Alessandro Colnago, Ernesto Colnago’s nephew, needs to make his path within the biking world. He’s leaning on an abbreviation of his world-famous Colnago title and partnering with WaiWis to launch an all-new premium bike model, ACOL.
The ACOL model is targeted on performance-oriented drop-bar bikes. It’s launching with a catalog that features gravel, aerodynamic, traditional, and monitor bikes.
The place does WiaWis are available in? WaiWis is an archery model with a deep historical past in high-performance supplies, together with carbon manufacturing. The brand new ACOL bikes use particular grades of WiaWis carbon, relying on the bike’s supposed objective.
ACOL: Present Me The Bikes
The inaugural line from ACOL options a mixture of trendy and traditional bikes, hitting on most key biking segments (minus e-bikes) and even providing a motorbike aimed on the rider looking for the Colnago rim brake really feel.
Spec-wise, ACOL presents a mixture of Shimano Di2 105, Ultegra, and Campagnolo. As of proper now, it isn’t a SRAM-spec mannequin. Dimension-wise, ACOL presents an XXS to XL (roughly 48cm to 60cm however mannequin dependent) in most fashions, with some solely out there in XS to L.
Let’s dive deeper into the complete line.
ACOL SL
The ACOL SL is the climber’s body within the ACOL lineup, with a claimed pure body weight (with out detachable elements) of solely 686g in med). The SL makes use of Winact-G SL carbon and minimal paint to attain a light-weight construct.
The bike contains a barely aerodynamic form however with rounder tube shapes. The SL body presents clearance for as much as 32mm tires and a cushty experience with skinny stays and building.
The underside bracket is a press-fit BB86 to maintain weight as little as attainable, with a shaping similar to the brand new Scott Addict RC.
DIVINUS
The DIVINUS rounds out the aerodynamic portion of the brand new ACOL catalog. The design isn’t outrageous (like the brand new Colnago Y1Rs Aero body), however it’s on pattern with what’s on the entrance of the peloton.
With a claimed body weight of 885g (med) and a 32mm tire clearance, the DIVINUS must be the most well-liked ACOL line. The DIVINUS makes use of Winact G-3 carbon for building.
TUSCIA
The TUSCIA is the ACOL gravel and exploration bike. It matches as much as 45mm and has a reasonably race-driven geometry in comparison with its peer group.
In contrast to any of the highway fashions, the TUSCIA presents in-frame storage and a really boxy body design. Like others within the ACOL household, the TUSCIA boasts absolutely inner cable routing and a Shimano GRX 2X crankset spec.
DNA
The ACOL DNA is the bike that old-school Colnago followers shall be most desirous about. The DNA refers to Ernesto Colnogo’s days and the glory days of lugged carbon frames. The design is traditional, with a rim brake specification and a glance that’s trendy sufficient however will converse to the traditional soul.
TXT PRO
The TXT Professional is a full-on monitor race machine prepared for the largest matches and torque. ACOL designed it with geometry optimized for the extreme calls for of velodrome racing. To maximise pace and precision, the TXT arrives with an aero-specific fork and bars.
TXT SD
The TXT SD is an all-around monitor body with a extra conventional construct and part compatibility. This design is much less of an all-out aero machine, is appropriate with commonplace stems, and has more healthy adjustability.
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