Colnago C59

ianeverton
ianeverton Posts: 231
edited May 2014 in Your road bikes
Made a few tweaks to my C59 ready for the summer so thought I would post a picture, sorry about pic quality but took with my phone.

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  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    I love a C59...and this one is no exception!
    FCN 3 / 4
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Beaut, white stem needed though….
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Beaut, white stem needed though….

    Prolly better with a black seatpost.....
    Faster than a tent.......
  • johnnymcg259
    johnnymcg259 Posts: 569
    a beaut for sure.........................
  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    Oh yes.

    +1 for a white stem, though :)
    Red bikes are the fastest.
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    Yep Ian, lovely Bike, are those Enve 45's? If so I have them on my Europcar with CK hubs and they really are fantastic wheels
  • ivanoile
    ivanoile Posts: 202
    Great bike and color :D

    A longer stem maybe,because of saddle position?
  • ianeverton
    ianeverton Posts: 231
    They are Enve SES 3.4 wheels with CK hubs, not had chance to test them out yet but heard they are awesome.
    Velonutter wrote:
    Yep Ian, lovely Bike, are those Enve 45's? If so I have them on my Europcar with CK hubs and they really are fantastic wheels
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    I see it has Campagnolo. That is excellent.
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • Slo Mo Jones
    Slo Mo Jones Posts: 272
    It looks like Dawn French in road bike form.
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    Slo Mo Jones wrote:
    It looks like Dawn French in road bike form.

    Eh??? Is that a compliment or a criticism????
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    I love the frame, but the Colnago seat post looks gash. I'd rather go with 3T LTD post and stem.
  • russyh
    russyh Posts: 1,375
    This bike deserves better pictures...it's lovely
  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    Very nice :(
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Russyh wrote:
    This bike deserves better pictures...it's lovely

    This, and a speck sheet.
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • markyone
    markyone Posts: 1,126
    Lovely bike, but have to agree a white stem is needed.
    Colnago c60 Eps super record 11
    Pinarello F8 with sram etap
  • Miles253
    Miles253 Posts: 535
    Lovely bike, I'm moving more towards black seatpost however
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  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    ianeverton wrote:
    They are Enve SES 3.4 wheels with CK hubs, not had chance to test them out yet but heard they are awesome.
    Velonutter wrote:
    Yep Ian, lovely Bike, are those Enve 45's? If so I have them on my Europcar with CK hubs and they really are fantastic wheels

    Not tried the 3.4's so would be interested in your thoughts, I'm dead chuffed with my 45's and the CK hubs, they just go on forever!
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    markyone wrote:
    Lovely bike, but have to agree a white stem is needed.

    Nah Mark, all that is needed is to change the hoods to white like I did on my 150th C59.

    revised_c59_2.jpg
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    I think these white schemes look best with the Colnago glossy white stem if they already have the white Colnago seatpost. Velonutters gets away with it a bit thought though because there's more black in the saddle.

    On the OP's one I'd get the Colnago white stem though, then maybe the hoods. 3T doesn't complement it really, neither do the garish Schwalbe logos, Veloflexes would look more the part and probably be better at the same time.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Each to their own I suppose, but I feel that there is such a thing as over-gilding a lily. The frame is all that you need white. The post, bars, tape and hoods such all be black IMHO, or it just looks tonk. You should make a feature of the frame, not drown it out in white components.

    That's just my view though. Your frame, your choice.
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    TMR wrote:
    Each to their own I suppose, but I feel that there is such a thing as over-gilding a lily. The frame is all that you need white. The post, bars, tape and hoods such all be black IMHO, or it just looks tonk. You should make a feature of the frame, not drown it out in white components.

    That's just my view though. Your frame, your choice.

    I tend to agree with this.

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
    MTB - On-One Inbred

    I have no idea what's going on here.

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