Someone said there weren’t enough pics of Colnago’s, so here goes…
C59 #1
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Halfway up Alpe d’Huez… the graffiti says it all really. Words to live by. 🙂
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Arty shots (sort of…)
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Col du Soulor – Pyrenees
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C59 #2
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CLX 1 (2008)
I’ve owned three CLX’s now and this was my favourite. Sadly, I don’t seem to have any pics of the complete bike.
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The CLX is a fantastic-riding bike. It has a special blend of precise handling, great steering, plus incredible comfort. I owned this one for 7 years and it handled the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders with the same grace and aplomb that it handled the climbs and roads of Sussex and the Surrey Hills. So much so that many of my mates who test rode it ended up buying Colnago CLX’s.
I have since owned a CLX 2, ridden several CLX 3’s and I think the CLX 1 was the best of them. They’re all good, but the version 1 simply rode the best.
I now own a CLX 4 but that is a completely different bike. It rides much more like a V1-R with which it shares many design attributes: stiffer, harsher than the 1st gen CLX, not as comfortable (yet it’s not an uncomfortable bike). The difference in power transfer versus the 1st gen CLX’s is very noticeable when you stand on the pedals – it really picks up its legs in a racier manner.
Me and my mates’ bikes at the Madonna di Ghisallo, Lake Como
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Me, spring 2017. Yes – we found some cobbles in Sussex 🙂
[url=https://flic.kr/p/WkfVFp]IMG_3141[/url] by simonpearson, on Flickr
Before I get accused of being a blinkered Colnago fanboy, I’ve owned many other very worthy road bikes such as Lemond, Specialized, Trek, Serotta, Ritchey, Steelman, Giant and others.
There’s one simple reason I love Colnago’s: ride quality. Nothing else has quite the same feel as the Colnago’s I’ve owned.
No-one can say that a Serotta, Steelman, Specialized Tarmac or Trek Emonda aren’t great bikes, they are; but for me, Colnago has it all: superb handling, delightful steering, extremely predictable, solid, confidence-inspiring descending. The fact that it’s a Colnago, with its little bit of magic and heritage, just adds a little but more 🙂