I have a (probably) 1980 Saronni, fully Gran Sport/Nuovo Tipo equipped, that has a 'Columbus Tretubi' decal ....
The thing I like most about it, is the headtube decal, a map of Italy (in pink) with a big 'S' through it.
Freek Faro Rotterdam Netherlands
2009/8/26 Greg S <gtsoftley@ozemail.com.au>
> Hi Crew,
> Regarding the esteemed Colnago Saronni with Aelle tubing, I happen to have
> at hand an Italian trade price list from November 1980 which places the
> 'pecking order' of Colnago frames on a monetary scale.
> New Frame only
> Colnago Mexico frame with chromed fork 280,000 Liras
> Colnago Super frame with chromed fork 245,000 Liras
> Saronni Export frame with Columbus Aelle tubing 130,000 Liras
> Colnago Chromed Fork 60,950 Liras
>
> (It doesn't say whether a fork is supplied with the Saronni frame)
>
> Complete bikes
> Mexico Oro 1,265,000
> Liras
> Mexico 1,000,000 Liras
> Super International 931,500
> Liras
> Super 874,000 Liras
> Saronni Giro D' Italia 701,500
> Liras
> Export GS 701,500
> Liras
> Saronni GS 483,000
> Liras
> You can see that the price of the tubing makes a significant difference to
> the cost of the finished frame as well as the groupset on a completed bike.
> Beppe Saronni might not have realized that his name was being used to
> increase market appeal to a relatively speaking 'low end' frame frame from
> Colnago, but I have yet to hear any complaints about the ride quality of
> these frames from riders. The 'Saronni red' colour has been placed in the
> history books alongside Molteni Orange as an all time classic as well.
> Saronni Red is more of a technique as opposed an actual colour and can best
> be described as a 'trans red' over a silver base coat.
> History has served the Saronni name much better than was probably
> anticipated nearly 30 years ago.
> Greg Softley
> Coffs Harbour
> Australia