Interbike 2013: Sights From the Show Floor Day 3

IB14The final day of Interbike 2013 still saw a lot of activity on the show floor, and allowed us to take in everything we (almost) missed including Colnago’s new road bike above. It was hard not to know this was a Colnago! Continue reading Interbike 2013: Sights From the Show Floor Day 3

Colnago Offers Thomas Voeckeler’s Bike (almost)

Even if you can’t climb the mountains like Thomas Voeckler, you can still ride his bike – or at least one exactly like his bike. Colnago has unveiled a special edition C59 Italia road bike. And as Voeckler scored 135 points climbing in the recently completed Tour de France Colonago has limited the run of these to 135-pieces.

The top of the line Colnago frame is available in both standard and sloping geometry, and of course features the polka dot paint design that is meant to honor the King of the Mountain. Continue reading Colnago Offers Thomas Voeckeler’s Bike (almost)

Kinetic Shift at the Gran Fondo Los Angeles

This past weekend, Kinetic Shift went to the first Gran Fondo Los Angeles, which started off in Beverly Hills and headed through Santa Monica and over to the massive climbs of Topanga Canyon Road. The event was sponsored by Colnago, which was one of the innovators of carbon fiber technology. The company has worked with Ferrari since the 1980s to produce new materials.

Above is the bike that belongs to Alessandro Colnago, grandson of company founder Ernesto Colnago. This reporter had an opportunity to ride that bike on the 72 mile ride… note my “second water bottle” of choice!