Colnago All New Aero Bike

[ome rodriguez]

[TobinHatesYou]

Pretty interesting how they’ve built-in a massive forward offset combine with a slack 67-69deg actual STA. The effective STA from the BB to the middle of the saddle as pictured is about 75 degrees. I’ve drawn a line depicting where a 73deg seattube would extend from the BB. It's almost like Colnago designed this for racers to sit a little more forward than years gone by.

[TobinHatesYou]

Madone for comparison

[ichobi]

Interesting aesthetic would be an understatement. Would probably be fast, but it will definitely live rent free in everyone's head for the next season.

[CJosephB]

Thanks for sharing the pics! Interesting design. Aesthetically looks fast. Lots of negative space. Wonder what that will do to the "aeroness" of the bike...

There are few bikes out there that looks fast standing, the current Scott Foil and the Teammachine R and this is there (IMO)

That Y shaped handlebar will not be for the 1000watt racers (Can already hear it...flexes too much for me).

Can't wait till December 9th for clearer pictures.

[Lina]

Interesting aesthetic would be an understatement. Would probably be fast, but it will definitely live rent free in everyone's head for the next season.

Also the positive rise stem so the stack/reach values are not in the "normal" range either. Pogi will keep winning with the bike and people will seethe every single time it happens.

[toxin]

Pointless gimmicks if you ask me.

What's the point of a bayonet fork if you're not even close to tube depth limit with the headtube. Just extra weight and complexity for no reason.

The seattube may be moved forward, but the angle is still so extreme that raising it adds massive amounts of setback/effective seat angle. Just worse than S5, Foil, etc. But hey it may at least give is some actual vertical compliance.

Pretty shallow bb area for an aero bike too.

[ichobi]

Ima guess 900g ish frame weight. Gonna claim 30w faster over the V4RS by virtue of seating position, front forward, short crank, narrow bar + bikes smaller CDA). Those enve hoops better be light though. Pogacar will be on it in MSR, but ditch it in TDF except may be pan flat stage. Will win something on it. (guy is a true ww and won't accept anything north of 6.8kg).

[RDY]

Looks like a bunch of half baked ideas that an AI could have come up with re: design. I supect this will go down like a lead balloon with Colnago's traditional core market - rich Western grandpas. But may go down well with their new core - Gulf buyers who think it looks high tech. Per toxin, the bayonet fork makes zero sense.

If geo does turn out to be slack front end and steep rear end, then hopefully it will encourage other conservative brands to go in the same direction.

[ico]

Ugly as hell.

[smartyiak]

We have the answer: trending Bianchi (not S5). Not attractive.

[Aeo]

Warning sticker "DON'T SIT ON THE TOP TUBE" yes or no?

[tymon_tm]

at this point the most interesting aspect of that bike is what Pog thinks about it. because it's supposed to be the ultimate race machine, no? he doesn't really need a 2nd bike for them "flats", and he sure as hell won't accept any compromises, be that weight or ride quality. and this one looks like one big compromise.

perhaps power was switched of somewhere in the middle of sketching that one, or Colnago decided Bianchi will no longer hold the 'ugliest aero bike in the peloton' title. whatever it was the result is just awful. controversy obviously sells but it has to actually look good..

[Dhxhd]

According to rumours, it will be manufactured by XDS

[Flasher]

One very ugly bike, but if it's light and fast it'll sell.