How A Colnago Steel Frame Is Made
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- Steel is making a comeback in the cycling community.
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Colnago still make steel frames in house. Many or their craftsmen have been perfecting their art for years.
Here's how a Colnago steel frame is made.
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Of course they're making a comeback. Can't beat riding a work of art.
I just bought a mid 90's Colnago Art Decor as my daily rider. Beautiful ride quality, so smooth!
I take pride in everything I machine, but this guy is a true artist. So efficient too. Great video guys.
That was an absolutely wonderfully pleasing video to watch. Steel is such a, such a beautiful material, almost like a 'live' and living material. Being made by the skilled hands of a master craftsman is just so damn pleasing to see.
Thanks guys
To me Colnago are the best and even if they are not the best they are the most beautiful and have the pedigree, numerous stage wins and classic victories and Colnago built Merkcx's hour bike. To add a bit of clarity over what has already been said, copper plumbing pipes and circuit boards are soldered, steel bikes with lugs are brazed, old steel frames with no apparent lugs are fillet brazed, modern steel frames without lugs are largely cut and welded (not pretty but light), Capice! Other beautiful Italian bikes are available, Cinelli, Guerciotti, Pogliaghi, Daccordi, Pinarello, Gios Torino, Masi, De Rosa, and many more.
Nothing beats a bicycle made from steel. Nothing.
Thomas L.S. Titanium
Well, in a race it will be beaten... But not in style or flair.
depends on how much you crash. for say if you are in a sprint and crash on a carbon bike, the bike change process will lose you the race.
@@fredmachine "Not in Style, Flair"... nor to mention Ride Quality***
I have one of these handmade Colnagos in steel and I can guarantee you it is the best ride I have ever had, and I have had both carbon and titanium before as well.
What a great thing to see. I take issue with the announcer's assertion that the hammering is inelegant. I particularly like the hammering on the alignment table, and all the skilled fabrication. Too bad we don't see a finished frame. These are truly beautiful bikes.
That's brazing, not welding.
Yeah I was going to say, brazing, or some might say soldering. But definitely not welding.
Patrick94GSR Soldering is done at a lower temperature (
Ufuk Barış Mutlu EXACTLY!! thank you for saying it!!
technically its "braze welding" as opposed to "fusion welding"
braze welding
steel frames are the most beautiful!
This was beautiful. you guys always have a great choice of music and a top editor.
coppersmith brazing....pure class... not welding ....nice video cheers GCN
Right..! No welding….! 😢 this is a hard soldering proces! They use the capillary motion of the solder to “suck” between the lugs and frame tube’s! Really nice video! Have 2 steel colnago’s myself 👍🏻👍🏻
God, that was beautiful. Art in motion.
Nice, you have to love the classics and craftsmanship!
Work of art. Classic bike craftmanship!!
Customers never know the time and precision on how bikes are made. True craftsmanship and care in each frame!
Never got into carbon. Aluminum is OK, but I will always prefer steel--Columbus, Tange, Ishiwata, Reynolds, True Temper.....
Bikes are born of steel and fire!
The most beautiful bikes on earth are made of steel !!!!
Not to mention the magical ride !!!!!
Why did you not show finished bike in the end?
Colnago frames are a work of art.
No other material bike is as beautiful as a well crafted steel frame, in my opinion.
I think you will find that frames are brazed not welded.
technically its "braze welding" as opposed to "fusion welding"
@@wamanning What is shown here is brazing, as the original comment correctly pointed out. Some frames are TIG welded for example, but welding by definition means melting together the same metal. Brazing is effectively glueing two pieces of metal together using a third metal, mostly bronze, as in this video but sometimes silver, which can be done at a lower temperature, reducing the risk of burning the carbon out of the frame tubes or ensuring you stay within a tighter temperature band, such as when brazing 753 or similar. Brazing, as here, involves a capillary process; braze welding does not and is generally used to join dissimilar metals.
Lower temperature silver brazing for high end Colnago cro-mo frames.
Well. the way this master is using the hammer is beyond elegant.
This guy might have made my Colnago Tecnos.I would like to see them doing the chroming and painting process though
That was really cool to watch. Thank you.
It looks a very prehistoric way of making a bike, but i'd love one none the less!!!
I'd say TIMELESS, not "prehistoric" 😁 Some techniques were perfected long ago. Contemporary practitoners may adopt their own signature style.
PERFECT ITALIAN BIKE
Colnago is the best!
Those steel frames were works of art but master craftsmen
Cool. !!
Salaam dari INDONESIA.
This should have been a lot longer and a lot more detailed. This isn't welding, it's brazing. Steel is the benchmark by witch everything else is measured. I like steel for some purposes. Thanks.
It ’s a great video. I wanted to go to the site where the frame was actually made.
M encanta la fabricación d los cuadro artesanales 👌💪🏻👍🇵🇷
I'love bike Colnago the best word, CANAL PLANETA DA BIKE S/A fron Brasil
Stunning in its raw bare metal finish. Id build one up unpainted.
No welding at all here. Welding is fusing metal using a temp of at least the start melting point of the base metals. Brazing doesn’t melt the base metals at all, it joins the bases by creating a metallurgical bond between a filler metal and the bases.
Correct!!! The bonding is done by capillary action...
technically its "braze welding" as opposed to "fusion welding"
I do welding jobs in Japan, few years for Komatsu, which is heavy, monster and not so beautiful like on this video...
That is different! That is not a welding is a ART!!!!
You can't compare steel frame from other it's not just a steel frame it's an art🎨
Beautiful bikes
it isn't just a bike, it's an art..
Amazing skill,handmade bikes
For frame safety boot inserts are excellent weather Carbon or Steel. They do not look as good as a Welded joint but it is faster with the Boots.
Steel frames Colnago 🔝🔝🔝👍
Awesome video.
love steel bikes wont ever sell my 1978 Raleigh Team Record
L'italia dei mille e mille artigiani che lavoravano per il bello e funzionale sta morendo stimolata da un 'europa che favorisce le grandi multinazionali internazionali dell'usa e getta
Anybody knows what was that green gooey thing and used for?
more of these?
Correct. Welding would entail melting the base metal, which is not occurring in this case.
dreamy GOAT
Yes this is definitely brazing...I see flux! they might be good but they're not as particular as me...I have a copper headed soft hammer for knocking tubes into place. You'll never see a steel hammer "ding" mark on any of my frames.
Dan, one of the things I absolutely love about you is that sometimes you are a bit clueless. It would be annoying if you were right all the time:)
What is all that waxy looking substance when he's welding(brazing?) and what's the liquid he appears to be washing the frame in?
The waxy looking stuff is flux, helps the braze solder flow through the lugs and tube joins. The last liquid is lubricant / coolant to assist the BB shell reaming and threading.
Its flux to allow the metal to flow evenly around the joint
Italia !!!
Is the fork steel? And does it have a (threadable) steel steerer tube?
How many hours of manual labor does it take to make each frame?
One day
I've a custom made by the inimitable Steve Goff (NW England) and he brazes the tubes NOT lug welds them (or whatever the italians are throwing together here)...bit more skill involved - how many customs' are made to a riders dimensions, like they used to be ie E Merckx etc..! - carbons lighter obviously but woe it be if you crack or snap it
my wife was made back in 1972, she takes me around the corner sharp and NO BENDING...AND SHE IS STILL WITH ME...exactly 18lbs..no plus
They're not welded, Dan! Silver solder!
Bloody hell, no safety glasses when drilling, no gloves when brazing, a metal shafted hammer, I could go on and on
Master
This is basically handmade!
L'acciaio è per sempre
Well, you wouldn't expect the GCN boys to know the correct construction terms for bike-building, most of them have difficulty knowing which way to get on a saddle.
and have probably never grew up riding a lugged steel frame, or one equipped with CAMPAGNOLO or on a pair of hand-built wheels.
NOT welded. BRAZED!
Does anyone know if the lug and tube pinning is a particularity of Colnago process making ?
Many Frame Builders use the pinning method, certainly here in England it used to be pretty common but not universal.
A Master bike do by the Master of iron!!!!
... done* by ...
Check Ave Maldea..
Anyone know what is the green liquid he uses?
brazing flux - prevents oxidation of the steel under heat which would ruin the bond
yeah this is welding and riveting here. amazing metal work here
Ave Maldea frames vs Colnago frames ! Who will win ??
what is the song being used at the start?
12 individual comments claiming that the technique shown is improperly described as "welding". I love it when TH-cam people don't read that which has already been posted 😂😂😀 JK
I’m enjoying the bike so far th-cam.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA My only real complaints are the brakes and the pedals. I feel like a bike designed for bigger people should have much larger pedals and more heavy duty brakes. I’ve only gotten two really good rides out of it, minimal downhill action, and the brakes feel like they’re already going out. A larger person has more momentum, so I think this wasn’t thought through very well. Also, I wear size 13-14 wide shoes. My feet cramp up on these pedals that are clearly made for smaller feet. Since I’m not a pro rider (and I don’t think many are who purchase this bike) I don’t think that the straps on the pedal are necessary at all. None of this takes away from the enjoyment I get from riding, however. I’ll just head to a bike shop to improve on a few things.
2019?
JUST LIKE A BEAUTIFUL SEDUCTIVE WOMAN WITH GLASSES READING A BOOK TO
ME , THAT HAMMER DRIVING A PIN ON THAT STEEL TABLE ,IS MUSIC TO MY EARS !!!
My 1985 Mexico Lit up when it saw this wonderful story , like she knew her CRAFTSMAN. . All bicycles are seductive to me ,but NO PLASTIC between my legs !!!
Why the rush though? Perfection takes time and it's not as if these frames are cheap...
Very definitely not welded.
Shipping in all around world
Tecnos is/was better than Master. Mainly because I've got a Tecnos.
The frames are not welded but soldered...
+Lars Larsen Brazed actuallly
+Alex Eisenberg Yes. Brazed with silver solder.
No, not silver solder - brass.
Size frame??
MANY years of experience and nonpareil knowledge reside within that man that can only be matched by no more than 30 or so others in the world today. There used to be more like him before many new age myopic cyclists turned to "superior" carbon and, so much of which, made in China. What a tragedy.
Argh! How many time did you say welded?! It's brazing, with silver solder...
He was brazing the frame, with a type of 'brass' that is why the joints are a brassy/ goldy colour. Silver soldering is done at a lower temperature with a different material and so the joints looks 'silver'. And he said it was put on a 'Rig', it is actually a 'Jig'. He also said the Bottom Bracket was being 'Milled', it was also being 'Tapped' i.e. it was having a thread cut into it. That's the terminology we use in England anyway. Whatever, Great Frames and Videos!
ToshiSan2
Sorry, I'm going to have to correct myself! The Bottom Bracket was being 'Reamed' not 'Milled'.It's a long time since I worked on steel frames.
+ToshiSan2 Actually it is silver solder which is between 6-10% which is goldish in colour. The silver coloured stuff is actually a tin and lead mix which is only really suitable for soldering copper such as in electronics or old school gutters and copper art.
ToshiSan2 Amen
Making a comeback? Please..
Jacob Wallingford I now have a 2013 white colnago master and it always elicits positive comments anytime I take it out on an organized ride or gran fondo here in Colorado. It is beautiful. The bike is the lightest of my steel bikes ( I have 5) and it is my best handling and best riding bike. It is absolutely rock solid in the descent which bombing down (rough roadway, windy, and bad weather) Colorado Rocky mountain passes is always a concern. And my favorite shop Vecchio's in Boulder, CO does a thriving business on steel and titanium bikes - no carbon fiber. To be honest steel will never again attain it's former popularity but it is still a viable material and I see more carbon fiber riders coming back to steel for their in the saddle all day, soak up the road vibration types of bikes. And if you're not racing (really racing) then steel makes sense from both a cost and longevity perspective. Take a Colnago Master for a test ride (if you can find one) you might be pleasantly surprised.
rick hess Hey Rick. Didn't mean to offend. I literally meant that I hope it makes a comeback. I would love to add a Master, or a Mexico to my stable. Really any 'Nago steel frame. I have a Guerciotti, Miyata, and Centurion in my stable. All steel :)
Wasn't sure of the context, sorry if I got carried away. I see lots of folks on race ready carbon fiber bikes that I think would be better served by steel, but what can you say.
No problem! I feel the same way when I pass them on some good steel ;). Steel is REAL!
Indeed not making a comeback. It was never gone in the first place. Steel bikes were in the past, they are here now I the present and will also be in the future riding on forever
La bici colnago no se vende en colombia porque no lAs importan. Tengo una colnago en hierro y no la cambio por una de carbono
Italian handmade products ;)
Looks more like brazing to me...
Bocatto di cardenale... Muaxx
There is no welding involved. Those lugs are brazed.
You know.. he's not welding. He's brazing.
do any pro racers ride steel bikes
Yes. IE the British Team Genesis uses the Volare 953 steel frame. Recently steel made a comeback, thanks to new high-resistance martensitic stainless alloys that are no more brazed, but TIG welded (so saving weight and enhancing stiffness in the junctions). IE a Barco steel frame size M weights 1.4 kg, that makes it competitive with every hydroformed aluminium frame (mantaining the higher elastic module, yeld point and resistance to fatigue of steel) and only 250-300gr heavier than a carbon frame of comparable resistance, that, with a UCI limit of 6.8kg for the entire bike, is not really that important.
Remember friends................, all those "in the know" know that plastic (carbon) is "better"............ Oh, Sh%tmano, too.......................
They're not welded, they're brazed or soldered.
I HAVE 1986 FRAME😀
Lets see, would you rather have a steel bike built by an experienced Italian craftsman of forty years experience or a mass produced carbon frame built by a Chinese peasant on minimum wage? Guess which bike will be ridden by your future grandchildren?
TXLorenzo How about a Carbon bike made by Italian craftsman like the C60?Any correctly constructed carbon frame will outlast a steel, aluminium or even titanium frame, as it doesn't have a fatigue life. A good carbon frame should be as good when your future grandchildren are riding it as the day it was made. Steel won't. ps I am not bias I love steel and titanium but these are the facts.
ThePaulKat The difference will be the steel frame bike is and will remain a classic style and will always appeal to the retro crowd. The carbon bike will look more like yesterday's news. I got off the carbon frame train after getting tired of paying high prices for the never ending latest tech. Buy a high quality steel frame like the above Colnago and you are done for many years.
@@ThePaulKat I'll take a Ca. Starbucks sipping hipster built Calfee carbon frame.
Brazed not welded I think...
Dan you peasant, stop saying 'welded'! It's 'brazed'.
Was loving the video until I heard the repeated use of welding instead of brazing.
Still prefer a steel frame over a carbon fiber any day never know when you're carbon frame might implode.
Why did you put music on this video? It makes it more difficult to understand what the narrator is saying. So difficult, in fact, that I made it to the one minute mark before watching something else.
I had no problem understanding the dialog.