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Colnago v1.r

  • 04-11-2015 10:28pm
    #1
    pkvader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭


    Any of you have one of these? ,i know a guy in Italy selling a beautiful stealthy frameset,matt black with black decals,looks amazing.My main concern is the brakes,they are direct mount brakes,with the rear brake under the bottom bracket.Any of you got experience with these type of brakes?.
    Any opinions on the brakes of the frameset welcome, thanks.


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  • #2
    pkvader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭pkvader


    Same as this.


  • #3
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    That has disc brakes not direct mount ones....


  • #4
    pkvader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭pkvader


    RobFowl wrote: »
    That has disc brakes not direct mount ones....

    Sorry I just use that photo to show the frame,the frame I'm interested in has direct mount brakes.


  • #5
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    I 've said that I don't want a bike with disks.. but looking at this Colnago makes me to need one!


  • #6
    pkvader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭pkvader


    AstraMonti wrote: »
    I 've said that I don't want a bike with disks.. but looking at this Colnago makes me to need one!

    Disc brakes are probably the business from a braking point of view,but I wouldn't be a fan of them to look at.


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  • #7
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,223 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    AstraMonti wrote: »
    I've said that I don't want a bike with disks.. but looking at this Colnago makes me to need one!
    Think of the weight!

    The only disc bike I really want is the Colnago R3 disc, because it's the only one (AFAIK) that has properly short chainstays, a good chainline and a normal rear hub.

    I know someone with a top-end Tarmac Disc, and whilst it looks nice and goes well, it did cook it's brakes on a descent that I managed fine with rim brakes (we were held up by a lunatic truck driver so couldn't let rip properly). It also has a weird proprietary hub to maintain proper chainline.

    The Colnago looks like it has short chainstays but the hub is normal, so presumably the chainline is off. I dunno.

    Anyway, w.r.t the oddly positioned direct mount brakes, it wouldn't put me off on a Colnago. They'll pick up more crud but I doubt it'll be a winter bike.


  • #8
    pkvader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭pkvader


    Lumen wrote: »

    Anyway, w.r.t the oddly positioned direct mount brakes, it wouldn't put me off on a Colnago. They'll pick up more crud but I doubt it'll be a winter bike.
    Ha yeah definitely not going to be used during the winter months.


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