? Frame in 6000 series aluminium, with heat treated triple butted tubes, designed and developed in Colnago, made in Taiwan
? Available in 8 sloping sizes
? Front triangle with the exclusive Colnago shape that unites the advantages of the large tube sections with those of the longitudinal reinforced ribs.
? Wishbone: Curved shape in carbon fiber
? Chain stay with “Leaf” shape in carbon fiber
? Fork: Colnago Street carbon 1”1/8
?Seat post diameter: Ø31,6 mm
Strengths: Strength. I have had a couple of falls, with no sign of frame damage, apart froma few scratches. It's one solid bike.
Weaknesses: Weight - it's heavy and acceleration is slow compared with other full carbon bikes I have ridden
Bottom Line:
My first serious bike, did quite a bit of research but only test road one other, an orbea, before buying this (probably the name had a lot to do with it). I have done over 7000km and am happy with it. Though in the last few months I have taken to racing local crits and stuff and think that maybe this is not the best bike for this style of riding. Although way lighter than my prvious low spec road bike, it still weighs in at 9.5kg including bidon cages and pedals.
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Got some pretty good pics from last week's crit. I got third after starting my sprint out of the last corner in 10th place with about 250 meters to go. I almost got the 2nd place r Read More »
Hi guys, my dad is looking at a new bike and likes the ARTE, I don't know much about it other than its aluminum and carbon. Anyone ride one or got any thoughts on it?
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