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Colnago sticks with its lugged construction which allows a huge range of sizes, 22 to be exact (14 traditional and 8 sloping) giving a virtually custom fit carbon frame. The ‘Omega’ carbon fibre frame was developed in collaboration with Ferrari engineers and is completely hand built in the Italian factory. You’re never going to lose the sprint for the village sign either due to the rapid acceleration that the light weight and stiffness brings it really does pick up speed like nothing I’ve ever ridden. No flex at all is felt from the 100% carbon fork allowing you to carry plenty of speed while banking the bike over.
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Steering is very quick but not in a skittish way and the front end weights up nicely through tight bends on descents. Faced with technical descents or other obstacles the C59 responds to every command whether through the controls or a shift in body weight. Whether in or out of the saddle, that overall stiffness plays its advantage again wasting none of the power. The Colnago is a joy to climb on, long steady climbs are dealt with in comfort being able to sit in the saddle and keep the pedals spinning while the short sharp ones take just a rise out of the saddle and a couple of stamps on the pedals to reach the brow and accelerate over the top. The bulk of the testing was carried out on my old training roads taking in the hills of Dorset, many years of club runs on various bikes giving me a good benchmark to compare the C59 to and it certainly impressed. On a relaxed club run or an early evening steady ride the C59 is right at home cruising along requiring very little rider input (apart from turning the pedals obviously) but when you want to get a move on it really shifts. Long days in the saddle are easily achieved thanks to the relaxed nature of the C59, the ride is certainly engaging but only when you want it to be.
Colnago c40 vs c59 pro#
Obviously the C59 is a pro level bike so dealing with the relative amounts of power your average club rider can put out compared to the sprinters at the tour probably doesn’t cause it too much of a headache.Įven with the harsh deep section carbon wheels our test bike came with there was no hint of road buzz getting through to your contact points but yet none of your power input is lost. We'll get to all the technical details later but first you'll want to know what it rides like…? Superbly, is the short answer, the frame is absolutely sublime, getting the right mixture of comfort and stiffness is nearly always a compromise when designing a frame but I’d say it’s pretty spot on here.
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The frame follows on from the technology used on Colnago’s EPS model but has been put a diet bringing the frame in at around 950g. Feed the moderators beers and give lots of karma, they are "easy".I made sure of that.The first road stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia saw the unveiling of Colnago’s latest top of the range C59 being ridden by Colnago-CSF Inox sprinter Sacha Modolo after 4 years in development. This Salon is operated by volunteers who donate lots of hard work, insight and generosity. This will cause immediate removal from the Salon!!! Sorry, we voted and that's the way it is. Don't ask us what the color of the kit is. This Salon is meant to remain work place friendly. There are ground rules for everyone to follow, most are explained in the agreement (below). We bring some history but none of the bags with us from our former fav. This Salon is where bicycle artisans, industry types, racers, cyclists, bicyclists and their friends exchange in a comfortable setting. It says so right here, go ahead and look!!! (gathering). Please note: This is a work place friendly forum and only ask you honor this and help keep the discussions lively.ĭear friends, you are here because you found this or someone told you about this place. Screen names and cryptic email addresses are okay, but no one is accepted in the community without real life/real world credentials.Ī moderator will contact you, just say hi and and how you found us. You do not need an invite! Please be aware when you request membership we ask for a real name with contact info. If you want to participate - and we hope you do - please sign up and wait for one of our good looking moderators to approve. VSalon currently allows unregistered guests to view the forum. Select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.