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oconnpad · 27-08-2015 04:06PM

New lightweight Canyon on the way 4.85kg, wonder how many organs one needs to sell to afford this.
https://www.canyon.com/en-ie/eurobike2015/eb2015-bike-ul-cf-evo.html

Brian? · 27-08-2015 05:25PM

oconnpad wrote: »

New lightweight Canyon on the way 4.85kg, wonder how many organs one needs to sell to afford this.
https://www.canyon.com/en-ie/eurobike2015/eb2015-bike-ul-cf-evo.html

I'd be happy with the wheels.

Lumen · 27-08-2015 05:33PM

Brian? wrote: »

I'd be happy with the wheels.

Lightweights are a bit passé, no?

Raam · 27-08-2015 05:34PM

Lumen wrote: »

Lightweights are a bit passé, no?

No.

Zyzz · 27-08-2015 05:39PM

Not mine, but very nice

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Lumen · 28-08-2015 05:45AM

I wondered whether Specialized had ever made a road bike that wasn't pig-ugly, and I found this.

This is an official brochure shot from 2008 comparing it to some contemporary piece of crap.

You can see from the bottle, non-matching hoods/saddle/bar tape and the driveside fail that they were struggling to hold it together even in 1981. Or maybe it was OK in 1981 and in the meantime they swapped a bunch of parts and by 2008 they didn't understand about matching stuff any more.

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lethal dose · 28-08-2015 06:35AM

It reminds me of the American Flyers movie for some reason even though the cables were exposed. Perhaps it was the fashion then to have brown hoods? I think it was, fashion eh?

Brian? · 28-08-2015 06:48AM

lethal dose wrote: »

It reminds me of the American Flyers movie for some reason even though the cables were exposed. Perhaps it was the fashion then to have brown hoods? I think it was, fashion eh?

It was the fashion indeed. Looks find me, probably because it was normal back then.

Zyzz · 29-08-2015 04:22PM

TheBlaaMan · 01-09-2015 09:44AM

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lennymc · 01-09-2015 03:40PM

i normally love colnagos, but they are mank.

OleRodrigo · 01-09-2015 03:47PM

via Imgflip Pie Chart Maker

Effects · 01-09-2015 06:18PM

Zyzz · 01-09-2015 07:23PM

Imagine how nice the wheels would look hooked up to a frame!

onthefringe · 01-09-2015 07:47PM

I'm a colnago fanatic...always have been...those are possibly 3 of the ugliest Nagos I've ever seen...
Sorry blah man...

TheBlaaMan · 01-09-2015 09:40PM

lennymc wrote: »

i normally love colnagos, but they are mank.

onthefringe wrote: »

I'm a colnago fanatic...always have been...those are possibly 3 of the ugliest Nagos I've ever seen...
Sorry blah man...

Ah, I dont know, give them time.

My first reaction when I saw the pics last week wasnt positive TBH - though they have grown on me. The levers sure are gaudy, but - being just back from Italy - I kinda want a set.

Ironically, it is the day-glo green frame that I fancy, but at over €13k they will stay very much in the area of fantasy, regardless.....!

dragratchet · 01-09-2015 10:12PM

id be the same. love most colnagos' but those colours are tough on the eyes and the levers are rank.. and would no doubt look a bit shabby as the standard wear and tear goes on... though if you're going to pay 13k on a bike. perhaps it would only get very occasional use.

im sure a lot of people would think the same but theses a limited edition promotional machines designed to get plenty of exposure on sites like this

TheBlaaMan · 01-09-2015 10:22PM

dragratchet wrote: »

id be the same. love most colnagos' but those colours are tough on the eyes and the levers are rank.. and would no doubt look a bit shabby as the standard wear and tear goes on... though if you're going to pay 13k on a bike. perhaps it would only get very occasional use.

im sure a lot of people would think the same but theses a limited edition promotional machines designed to get plenty of exposure on sites like this

Absolutely, and that is why the post highlighted that they are LE items.

If I ever got one, it would be to hang on a wall, not to ride. Can you imagine the feeling of scuffing any of it? :eek::eek:

Anyway, enough chatting....

stecleary · 02-09-2015 06:24AM

dragratchet wrote: »

though if you're going to pay 13k on a bike. perhaps it would only get very occasional use.

im sure a lot of people would think the same but theses a limited edition promotional machines designed to get plenty of exposure on sites like this

If I'm paying €13k for a bike I'm riding it everywhere, and I mean everywhere

letape · 02-09-2015 09:05AM

Newly built Colnago Extreme Power with Campagnolo Record 10 Groupset. Wheels will probably be changed and the steerer tube still has to be cut!

letape · 02-09-2015 09:08AM

BlaaMan - this is a C60 :-)

Enduro · 02-09-2015 09:15AM

Love the Dazzle paint job on the Scott! Shame its apparently not being sold to the public. Would love to be Master and Commander of my own Dreadnaught of the roads

dragratchet · 02-09-2015 09:20AM

swap out the cheap looking bottle cage to a black carbon one and that's a bona fide stunner letape

letape · 02-09-2015 09:29AM

dragratchet wrote: »

swap out the cheap looking bottle cage to a black carbon one and that's a bona fide stunner letape

Agreed - not mine though unfortunately!

Tomred13 · 02-09-2015 06:54PM

more bikeporn.

letape · 02-09-2015 06:58PM

Tomred13 wrote: »

more bikeporn.

Lovely bike Tom - I'd change the Shimano pedals though :-)

Daroxtar · 02-09-2015 07:01PM

Tomred13 wrote: »

more bikeporn.

Not gone on that. Red on the wheels clashes with flouro yellow on the frame and the white stem looks odd.

Tomred13 · 02-09-2015 07:16PM

letape wrote: »

Lovely bike Tom - I'd change the Shimano pedals though :-)

Cheers letape, funny enough changed pedals and cages last week. stealthy black now.

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OleRodrigo · 02-09-2015 07:18PM

Lovely frame:

Tomred13 · 02-09-2015 07:19PM

Daroxtar wrote: »

Not gone on that. Red on the wheels clashes with flouro yellow on the frame and the white stem looks odd.

Must get on to my team mechanic, he said the red stickers made the wheels go faster:D;)

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