Which features the Club symbol with the letters ‘COLNAGO’ below. In 1996, looking at the Colnago catalogs, the stamping on the fork crown changed to the current style. Colnago Precisa Fork (second version) Third Version You can see it has a more decorative 3 point crown. Here is another version of the Colnago Precisa fork which first appeared on the Colnago C40 in the 1995 Colnago catalog. Original Colnago Precisa Fork Second Version It also features a 1 inch threaded steerer tube to suit the threaded headsets which were still found on road bikes up until the late 1990’s. The first version of the Colnago Precisa fork featured the same fork crown markings as the curved forks of the late 1980’s. First Version Vintage Colnago Precisa Fork Crown I don’t know how many design changes have been made to this fork over time, but I have identified 3 different variations of the fork crown markings of the Precisa fork. If you’re after a pre-1990’s vintage aesthetic for your bike, then fit a fork with curved legs, otherwise the Colnago Precisa fork was better in every way to a traditional curved leg fork. That leaves just the aesthetic difference. Better vibration absorption for improved comfort.Curved Leg ForkĪccording to tests conducted by Ferrari and Colnago, the straight leg fork has the following advantages Simply put, a frame with a straight fork is much easier to control, and is more safe and stable – a success! From that moment on, the Precisa fork, renamed by Ernesto Colnago, supplanted the classic style and the entire cycling industry adapted the new design. Vibration absorption is maximized (also benefitting the integrity of the headset), the danger of resonance by vibrations transmitted from uneven surfaces is controlled, and better comfort and handling precision is achieved. The results of the tests conducted by the engineers at Ferrari speak for themselves. A fork with straight blades can guarantee exceptional results, far superior to forks with curved blades. From concept, through tests and trials, until finalization, it’s a short step. Yet, the intuition comes from a discussion with the “Drake”, Enzo Ferrari, another pioneer of the twentieth century. They’re good, they look perfect, they are light, and they do not have significant defects. This is the tradition at the time, and it’s an established fact that no one manufacturer had ever thought to change. In 1988, the forks fitted to the bikes Ernesto Colnago has designed have curved blades. Strokes of genius are unpredictable, and the history of the Precisa fork is similar. The following information is an extract from the Colnago website. The Precisa straight leg fork first appears in their 1989 catalog, but is still manufactured today and supplied with modern Colnago Master and Arabesque steel frames. It was a turning point that led the entire cycling industry into a new era. In celebration of the baron's gift to the world, we've compiled a list of the 25 most influential bikes of the past 200 years.The introduction of the straight-blade fork is an important moment in the history of Colnago’s bike production. In creating a vehicle that not only covered distances at speeds equal than or greater horse-drawn carriages, and that also didn't need to be fed, the baron made it possible for more people to travel long distances, more easily. The Laufmaschine (later eponymously labeled the draisine) was allegedly a direct response to the growing cost of keeping horses for transportation. Covering that distance aboard what amounts to an adult balance bike is in itself a brag-worthy feat, but his successful maiden voyage did more than prove his ability as an inventor. RELATED: 5 Crazy Moments in Olympic Cycling Historyĭrais tested his Laufmaschine (German for 'running machine') on a 4.3-kilometer route from Mannheim to a postal service stopover in the city's Rheinau district, managing an average speed of 9.3mph. When Baron Karl Freiherr von Drais of Germany piloted a curious wooden contraption supported by two wheels, he both introduced the world to the first iteration of the bicycle and set in motion a transportation revolution that is still rocking the world 200 years later. The first bike ride took place on June 12, 1817. It's hard to imagine a world without bicycles, but our favorite way to get around and raise our heart rate is a relatively recent invention: The bicycle celebrated its 200th birthday this summer.
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