Colnago

Colnago is called the bikes Ferrari, Colnago was founded by Ernesto Colnago in Cambiago Italy in 1954.  By 1960 a Colango was being ridden to a gold medal in the Rome Olympics.  Through the 1960's and 1970's Colnago was well known as one of the greatest custom race bike builders in the world and many professional cyclists went to Colango for their race bicycles - though many would be painted in the name of the brand for whom the racer rode for.  Colnago was also the first to introduce straight blade forks, known as the "Precisa" fork which was supposed to improve stiffness for sprints.