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Colnago 2011: C59 Italia

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Parent Category: Bicycles

Category: Colnago

Published on Thursday, 15 July 2010 18:43

Written by Luca Salvatelli

Finally here is the first official images cholangitis C59 Italia. The new C59 frame is an evolution of the EPS, which remains in production. Shares with the EPS implementation through junctions and pipes wrapped. The frame is then hardened by a series of added carbon, placed in joints that stiffen it further.

New tubes, which now house the cables inside. Their passage inside tube is made so that the same passage helps to stiffen the tube. The tubes have lost their round section for receiving a rib on the sides that should increase the stiffness. This should be increased by about 10% compared to the previous EPS. The chain stay have rectangular section, and the finest seat stay. There is no specific frame for Shimano Di2, but the same frame is perfectly compatible with the traditional groups that with the electronic group. The latter positioning of the battery on the bottom bracket, in a special slot set in carbon fiber.

The bracket has standard classic, while the number of steering CHS-1, the number of steering Colnago, structurally integrated with tapered bearings and 1 inch and 1/8 above and 1 inch and 1/2 below. The fork keeps the classic straight profile and Colnago carbon monocoque, but now the stems have a different profile to make them more rigid.

The frame has a declared weight of 960 grams in size 53. There remains the possibility of custom-made. Price of the kit frame around 3500 Euro.