Colnago Design and Manufacturing

It starts with experience. From over 55 years of building bicycles for the world’s best cyclists, we know that a racing bicycle has to be stiff, light, accurate-handing and above all safe. Our frame designs balance these factors while taking advantage of the latest advances in materials and construction to create uncompromising, state-of-the-art Colnago bicycles.

From computer-aided designs, we work with our composite suppliers to create the unique molds for our EPS lugs and for frames like the Colnago C64 which have one-piece front triangles. Only by controlling every aspect of the design and manufacture of these vital parts can we make a frame so unique and still fully manufactured in Cambiago, Italy.  Many of our other carbon frames come here for the all-important finishing and painting steps. Even our more affordable complete bicycles go through rigorous quality control before they’re shipped to your dealer.

Our special paint process creates stunning-looking bicycles. Rather than use decals that fade and peel, we create our colour panels with paint, carefully masking areas of the frame in a multi-step process. It takes longer, but the result is a frame that looks as good as it rides, and that will stay looking good for years.