Or so we were led to believe - but, true or not, half the peleton in the Tour were on C40s, oftentimes disguised as something else. The paint was done by two brothers in Pisa, who'd been painting Colnagos for half a century. Ernesto would chuck out any frame that wasn't 100%. Each tube (and, when I say tube I mean each Master section, which is a very different thing from a round tube) was pinned to each lug with copper pins. Go for the Super Record EPS spec we’ve tested and you’re looking at £10,299.95 for the complete bike.Colnago is a brand in rapid and possibly terminal decline. Go for one of the two Art Décor colour schemes and you can add £400 onto that, while the disc brake versions cost £4,599.95 and £4,999.95 respectively. The C64 frameset costs £4,099.95 in one of the four standard colours. You have to make a conscious effort to shift your weight around on the Prologo saddle, but it’s a comfortable perch with well-positioned padding. It’s not too much of a stretch to the drops either, so your hands are well positioned to reach Campagnolo’s up-shifter buttons.īoth in the wet and dry, the C64’s braking and the Vittoria tyres’ grip are confidence-inspiring, encouraging you to push just that bit harder on descents and fast corners.īut for a pro-level superbike, the C64 really doesn’t shake you about much and is well mannered enough to ride all day without discomfort or any handling edginess to tire you. You do feel UK road surfaces through the seat tube and saddle though, despite the notch built into the seatpost’s rear surface to add extra compliance.īut the broad tops to the carbon bar and the thick (Colnago branded) bar tape soak up front-end vibration well and keep the hands very comfortable. Not edgy, it nevertheless means that you can point the C64 where you plan to ride and be confident that it will follow your line. That responsiveness extends to the steering. Its bottom bracket feels taut and you soon build up momentum and find yourself riding near the top of the gear range. You can feel the responsiveness of the C64 frame the moment you set out. Prologo claims that they give you a massage as you ride, too. In the Airing version, these are positioned to increase airflow between the saddle and your rear end. The CPC bit consists of tiny, grippy cooling tower-shaped cones, which hold the fabric of your shorts to help stop you slipping around, even when it’s wet or you have worked up a sweat. It’s the CPC Airing version on Tirox rails. I get on well with the Prologo Scratch 2 saddle – here with Colnago co-branding.
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Although these don’t make use of the full 28mm clearance, they are grippy and fast. The test bike’s tyres are Vittoria Corsa 25mm. The disc-brake C64 has even more clearance. It uses direct mount Campagnolo brakes, although there’s still a bridge between the seatstays to ensure rigidity and braking effectiveness. Like the V2-R aero bike, the C64 has clearance for 28mm tyres. I did find I could induce a bit of rear brake rub if I had the brake pads set up too close to the rim, though. The rear wheel comes with 21 spokes in Campagnolo’s distinctive G3 clustered spoke pattern, which it claims improves power transfer and rigidity, while the front has 18 radial spokes. The test C64 comes with Super Record EPS groupset They have a positive click, which means that you are sure when you’ve made a shift and you can shift multiple sprockets by holding them down. They’re very comfortable to ride on the hoods and the inboard shifter levers are easy to reach. I’m a fan of Campagnolo’s shifters’ ergonomics. > Colnago owners' day celebrates the brand's heritageĬampag’s top-spec groupset gives you the shifting quality you’d expect, with sharp, pin-point accurate gear changes front and rear. If you’re not prepared to wait to ride your C64, you can buy the frameset from UK stock and have it built up by your retailer. The full build is a special order from Colnago in Italy and is offered with Shimano or SRAM mechanical groupsets too. With all the other finishing kit Colnago branded, it makes for an all-Italian theme. The C64 that we have been testing is equipped with Campagnolo Super Record EPS and Campagnolo Bora Ultra carbon clinchers. You also get full-carbon dropouts front and rear. This includes cable guides moulded into the bottom of the lug, although these aren’t used in the Super Record EPS build which we’ve tested. It continues to use Colnago’s ThreadFit standard, but a collaboration with bearing specialist CeramicSpeed has improved the bearings used in the wide bottom bracket shell. The bottom bracket lug has also been redesigned. Colnago says that it has stiffened up the head tube with its new design
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