Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Colnago is an Italian bicycle brand that was founded in 1952 by Ernesto Colnago, a former professional cyclist. The company is based in Cambiago, Italy, and is known for its high-end road bikes.

The company has a rich history in the world of cycling: the company has sponsored many professional teams over the years, including the famous Mapei team, and has been associated with some of the most successful riders in the sport — including Eddy Merckx and Paolo Bettini.

Colnago is known for its meticulous attention to detail and high level of craftsmanship. Each bike is hand-built in Italy and is designed to be both aesthetically pleasing and performance-oriented.

Colnago offers a wide range of machines, including carbon fiber race bikes, endurance bikes, and gravel bikes. The company has also expanded into the e-bike market in recent years, with a range of electric-assist road and urban bikes.

Colnago Master MTB

It’s almost confronting to come across a fat-tired Colnago, when we’re so used to considering them the king of luxurious road bikes. But I’m sure…

Dutch & Wolf Colnago Master 30th

The Colnago Master is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with a re-release of the classic frame, a summation of the craft and passion the Italian marque…

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Colnago Master 30th

Colnago are celebrating 30 years of their illustrious Master frame with an anniversary model, faithfully replicated as it was when first released. That means it…

Colnago Tecnos

The Tour de France is a tradition that extends back 99 years, so it’s interesting to note how the bikes have evolved. The Colnago Tecnos…

Colnago Master Copperhead Road

Ernesto Colnago’s Master frame was first released during the mid-80s and featured crimped tubes that was purported to add strength, although whether it was structural…

Colnago Master Retrogusto

To put this Colnago Master into context, perhaps I should have named this post Colnago ‘il Toro’, as it will immediately explain these original ‘bullhorn’…

Colnago C59 Ottanta

On the 9th of February 2012, the immensely humble and intensely hardworking Ernesto Colnago celebrated his eightieth birthday. This milestone was spent like any other…

Colnago Super

The Super was Colnago’s flagship model throughout the 70s and 80s, a predominantly Columbus SL-tubed race machine. The brown was a stock shade during the…

Colnago Arabesque

Ernesto Colnago’s Arabesque was a celebration of everything there was to love (or hate) about Italian racing steel from the early 80s. An elaborate flourish…

Colnago Master 55

Happy New Year! I trust you all had a rejuvenating holiday, for it’s time to get back into the swing of things, and what better…

Colnago Sprint

There’s nothing that pleases me more than to see a fine example of Italian steel that’s getting used for what is was intended — riding.…

Colnago Crono Oro

Every once in a while along comes a bike that makes me gasp. It may be because of utter simplicity, or complete over the top…

Colnago Superissimo

Melbourne is Australia’s most creatively prolific city. I guess the inclement weather has a lot to contribute to that fact, everyone has to do something…