I share your enthusiasm. I ride a black matt Colnago C59 with campy super record, bora wheels and tubulars. It only weighs 6.7kg including look pedals. There's just something magic about Colnago's C-line. Perfect geometry in combination with the hand made lugged carbon frame in Italy which provides this flying carpet feel. And now I've not even talked about the stunning look, the heritage, the prestige, etc. It's just very special. Especially these days. Enjoy!
Beautiful! I've a c60 red ,traditional frame had for 6 years never sell it. Reviews at the time saying what a great bike it was. Now lately read and heard it a old mans bike the same with rhe c64! So be warned in 5 years time be saying the same about c68. Which is a good thing for me , because that's the only time I could afford one.
The whole business with "light, or super light" bikes is not about the frameset which is on average is always well below 1000g, but about super expensive light components, wheels, drivetrain, handle bar, saddle, ect etc. This makes bike extra light.
The SL7 is a lovely bike and the C68 geometry is still quite a racey setup. It’s somewhere in the middle I feel, depending on how aggressive you have the front end. It’s a lovely grown up bine though I’ll agree with you on that
Awesome bike. Im on a felt AR advance. Rides good, plenty fast enough for me but im always looking for the next one. C68 is definitely on the short list
Jim Felt was a factory mechanic for Team Honda (HRC) in the 80's. His rider, one of the baddest guys ever, Johnny O'Mara, trained a lot on a bicycle, and Jim rode with him occasionally. After Johnny retired, Jim decided to start a bicycle company, and as they say, the rest is history.
the thing about carbon bikes are that, they all hand made. each frame are made by trained specialist, hence why most of the manufactures moved to Asia for their production, to reduce cost since the labour cost is much much lower. though i do have to reluctantly agree with you that italian craftsmanship does has its halo about it and admit that it is such a beauty.
I've always heard about the C Series ride quality and how fantastic it is. My question is, how "fantastic" is it on CRAP beat up roads like we have here in Southern California? I currently have a '23 Cervelo S5 Dura Ace and the bike is cool and FAST, but on my streets, she's a HARSH Mistress for sure. I've been thinking about doing a C68 build and there are a few of the HRBK (your same color) colorways still available, which I really like. Any feedback on the ride quality on ROUGH ROADS would be greatly appreciated. Great video btw!
It's definitely forgivving. I think on rough roads, any carbon bike will feel rougher in the ride quality, but it's definitely more gentle than my dogma. I haven't ridden an S5 to compare sadly, but it's quite forgiving.
Thank you for this video, that’s what Colnago c68 is about - Not only weight, Not only price, for me it’s about respect for handmade products👍🍀🇮🇹🚵🏾♀️💯
Fantastic build,fantastic bike,I’m on my second C68,swapped the first for the Motoki special edition,I agree with your comments regarding Groupsets,Shimano fit and forget Campy constantly adjusting.Enjoy♣️🇮🇹👌👍
Hey Lars! Thank you! I’m so glad you like it. The wax I am using is the ceramicspeed UFO drip wax at the moment. I have also been using grapheme lube from time to time and both have a similar feel in terms of smoothness
Great looking bike! How if anything, is the ride quality different from the Ribble? Is it possible to get this with a custom geometry (e.g. shorter top tube)? Colnago is now owned entirely by an Emirati company (Chimera) and many of its frames (but not the C series, as I understand) are made in Asia. So no problem with Shimano, on that bike! But I do like the feel and sound of mechanical Campy...
Bengt, you are Right in the case of ownership, but Look what happens to Pinarello, the were bought by the private equity of LVMH now in the hands of an south african multi millionair, cannondale is like cervelo under a dutch Holding, like different others, and so on. That’s the way Life goes, but the fact is, it is done in italy, maybe not so technical like monocoques but unique and no mass production. I own a SWORKS Tarmac SL7, awesome bike, but today it looks similar like all the other bikes, because they want to copy the Tarmac. For me it is just boring, everybody should make his own decision. I am nie 57 years old, maybe it depends on my age, older white men are looking for comfort, younger for speed and that’s ok 🤟💯
The bike rides very different to the Ribble. The Ribble is nice but is more aggressive and longer. This absorbs bumps better but also feels more solid. It’s lighter and more agile than the Ribble but also more comfortable.
You can chop 400-500g through a lighter wheel set (light bicycle ar25) and going TPU with gp5000. How do you think the ride quality would differ if it was 6.5kg?
Oh definitely it can go lighter, but it’s not what my priority was with this build. Tubeless bring added comfort and the wheels bring the style! I will have a crazy lightweight build coming very soon. Should be sub 6kg. To answer your question though, I think the ride quality would feel like comfortable but slightly more agile. The bike isn’t a slouch at 7.07kg and I think it’s the perfect balance
I think you’re talking as if this bike is sluggish or slow, it isn’t. I have one, they aren’t full aero, but they aren’t far off an aero bike in terms of speed and they have way more comfort ride wise. They certainly aren’t an endurance bike, they are way more than that.
price is high because of the wheelset, wheelset itself cost around 5k, put fulcrum 400 and price be around 10,5 k, frameset is around 5,5 k, same as specialized lets say
@@LukeMichaelJames I’m currently looking to buy a frame for 5,5k. C68 in black color. And will do some custom build, should be around 10-11 k in total. Will see
