Product Information
Colnago C59 Dura Ace Road Bike.
- The latest and greatest from the Master
- Each frame hand made in Italy
- Sensational ride characteristics
- Tour de France or Beach Road compatible
- The best bike you will have ever ridden
OK! OK! I know the bike in the picture hasn't got Dura Ace on it, and "No" it doesn't come with Colnago carbon wheels either. This picture was chosen simply to emphasise the elegant beauty of Colnago's most recent top end bike. The exquisitely hand built frame is the star here, not the parts bolted to it.
Most riders will have a brand preference when it comes to choosing components, and for a frame of this level a few different ones would be ideally suited. Shimano Dura Ace as described here or the electronic Di2 version of Dura Ace are two possibilities, however if you decide on the Di2, a compatible frame is required as Colnago manufacture versions of the C59 for manual or electronic gear shifting. SRAM Red would be another groupset of an equivalent quality being the premium model that the company produces. Pictured, is a Campagnolo equipped bike and the ideal models to compliment the C59 frame would be the top of the line Super Record or the second in line Record groupsets. We have also fitted Chorus for a couple of customers just to keep the price down a little, which has worked out quite well as Chorus is still a high end 11 speed ensemble with many carbon components just like the Record and Super Record ensembles.
When building a C59, we would usually start with a Colnago handlebar, Colnago head stem and Colnago seat post, then your ensemble of choice and finish it off with wheels of a comparable quality selected by their suitability for your weight and riding conditions. As an example a common selection for a Campagnolo Super Record bike would be Campagnolo Eurus wheels for a heavier rider or Campagnolo Neutron Ultra wheels for a lighter weight rider. However if you should have a different wheelset in mind, we have access to most brands, and can advise on their suitability.
The carbon fibre production in the entire Colnago 2012 product line is paramount in the marketplace. Not just with the raw materials, but throughout the manufacturing process, no corners are cut. This is one of the most important considerations in the final price of a Colnago bicycle or frame. Another aspect is Colnago’s unwillingness to go outside of Cambiago, Italy for designing all aspects of the finest bicycles available. This is why Colnago offers a unique style matched with the most advanced technology. “Made in Italy” on a Colnago product truly means “Made in Italy”. Behind the Colnago signature lies the most meticulous and complex study of every aspect of the bicycle, from the design table to the final product. It is this investment in detail that makes the Colnago logo on a bicycle analogous to the prancing horse on a Ferrari. This a comparison that Colnago welcomes with pride.
Colnago invented modern bicycle racing geometry and has refined it to perfection with handling that is unwaveringly accurate but stable at speed, so a long day in the mountains is a battle against the gradient and your rivals, not against a twitchy bicycle. Frame integrity is a crucial aspect of Colnago design. Colnago frames and forks are tested in the Colnago Lab to withstand impacts far beyond international standards, a fact reinforcing their philosophy regarding weight, as Colnago believes in a minimum frame weight of 1000g. It is simply not worth sacrificing handling, safety and reliability for the negligible advantage of a few grams of static frame weight.
Typically Italian thinking dictates that it’s not enough for a bicycle to be beautiful, it also has to look beautiful. C59 frames are hand painted and, as a result, every one is unique. Famous for some of the most spectacularly beautiful bikes on the road, a Colnago paint finish is an intricate and delicate example of artistic craftsmanship. Except for the head badge, none of the coloured areas or logos on a Colnago frame is a stick-on decal. All are the result of the painstaking skill of the Colnago paint team.
A work of art that gives as much pleasure simply to look at as it does to ride.
