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Colnago Steelnovo Celebrates 70 Years with Modern 3D Printed Take on Classic Steel

Colnago Steelnovo 70th anniversary road bike with 3d printed components
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How is Colnago celebrating 70 years of bicycle history? With a fully Italian limited edition creation that blends classic material with modern construction methods, of course. The Steelnovo is a gorgeous addition to the Colnago steel lineage with seamlessly integrated 3D-printed lugs. Only 70 of these beauties will be offered, with a price to match…

Colnago’s history with steel dates back to the early days of the company’s founding in Cambiago, in 1954. Up until the late 90’s steel was a huge part of the brand, whether it was brazed or welded. Working hand in hand with Columbus to develop custom tube shapes, Colnago has continued that tradition here with Columbus tubing mated to 3D-printed steel lugs made by Additiva.

Those 3D printed components include the top and bottom head tube lugs, seat tube-top tube and seat stay lugs, rear dropouts, and custom components like the head tube logo printed in relief.

Thanks to the 3D printed droput, the Steelnovo features one of the sleekest UDH dropouts we’ve seen. While the Steelnovo does offer tire clearance for up to 700c x 35mm, it’s still a road bike, so the addition of UDH is an interesting one – especially when you consider the custom Campagnolo Super Record Wireless groupset included on the build. It’s highly unlikely that the owner of one of these limited edition builds is ever going to replace the drivetrain with something that needs UDH, or is even likely to ride it enough to need a replacement derailleur hanger, but as a design exercise, the dropouts are impressive.

Other modern standards include a T47-68 threaded bottom bracket, and a tapered head tube with 1 1/8 – 1 1/4″ bearings with SLT technology.

Colnago calls the Steelnovo’s geometry “modern” with seven sizes available from 42cm to 57cm. You might expect that a limited edition 70th Anniversary bike from Colnago would be expensive, and you’d be correct. The retail price is set at $18,000, but hey, you could still buy a couple of these before that $50k Specialized. Initially, the Stelnovo Settanta will only be available from colnago.com, but after 15 days if there are still any left, you’ll be able to order it from an authorized dealer.

  • Name: Colnago Steelnovo Settanta
  • Model: Steelnovo
  • Frame material: Steel
  • Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record Wireless custom Colnago x Campagnolo 
  • Chainrings: Campagnolo 32/48 special limited edition custom Colnago x Campagnolo Sprockets: 12-speed, 10-29t
  • Wheels: Bora Ultra WTO 45 custom Colnago x Campagnolo 
  • Discs: 160 front / 140 rear
  • Tires: Pirelli P Zero Race
  • Saddle: Brooks Cambium C13
  • Handlebar: Colnago CC.01
  • Thru-axles: Carbon-Ti custom Colnago
  • Handlebar caps: Carbon-Ti custom Colnago
  • Bottle cage screws: Carbon-Ti custom Colnago
  • Bottle cage: Elite

Off Bike Apparel Capsule Collection

For those looking to celebrate 70 years of Colnago without dropping $18k, the brand is also offering a “high-end apparel capsule collection consisting of 10 garments, which will be available only on the Cambiago-based brand’s website.” And by high-end, they mean it – pricing includes a $591 Black Cashmere polo shirt and tops out at the $2,362 Navy Blue Trench. Perfect for those who take their fashion as seriously as their bikes.

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luis raventós - Biomecanica 3D
luis raventós - Biomecanica 3D
12 days ago

Gorgeous bike and price!

B Barber
B Barber
12 days ago

I want to wrench for the guys who buys one of these.
Loved my Tecnos but got it at a shop deal.
Really think they keep missing the mark on the paint though. Would love a retro art deco paint one of these days

Dingo
Dingo
12 days ago

That’s beautiful

Andrew
Andrew
11 days ago

Super impressive. I especially like the dropout….how did they make UDH look svelte?

Bumscag
Bumscag
11 days ago

What an uninteresting bike. Why would anyone pick this over a nice custom frame with 3DP lugs that would likely cost less? The seat binder is kind of the only interesting detail. The rest of it has no character at all. But maybe that’s the point? It’s the polar opposite of some of the excessive branding and paint they’ve done in the past. I dunno. Seems like a lazy cash grab from the brand faithful with a couple buzzwords.

Also, is “modern geometry” just more toptube slope? The rest of the numbers are pretty normal for any bike built in the last 20-ish years.

Last edited 11 days ago by Bumscag
Tom
Tom
11 days ago

got to get me one of those capsules. How can I hang with my private equity bros if I’m not sporting those threads?

mud
mud
10 days ago

how much does it weigh? (kidding)

AD10
AD10
9 days ago

Looks a lot like an Aethos there in the top pic. Nice to see up to date steel but is loses something Vs the details in a lugged Master frame, imho.

Joe
Joe
9 days ago

That bike is just so pleasant to look at. If that is uninteresting, I’m more than ok with being boring!

Alex
Alex
4 hours ago

Love the bike but a 172mm HT on the 530 (562mm TT) size is tall compared to most bikes I’ve seen in similar dimensions.

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