Does anyone know where the Colnago EPS is made?

nicensleazy

Does anyone on this forum know where the Colnago EPS is made? I hear such a mixed bag of comments, its hard to know the truth. Are they 100% made in Italy? Cheers

Rob Sallnow

The EPS is made in Italy...the other newish carbon with integrated headset frame, the CX-1, is made in Taiwan.

nicensleazy

Rob Sallnow wrote:

The EPS is made in Italy...the other newish carbon with integrated headset frame, the CX-1, is made in Taiwan.

How do you know, have you visited the factory?

gkerr4

it's pretty well known that the CLX is made in Taiwan - they made a deal of it at the launch - it's not like someone is trying to cover it up or something. Lets face it - taiwan has more experience than any other country in building up carbon bike frames (or aluminium for that matter!)

ugo.santalucia

As a general rule which has few exceptions:

Lugged carbon frames are made in Europe (Italy in the case of Colnago) but carbon monocoques are all (without excpetions, I think) made in Taiwan. Essntially Colnago sends the drawings to a company which manufatures for them, for Cervelo and for everyone, really.
This does not mean monocoques are bad quality, the technology they have there to manufacture has no equal anywhere in the world.

The EPS is a lugged system, it's made in italy, the CLX is a monocoque, hence Taiwan

mrushton

The tubes are probably made in Taiwan as Giant have a stake in Colnago. the lugs may be made in Italy and the bike is built in Italy.

Rob Sallnow

nicensleazy wrote:

Rob Sallnow wrote:

The EPS is made in Italy...the other newish carbon with integrated headset frame, the CX-1, is made in Taiwan.

How do you know, have you visited the factory?

Jesus Christ! :roll:

synchronicity

It's nice to see that taiwan is getting over it's poor reputation for composites. It's like Japan + electronics... now they are both world leaders in their respective fields of expertise.

Captain Fagor

ugo.santalucia wrote:

As a general rule which has few exceptions:

Lugged carbon frames are made in Europe (Italy in the case of Colnago) but carbon monocoques are all (without excpetions, I think) made in Taiwan.

I'm under the impression my 2004/5 Bianch Mega Pro XL Carbon is an exception. "Handmade in Italy" according to the Reparto Corse sticker. I interpret that as manufactured in Italy, not just hand finished.

http://www.bianchiusa.com/04_xl_carbon_chorus.html

ugo.santalucia

Captain Fagor wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

As a general rule which has few exceptions:

Lugged carbon frames are made in Europe (Italy in the case of Colnago) but carbon monocoques are all (without excpetions, I think) made in Taiwan.

I'm under the impression my 2004/5 Bianch Mega Pro XL Carbon is an exception. "Handmade in Italy" according to the Reparto Corse sticker. I interpret that as manufactured in Italy, not just hand finished.

http://www.bianchiusa.com/04_xl_carbon_chorus.html

Maybe in 2004 they were still manufacturing monocoques in italy, certainly not anymore. That said, I seem to remember that the EU law requirement to stick a "made in... " badge is that at least 10% of the manufacture is actually performed in that specific country

OffTheBackAdam

Captain Fagor wrote:

I'm under the impression my 2004/5 Bianch Mega Pro XL Carbon is an exception. "Handmade in Italy" according to the Reparto Corse sticker. I interpret that as manufactured in Italy, not just hand finished.

http://www.bianchiusa.com/04_xl_carbon_chorus.html

Don't be so certain, the Handmade bit may very well just mean the final assembly.
The Mavic bits certainly aren't manufactured in Italy.

Rob Sallnow

OffTheBackAdam wrote:

The Mavic bits certainly aren't manufactured in Italy.

Thank god for that!!