Speaking of COLNAGO plum blossoms, senior riders must be no strangers, in the steel frame era, Italy produced the world's best bicycles, of which five top brands are collectively called "one king and four queens", plum blossoms are the king of kings, representing the highest level of craftsmanship at that time.
 
Nowadays, road cars have entered the era of carbon fiber, a variety of materials science, aerodynamics, ergonomics and other technologies in one, large-scale industrial production has replaced handicraft workshops has become the mainstream, at the same time, many Italian high-end handmade brands are weakening, sticking to the tradition of plum blossoms in many new areas are slow and half-beat, the status is not as good as in the past. But from another dimension, no matter how advanced the frame is bought now, it will look outdated after a few years; The plum bicycle, which is exquisitely crafted and works of art, can transcend time.
 
To say that the technology of the plum blossom is not advanced enough, it is not true, the plum chariot is now back in the Tour de France, the top team "Emirates team" (the original Blue Wave team) chose the plum chariot. The Colnago C60, V2-R, and Concept were the cars used in the big class, and the time trial was K.ONE.
 
The hand-sprayed lacquer water and the exquisite LUG casing are the signature of the plum blossom.
 
The frame coating of the plum blossom is talked about, and the different coatings can even affect the value of the car. The plum blossom bicycle has always insisted on hand-painting, the painting steps are very cumbersome, the painter applies the masking sticker with a hollow pattern, and then the first layer of paint, the cycle repeats, and then goes through a number of masking steps and multiple paints, and finally creates a layered coating, and even can present different visual effects in different lights, and the limited edition of the plum blossom chariot has naturally become a hobbyist to collect works of art.
 
The second signboard is LUG casing, which is actually a welding method in the era of steel frame, LUG casing is a pre-made joint, and the pipe that needs to be spliced is sleeved into the joint to fix, and the aesthetics are far beyond ordinary welding. Nowadays, carbon fiber frames can be formed in one piece, no longer need to be welded, and Meihua still developed Carbonlug, a carbon fiber sleeve that can play a role in reinforcing the joint, which generally only appears on flagship models, but more to pay tribute to the classics.
 
On today's plum chariot, we can feel the organic combination of traditional craftsmanship and modern technology, the leader of which is the flagship C60, which is positioned as a comprehensive climbing car series. The most striking feature of the C60 is the use of Carbonlug technology, the frame joints are reinforced with LUG casing, and the C60 frame tube type uses the plum blossom signature star tube, which is full of retro feelings. The performance of the vehicle is checked by top professional drivers, and the retro feeling is not contradictory to the flagship performance.
 
If you feel that you should abandon the baggage of the past and need a modern product with a new design, then you will not be disappointed by the pursuit of aerodynamic Concept, which is a practical sports car born in a wind tunnel, full of power lines to change the gentlemanly temperament of plum blossoms, and become extremely aggressive, of course, the signature high-end paint is not absent.
 
The plum blossom with full marks of style also has an entry model of 10,000 yuan, of which the CR-S vehicle price of more than 10,000 yuan can be landed, in the entry carbon fiber model, the cost performance is not inferior to the Volkswagen brand in Taiwan. If you pursue refinement and feelings, then the steel frame model MASTER is undoubtedly the most classic, exquisite paint, LUG casing, star pipe, they are a perfect match with steel pipes. While lighter and stiffer carbon bikes offer a competitive advantage to top riders, steel frames aren't necessarily worse than carbon for enthusiasts. The steel frame has good elasticity and high comfort, and the high-grade pipe steel can also be low enough in weight, and the steel frame car is better than carbon fiber and aluminum alloy in terms of durability, which is quite valuable. Nowadays, steel is becoming more high-end, and many aesthetic-oriented bicycle brands are keen to use steel to build frames, and the steel frame is the thinnest of all materials at the same strength, and compared to the "stupid, big and black" carbon fiber, the steel frame brings a simple beauty. Ordinary cyclists don't have to look up to professional riders, they can choose their bikes from more dimensions.