Colnago C60 - Team Europcar

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  • Rich.H
    Rich.H Posts: 443
    John - I am pleased to hear your are enjoying the C59. They really are a great bike.

    letap73 - I have not had a chance to ride the C60 yet so I am not yet in a position to compare it to my C59. There have been no problems with the build on the new BB. I had the Ultra Torque cups pressed in when I bought the frame and the cranks went in fine. The only concern I have is the potential for creaking that I have read about for some of the other press fit systems. The quality of the BB shell which the cups press into looks first class though - as does the fit and finish on the whole frame

    Cheers

    Rich
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Beautiful!

    What headset have you fitted?
  • Miles253
    Miles253 Posts: 535
    Wow that's stunning
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  • vespario
    vespario Posts: 228
    Absolutely stunning. Hope it is as good to ride as it looks!
  • Philly8mt
    Philly8mt Posts: 552
    That is rather lovely ....

    I've just bought myself a Cervelo R2, which is rather nice. I love it ... But .... That's just on another level. One I'll probably never be allowed to reach lol.

    Enjoy :)
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  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    Very cool, I thought for about 3 secs whether to go the C60 route or keep my 2012 Europcar and decided to placate my wife and buy myself a 911 instead :shock: :D

    Be interested on how you think it rides.

    Nice thing with the C60 is that you can if you want in future switch to electronic.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Velonutter wrote:
    Very cool, I thought for about 3 secs whether to go the C60 route or keep my 2012 Europcar and decided to placate my wife and buy myself a 911 instead :shock: :D

    Be interested on how you think it rides.

    Nice thing with the C60 is that you can if you want in future switch to electronic.

    All the later C59s are electric/mechanical too though.
  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    Looks lovely, but should the cable outers not be white, to match the Europcar team?
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Wow, what a beautiful bike!
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  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    Gorgeous, you just nailed it:

    - slammed stem - check
    - RMH bars (my current fave shape) - check
    - best looking stem in the last 5-6 years - check
    - good saddle to bar drop - check
    - goodly amount of seatpost showing - check
    - saddle nicely centred on post - check
    - white tape - check

    Forget about what colour the cable housing should be, so many bikes are over-coordinated they look like a dog's breakfast. Maybe you can cut your rear der cable a bit but that is seriously it.

    I hope when you ride it you don't adjust it out of its aesthetic balance and perfection.
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  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Tommy approves

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  • Flâneur
    Flâneur Posts: 3,081
    Tis a beaut
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  • look565wong
    look565wong Posts: 301
    Fantastic looking C60 you have there sir! :D
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,866
    I've resisted looking at this thread although I've seen it calling me. I must confess I don't like a lot of carbon frames, but that is absolutely gorgeous. I too now have bike envy, I knew I shouldn't have looked at this thread.
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  • matt_n-2
    matt_n-2 Posts: 581
    Lovely!

    Super Record RS would've tied in nicely with the flag detail.
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  • garyk72
    garyk72 Posts: 76
    Quite simply the best looking bike I have ever seen!

    Chapeau sir.
  • Rich.H
    Rich.H Posts: 443
    Just catching up on all the recent posts - thanks again for all of the positive comments. To answer some of the points / questions raised.....

    Headset type - it is the standard Acros type which now ships with the C60. It uses a standard bung in the steerer to clamp things down, rather the expandable collar type fitted to the later C59's

    Super Record RS - I did look seriously at this group set for the build, particularly as I do prefer the 5 arm cranks. I understand that individual parts would be difficult to come by so if the worse were to happen, replacements may not be available. In the end, price was also a factor as I secured 2015 group quite a bit cheaper than I could find the RS version.

    White cables? Not on this build but I do have them on another bike which is mostly white :wink:

    The set up in the photo is how the bike will be ridden (saddle, bar position etc) as I am familiar with the Colnago geometry and my body shape seems to work well with this size frame. Adrian Timmis set me up on my first C59 a few years ago.

    I may need to re-cable though as I can't get the brakes to pull smoothly. On the Presa bars , it's tricky to run the cables through the guides without putting some tight bends on the cables during the fitting. I've clearly crimped something too much on the rear brake and it feels really rough in use. I've had this before with Presa bars and it is just a case of fitting another length of cable outer. Proper PITA though - I really need to find another bar I like! Still, I doubt I will be able to ride it for a couple of months so I have plenty of time to sort it out :(

    Cheers

    Rich
  • turbotommy
    turbotommy Posts: 493
    Just to echo what others have said that really is a lovely bike, congrats. I'm not sure I would've used white bar tape but it really seems to work.

    Hope you have lots of fun on it
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  • on-yer-bike
    on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    Thought you were getting a De Rosa?
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  • matig0l
    matig0l Posts: 37
    Wow, what a bike. Congrats, looks incredible.
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  • Rich.H
    Rich.H Posts: 443
    I swapped out the brake cables in the end and they are now much smoother. As I had to fit some new tape, I thought I would see what black looks like? And with some different wheels.... :wink:

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    I have only had one 20 mile ride so far but I definitely like the feel of the new Campag groupset. The bike feels solid, smooth and rattle / squeak free but I would expect that from a new build. I need at least a couple of longer rides before I can add more by way of a comparison to my C59

    Rich
  • 70\ʹspenguin
    70\ʹspenguin Posts: 957
    Oh that's just the dogs danglies now! Chapeau!
  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    Chapeau Monsieur. C'est tres belle.
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  • matt_n-2
    matt_n-2 Posts: 581
    Perfect!
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  • johnnymcg259
    johnnymcg259 Posts: 569
    Proper job! Congrats........
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    That is beautiful.
  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    Bella bella, and personally I think the black tape looks much better
  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Lovely bike! White tape much nicer on it IMO
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Black tape and LW for me :)
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  • Rich.H
    Rich.H Posts: 443
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Black tape and LW for me :)

    Some people are never happy :wink:

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