattiamerca, got Rotors on both my road bikes.

Cheers for the heads-up on the bars, but I'm hooked on the weird (ugly? :? ) Biomorphe bars, so they're staying for the time being. One day I think I'll do a period-correct build so the Soma bars could be an option for that.
Beautiful Klein BTW 8)
 
Im deep down a colnago man... loved my Master. And has Great fun with a c40 that i got now... There is just something about a colnago that makes them so so nice to ride.
 
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I did upgrade the Ultegra to 10 speed in the end. Here's the last pic before winter took it's grasp here in Sweden:
 

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