The Gaulzetti Corsa is designed to be the bike pro riders would ride if they had a choice in frames.  It's a race machine in the purest sense - built for pure function; designed with a keen understanding of the rigors encountered by racers from early season training miles in horrible winter conditions to the longest, most grueling summer road races.  In short, if the job is training and racing, the Corsa is the ideal tool for that job. 

The decision to use aluminum to create this racing machine was a simple one:  Aluminum easily provides the optimum characteristics necessary in a race frame.  Its low relative density means that tubes can be made to the large diameters required for a stiff, lively bicycle while avoiding an undue weight penalty.  When built correctly from premium materials, aluminum bicycles ride well, handle predictably and last a long time.  In fact, not so many years ago, aluminum was the go-to material for the highest performance race bikes.  Virtually the entire pro peloton competed on bicycles with aluminum frames because they had ideal performance characteristics.  Carbon frames later became the standard, not necessarily because of any enhanced features, but because they could be made cheaper and in greater numbers with less labor than metal frames. 

The Corsa is built with a custom-drawn blend of butted 7000 series aluminum tubes.  The main tubes and chainstays are all very large in diameter to maximize front end and drivetrain stiffness. The seat stays are relatively thin, which reduces weight and also helps smooth out the ride quality.  Unlike most other aluminum bicycle designs, the tubes on the Corsa are neither radically shaped nor are they extensively relieved.  These two processes can create bicycles that are light and stiff, yet also unnecessarily degrade the ride quality of the bicycle and produce the "tin can" feeling often associated with all aluminum bicycles.  In fact, the Corsa's ride characteristics are more similar to fine steel bicycles we’ve ridden.  There’s a smoothness and mellowness to the ride quality of the Corsa that is decidedly unlike other aluminum bicycles on the market.  In addition to the surprisingly smooth ride, the first thing one notices when first riding a Corsa is the stiffness, not only the exceptional drivetrain rigidity, but also in the front end of bicycle which does not move shimmy when pulling hard on the bars.  The result of this front-end stiffness is that the Corsa behaves responsively and predictably during hard, out-of-saddle efforts such as sprinting and climbing.  It also results in a bike with supremely confident high speed cornering characteristics.  There’s no vagueness in handling, no question that the bicycle will steer where you point it at high speeds. 

A mid-sized Corsa frame with paint, decals and all hardware weighs in around 1250 grams.  We spec the Enve Composites 2.0 fork with 1 1/8” to 1 ½” tapered steering column.  Every frame is built to order – please allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery from time of order unless otherwise specified. 

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