I am on a colnagoaster kick. I have a love for steel bikes and I've been away from owning one for two long. My current bike is a 15lb specialized 2011 tarmac project black. Thinking about selling it and getting a colnago master light. Any colnago lovers out there with pics and or some frame and fork weights. I'd like to do a weight weenie master as light as is reasonable to still be my main bike ie no carbon saddle with no padding.
I love the looks of them, I just can't bring myself to spend the money for one! I think those bikes weigh around 19 pounds with middle of the road components which isn't bad for a steel bike, but they can get down into the low 16 pound range if you have jack to spend on lightweight components like Campy Super Record 11 with Fulcrum Racing Light XLR Clincher wheels and other light weight odds and ends which is real good for steel.
I like my 2010 (or is it a 2011?) Master Light an awful lot. I can't remember how much it weighs (and I'm not going to weight it right now), but I think it's about 18 pounds as shown. Handling is sedate in the Colnago style. Ride is Colnago stable and predictable. And as you can see, it's a veritable feast for the eyes. Yes, when the ride was going to be hilly or otherwise difficult, I'd take out my 16 pound Time carbon fiber bike (which, unfortunately, got dismembered in a crash), but that doesn't mean the Colnago doesn't have a secure place in my affections. Bicycles don't come any classier than one in Colnago steel. As opposed to too many steel bikes (are you listening Mr. Rivendell?), my Colnago enjoys moving quickly, too.
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Really nice bike I love the molteni colors. 2010 are pretty light I would guess for a steel bike. Thanks for the pics looks fantastic I like your style
I like my 2010 (or is it a 2011?) Master Light an awful lot. I can't remember how much it weighs (and I'm not going to weight it right now), but I think it's about 18 pounds as shown. Handling is sedate in the Colnago style. Ride is Colnago stable and predictable. And as you can see, it's a veritable feast for the eyes. Yes, when the ride was going to be hilly or otherwise difficult, I'd take out my 16 pound Time carbon fiber bike (which, unfortunately, got dismembered in a crash), but that doesn't mean the Colnago doesn't have a secure place in my affections. Bicycles don't come any classier than one in Colnago steel. As opposed to too many steel bikes (are you listening Mr. Rivendell?), my Colnago enjoys moving quickly, too.
Plus point is that Colnago has brought out the one and only AD10 paint job again.
They do anything just to win a salami in ridiculous races. I take my gear out of the car and put my bike together. Tourists and locals are watching from sidewalk cafes. Non-racers. The emptiness of those lives shocks me. It was the illest of times, it was the dopest of times. And we looked damn good. Actually the autobus broke down somewhere on the Mortirolo.
They do anything just to win a salami in ridiculous races. I take my gear out of the car and put my bike together. Tourists and locals are watching from sidewalk cafes. Non-racers. The emptiness of those lives shocks me. It was the illest of times, it was the dopest of times. And we looked damn good. Actually the autobus broke down somewhere on the Mortirolo.
I love mine..........2012 PR99. Here's a picture before I changed the stem to one that more closely matches the frame tubing diameter and is a -17 degree. I don't particularly care about the weight. It's not light but it certainly isn't heavy either.
Had mine built up, a special weightweenie project with some custom components.
Total weight approx 6950 gr.
Will post some pictures when I get back to Tokyo.
That would be great that's kinda what i want to do I was thinking if I could keep it under 16.5 I wouldn't feel like I'm giving up to much performance. I currently have super record, 3t carbon bars reynolds carbon tubulars etc.. So I'm not super weight weenie stuff but pretty light. Would be cool to see your recipe for sub 7kg master
If you are not racing or riding competitively then a few pounds really is not going to make significant performance difference. The beauty of the Colnago Master (or DerRosa Primato) over the bland, cookie-cutter aesthetics of carbon bikes will more than make up for the low weight bragging rights.
I love my old Master Olympic Art Decor and my Technos, rode a very pleasant 60 km this morning on the Master Olympic
Nice pair!
Missed a bargain Tecnos on the 'Bay last week--stoopid new phone/carrier and could not get online in time for the snipe bid....
I have not owned a Master, but loved the Tecnos that I sold (slightly too big).
"Il n'y a guère d'homme assez habile pour connaître tout le mal qu'il fait. " [Hardly any man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.]
La Rochefoucauld
That would be great that's kinda what i want to do I was thinking if I could keep it under 16.5 I wouldn't feel like I'm giving up to much performance. I currently have super record, 3t carbon bars reynolds carbon tubulars etc.. So I'm not super weight weenie stuff but pretty light. Would be cool to see your recipe for sub 7kg master
Just to share with you the actual weight of a Colnago Master.
Mine weighs 2550 gr with fork and Chris King headset.
Size 50cm, with black and gold trimmings (Master 55 Anniversary)
My riding buddy has a vintage Merckx and loves passing carbon guys up the hills. He takes it as a challenge and does not often loose. I get a kick out of watching that, maybe those few extra pounds of steel will be all you need to feel the same way and take KOM home
edit- this was my 10th post, so now I can see pictures. What beautiful bikes! I could not have wished for a better thread to reach this particular milestone. Awesome bikes guys!
My riding buddy has a vintage Merckx and loves passing carbon guys up the hills. He takes it as a challenge and does not often loose. I get a kick out of watching that, maybe those few extra pounds of steel will be all you need to feel the same way and take KOM home
edit- this was my 10th post, so now I can see pictures. What beautiful bikes! I could not have wished for a better thread to reach this particular milestone. Awesome bikes guys!
I love that exactly if you've got a steel bike it's nice to be able to get all the carbon guys up hills. If you get spanked you can always say, might be time to get a carbon bike.
Just to share with you the actual weight of a Colnago Master.
Mine weighs 2550 gr with fork and Chris King headset.
Size 50cm, with black and gold trimmings (Master 55 Anniversary)
Size 50 man ill need a size 59 or 60 just to get the drop decent I have an 827mm seat height. So I am guessing that as once a 60 is 20 percent bigger than a 50 that the weight will be at least 200 grams heavier maybe more so looking at about a 1200 gram increase in weight vs tarmac. So I'm looking at about an 18 lb bike in my size
My riding buddy has a vintage Merckx and loves passing carbon guys up the hills. He takes it as a challenge and does not often loose. I get a kick out of watching that, maybe those few extra pounds of steel will be all you need to feel the same way and take KOM home
edit- this was my 10th post, so now I can see pictures. What beautiful bikes! I could not have wished for a better thread to reach this particular milestone. Awesome bikes guys!
Monkeymsp -- Not to derail this thread into material/weight weenie-dom, but I had a carbon frame (a Time Edge Translink), an aluminum frame (a Colnago Dream) and a couple of steel bikes (the Colnago Master and a Somec) side by side for several years. Oh yes, as my original post implies, I also had a rather weighty Rivendell Ramboulet for several years, as well. And my old bones and old muscles tell you this: My legs, my lungs, my general well-being and my bicycle computer all agreed that the carbon fiber Time was the best of bunch in terms of speed, comfort and endurance. This isn't to say that I didn't/don't love the other bikes highly (okay, with the Rivendell, not so much), but the cold hard parameters perpetually pointed in the plastic direction. Whether it was purely a weight issue or perhaps a geometry issue, I don't know.
Mapie is a conventional looking former Hollywood bon viveur, now leading a quiet life in a house made of wood by an isolated beach. He has cultivated a taste for culture, and is a celebrated raconteur amongst his local associates, who are artists, actors, and other leftfield/eccentric types. I imagine he has a telescope, and an unusual sculpture outside his front door. He is also a beach comber. The Rydster.
I recently purchased a 30th Anniversary 2013 Colnago Master frame with 11-speed Campagnolo Chorus. The result is by far the best bike I’ve ever ridden. It’s smooth, stiff, accelerates quickly and handles like it’s on rails. It’s also beautiful. It isn’t my lightest bike (19+pounds) but it rides much lighter than it is (if that makes any sense).
If you can appreciate the ride of high end steel, this is a bike to consider. This may not be the best bike available for everyone, but it’s the best bike for me.
Colnago Master frame
Campy Chorus 11-speed components
Campy Record hubs-Velocity A23 rims-32 DT 14-15 3X spokes–Continental 25mm tires
Brooks Swift Titanium rails saddle
Nitto classic handlebars
Velo Orange 120mm stem
Campy Record pedals
Campy Record aluminum aero seat post
Fisik handlebar tape
King water bottle cages
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