Colnago C59 before & after.

anjasola
anjasola Posts: 145
edited January 2015 in Your road bikes
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  • condorbikeman
    condorbikeman Posts: 92
    Holy smoke - what has happened there?

    I trust you are ok though!
  • bikes`n`guns
    bikes`n`guns Posts: 959
    Before and after what ???? a 100ft drop ???

    jeez, that doesn`t look good.
    Trek,,,, too cool for school ,, apparently
  • GiantDance
    GiantDance Posts: 129
    Jeez, what the hell happened? How you are ok?
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,200
    !!!!!' What happened?
  • johnnymcg259
    johnnymcg259 Posts: 569
    Ouch!.....do tell.........
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    I'm guessing front end impact although the forks look undamaged. Very intriguing, and as long as everyone involved is ok one of the most interesting posts for a while.

    Tell us the story
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    That's what happens to a Colnago when you put Shimano on it...
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    NapoleonD wrote:
    That's what happens to a Colnago when you put Shimano on it...

    Am I likely to die then when I put DA Di2 and Zipps on a C60 then?! :oops:
  • Ber Nard
    Ber Nard Posts: 827
    Rick Draper wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    That's what happens to a Colnago when you put Shimano on it...

    Am I likely to die then when I put DA Di2 and Zipps on a C60 then?! :oops:

    You'll be burned at the stake.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    matthew h wrote:
    !!!!!' What happened?

    My guess is the frame failed due to an excess of colour co-ordination....
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    anjasola wrote:
    k5547s.jpg

    Jesus wept....
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    So come on then. You cannot just put a photo up like that with no explanation.
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Nice looking unicycle you've got yourself there in the second picture :P
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  • iron-clover
    iron-clover Posts: 737
    Ouch, that's a lot of plastic splinters there- hope the rider isn't in quite so bad condition if that happened during a ride.

    But given that the forks are fine (the only other dogy piece I can spot is possibly a bent saddle) it wasn't an unfortunate transport accident was it, such as being crunched by the car boot?
  • gavbarron
    gavbarron Posts: 824
    Chinese fake frame?
  • Bordersroadie
    Bordersroadie Posts: 1,052
    Car park height barrier?
  • macleod113
    macleod113 Posts: 560
    flipping heck. do tell. what happened?
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  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    Attack by a mad axeman?
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Lent it to a pensioner dressed in Assos who crashed it?
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    Dibs on the forks if undamaged.

    Oh yes, sorry for your loss and hope your ok!
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    Threads like this, OP posts something dramatic, fails to clarify, soaks up all the attention. Seen it all before.
  • antsmithmk
    antsmithmk Posts: 717
    dodgy wrote:
    Threads like this, OP posts something dramatic, fails to clarify, soaks up all the attention. Seen it all before.

    Yep. It takes a bit of effort to post pics, certainly more than adding a few words to explain the posts.
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    dodgy wrote:
    Threads like this, OP posts something dramatic, fails to clarify, soaks up all the attention. Seen it all before.

    This.

    Probably a Chinago anyway.
  • anjasola
    anjasola Posts: 145
    Bordersroadie wrote:
    Car park height barrier?


    You are the winner.

    Sorry for the slow reply and thank you for the kind words. The frame was from Sigma and they couldn't re supply, the bike was re build with a different C59 frame. ( Arthur Scrimshaw I will check the forks, they might be available)
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    anjasola wrote:
    Bordersroadie wrote:
    Car park height barrier?


    You are the winner.

    Sorry for the slow reply and thank you for the kind words. The frame was from Sigma and they couldn't re supply, the bike was re build with a different C59 frame. ( Arthur Scrimshaw I will check the forks, they might be available)
    Ta hope I didn't come over too mercenary ;-)
  • ravey1981
    ravey1981 Posts: 1,111
    Does insurance cover this kind of thing? Car, Home or bike specific whatever applies. This is why I will never use roof bar bike carriers, seen this too many times.
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    You will probably find that if the damage is just to the down tube and top tube that you could send the frame back to Colnago and they will replace the tubes and respray the frame.
  • slowmart
    slowmart Posts: 4,516
    Velonutter wrote:
    You will probably find that if the damage is just to the down tube and top tube that you could send the frame back to Colnago and they will replace the tubes and respray the frame.


    Free of charge?

    My Indy Fab frame cracked on the rear stay after 4 years. It was replaced FOC under their lifetime warranty and I'm leaning towards a new road frame and my heart is saying TI and my head is saying carbon.

    I haven't started looking yet as I need to hit some personal targets but it's always good to pick up informed information if it crosses my path
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  • Ber Nard
    Ber Nard Posts: 827
    I don't think driving it into a car park barrier would be covered under warranty.
  • Bordersroadie
    Bordersroadie Posts: 1,052
    anjasola wrote:
    Bordersroadie wrote:
    Car park height barrier?

    You are the winner.

    I've seen the aftermath of this before, not my bike, I hasten to add.

    We've all done silly things and regretted it. . .it must have made you feel physically sick when you realised what had happened. I'm lucky that I drive a van so the bike's always inside otherwise what you did is the sort of thing I'd definitely do! Bad luck, mate.

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