Colnago Steelnovo

[Ryun]

Unfortunately most of these bikes have been sold to known Colnago collectors even before the true launch. Not sure any of the them will end up in the hands of someone that would ride them which is a shame.
I dig the whole setup and would be curious if based on the demand if we see a non numbered version of the bike with different paint and standard groupset.

Ryun

[fignon's barber]

Originally Posted by huck*this

So good, but what type of steel for $18k+?





https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/eur...h-anniversary/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKFledinDUQ

Give me a nice Colnago Master and $15K in my jersey pocket.

[jadmt]

while I could never afford it I would gladly pay $100 to take it on a 50 mile ride.

[Elefantino]

Yeah no.

[truth]

It's hard for me to tell from the photos, is that a bi-oval (Max?!) top tube or is it a tapered tube?

I like that transition from top tube to seat stay!

[merckxman]

The video says it is a special, new, shape Columbus made at request of Colnago for this project.

Originally Posted by truth

It's hard for me to tell from the photos, is that a bi-oval (Max?!) top tube or is it a tapered tube?

I like that transition from top tube to seat stay!

[merckxman]

Special top tube shape.

[Kingson]

Originally Posted by fourflys

THIS I can get behind.. guess I'm just so tired of muted colors in the world.. I know silver isn't an earth tone per se, but it's just so ubiquitous..

i don't understand the appeal of modern bike aesthetics.
when i saw this one, i thought to myself, "wow, someone was able to make a modern-day steel bike almost as butt-ugly, and classless as a modern-day carbon fiber bike. that right there is an impressive achievement"

[Julien]

Looks beautiful to me, I find the drop outs and seat cluster super elegant. As mentioned the bronze details are chief’s kiss. The slim fork blades also combine really well with the frame I think.

Originally Posted by truth

It's hard for me to tell from the photos, is that a bi-oval (Max?!) top tube or is it a tapered tube?

I like that transition from top tube to seat stay!

Seems like an extreme amount of taper, more than max. I’d guess 35 to 30? Custom drawn for Colnago probably? There’s a 35 to 28.6 life top tube in Columbus’ catalogue.
The down tube also looks truncated similar to spirit HX shaped down tube if not more pronounced.

[Andy340]

Originally Posted by Talrand

A steel bike that looks exactly like CF, no wonder people are salivating

Exactly this.

In fairness, despite campagnolo WRL, it looks good.

[robin3mj]

Basso Viper would scratch that itch a little more inexpensively and elegantly?

[benb]

I think it's a beautiful bike. It's not like I'm buying one but the price doesn't bother me. I think they said in the GCN video they are only making 70 of them. They're limited edition for the collectors.

And you look at how they make it and they're basically not giving a **** about trying to bring production price down. I guess the shots in the Columbus factory are the ones that blow me away since Columbus tube sets are not really something I thought of as ultra boutique. It looks about as efficient as back when Serotta had their factory in Saratoga Springs.

I think a lot of Colnagos are actually flamboyant in the same way Lamborghinis are. To the point they can seem ugly to me. This one is not like that, and I think it's apt that the GCN guy is driving around in a Ferrari. Ferrari is classy and these seem to be to.

I am really curious about where the 3D printing goes and what advantages and disadvantages it has. It looks awesome. Do these lugs bring back some advantage of braising? Is this bike heavy? How stiff is it? How does it ride? Will Colnago find a way to do this efficiently for more mass produced bikes? Lots of really interesting questions that the video didn't even try to answer.

The engineer/designer seemed pretty disappointed they couldn't figure out how to make the steel fork work. That would have been interesting if they had delved into that. Maybe it would have been better if they cut that completely from the video.

[fourflys]

Originally Posted by benb

The engineer/designer seemed pretty disappointed they couldn't figure out how to make the steel fork work. That would have been interesting if they had delved into that. Maybe it would have been better if they cut that completely from the video.

would be interesting to know what about the steel fork didn't measure up.. initial thoughts is trying to hit a target weight?

agree, should be interesting to see where 3D-printed lugs go.. Colnago certainly isn't a pioneer in this for sure, there are several others doing this.. it would seem to open up custom geos/unique tube shapes a lot more (from a lugged perspective), right?

[saab2000]

I love this Colnago. It’s elegant and will be a classic. Too bad there are only going to be a few of them. I’m not bothered by the price. It’s expensive, but it’s not trying to be a mainstream bike, even by high end standards.

[texbike]

Originally Posted by fignon's barber

Give me a nice Colnago Master and $15K in my jersey pocket.

Lol - I appreciate the Masters but am in love with this one. It's a different bike. I'm a cheap-skate but could (almost) see ponying up for one of these. I'm sure that they'll end up selling a frameset option in a couple of years.

Originally Posted by Ryun

Unfortunately most of these bikes have been sold to known Colnago collectors even before the true launch. Not sure any of the them will end up in the hands of someone that would ride them which is a shame.
I dig the whole setup and would be curious if based on the demand if we see a non numbered version of the bike with different paint and standard groupset.

Ryun

I'm willing to bet that they end up offering this as a frameset within a year. After putting this much R&D into the platform, it would make sense.

Originally Posted by saab2000

I love this Colnago. It’s elegant and will be a classic. Too bad there are only going to be a few of them. I’m not bothered by the price. It’s expensive, but it’s not trying to be a mainstream bike, even by high end standards.

Saab, that's a perfect word for this bike - elegant! It's one of the most elegant, under-stated modern bikes that I've seen.

Texbike