Colnago Extreme POWER! Update pg 3

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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    That's next door's car. Well, it was. I sold it to buy bottle cages.
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Just been for a bimble up to Knutsford and back to have a look at Meccanica cycles. The proprietor Colin took this pic for his twitter.
    First time I've really ridden the bike tbh. I was utterly amazed. Just.... Astounding.

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  • Velonutter
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    Lovely Nap, btw change the stem :wink:
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Velonutter wrote:
    Lovely Nap, btw change the stem :wink:

    Nah, I'm happy with one that perfectly suits the bike ;)
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  • A club mate has one of these in the black/white scheme, pictures do not do them justice, the paintwork is amazing, I do like these bikes in bigger sizes, they just look better!

    I like the small touches like the green cable ends and the bits of red on the saddle, hubs etc. Bikes like these are not bikes you see very often but when you do it is a pleasant surprise.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Cheers mate :)
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  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    Is Meccanica cycles worth a look then? I'm in Knutsford tomorrow, and could make some time for a visit if it's worth it.
    Red bikes are the fastest.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    The guy who runs it is really nice and there's some great jeans and tops in there. As you can park outside for free you may as well pop in!
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  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    NapoleonD wrote:
    The guy who runs it is really nice and there's some great jeans and tops in there. As you can park outside for free you may as well pop in!

    Cheers, I'll take a look.
    Red bikes are the fastest.
  • Too many spacers for me.
    Looks big too, should you have gone for a smaller size ???
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    ianeverton wrote:
    Too many spacers for me.
    Looks big too, should you have gone for a smaller size ???

    I presume you realize that tall people need big bikes?

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    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • Looks like Nap is using a 12 or 13cm stem so how can you say the frame is too big?
  • NapoleonD wrote:
    Just been for a bimble up to Knutsford and back to have a look at Meccanica cycles. The proprietor Colin took this pic for his twitter.
    First time I've really ridden the bike tbh. I was utterly amazed. Just.... Astounding.

    28DA5162-4287-4422-A335-059A61AECAA9_zpscr4j4zbm.jpg

    Nice bike. How does she ride NapD?
  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    ianeverton wrote:
    Too many spacers for me.
    Looks big too, should you have gone for a smaller size ???

    :?
    Red bikes are the fastest.
  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    Beautiful bike. Having seen this colour scheme in the flesh, photos don't really do it justice. In real life, the Tricolore colours have a 3d depth that make them look like ribbons in the breeze...stunning, just stunning. This looks like a perfect build.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    edited March 2014
    ianeverton wrote:
    Too many spacers for me.
    Looks big too, should you have gone for a smaller size ???

    Why would I need a smaller size if using spacers? If I went smaller I'd have more spacers and a 140 stem. That would look daft.

    Broke my back in a race so flexibility poor. Only 11cm saddle-bar drop now.
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  • napoleond
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    Crashs2k wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:

    Nice bike. How does she ride NapD?

    Having been riding my Ribble winter bike for a few months (which I love!) it was a shock yesterday.

    The thing is rapid. So direct! It's like going from a land rover defender to an Ariel atom.

    I didn't have a computer in view yesterday and was only out for a short easy ride but set 10 Strava PBs!

    It's everything I dreamed it would be and it's much more fun to ride (and nicer to look at) than my Cervelo that it replaced.

    Bearing on mind it's a 6 yr old frame I dread to think how good the new C60 will be.
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    mm1 wrote:
    Beautiful bike. Having seen this colour scheme in the flesh, photos don't really do it justice. In real life, the Tricolore colours have a 3d depth that make them look like ribbons in the breeze...stunning, just stunning. This looks like a perfect build.

    Cheers mate. I think that goes for any Colnago paint job - you really need to see them in the flesh!
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  • djhermer
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    What that needs is a 3T Team Dorico carbon seatpost.
  • napoleond
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    Heh heh :)
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  • RideOnTime
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    djhermer wrote:
    What that needs is a 3T Team Dorico carbon seatpost.

    random
  • canny_lad
    canny_lad Posts: 329
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Broke my back in a race so flexibility poor. Only 11cm saddle-bar drop now.

    :shock: Dunno what that says about my flexibility then lol. Lovely bike BTW
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    RideOnTime wrote:
    djhermer wrote:
    What that needs is a 3T Team Dorico carbon seatpost.

    random

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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992


    Still going strong...
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  • markyone
    markyone Posts: 1,120

    Lovely

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