It's truly sad to think that rim brakes might disappear in the future. One of the great things about cycling and bicycles is their simplicity. I don't want to be dealing with hydraulic fluid when it comes to my bike (just like I don't want to worry that the battery charge on my drivetrain will go flat).
@@robertorolfo Rim brakes are far superior from a living with them perspective and there's simply no contest in that aspect. You can hang a rim brake bike on the wall for 20 yrs and just go use it after checking tires. You can cram it or the wheels into your car or travel cases and almost never ever worry about screwing up it's function or parts. I LOVE disc brakes on my mtn bikes and gravel but an analogue rim brake road bike is so simple yet just as effective as the disc versions. in MTB that is almost opposite.
@Charles Man Did a bit of research after your post...his name is on it; however, it is his signature that is not. I found an instagram post from him saying he "would not sign projects that did not belong to him" and that is unfortunate. I suppose I have the last of the great icons. Thanks for the informative post. Cheers!
I built one with the new Campagnolo wireless group. To complete the experience, I picked it up in Italy, took a quick tour of the factory and got to meet the people that built it, and see the jig that was used for it. Worth every bit of it, bike, expensive, experience, priceless. I don't often like to buy version 1.0, for this I made an exception.
Lovely views of the Porlock Toll Road, a wonderful climb. Minehead CC on September 18 th are running their hill climb as usual up there, with the road closed. It's a double header this year, for the first time ever as there will also be a hill climb up the very steep Porlock Hill A39 in the morning.
Finished with the campagnolo groupset it just looks so good. It’s slightly heretical to me to put shimano or sram on a beautiful Italian bike like that!
I have a CX-1. These may have been the 1st c-series, I am not a Colnago-nut, but I love it. I was an avid amateur racer, and I had a couple of high-end bikes going always. I liked buying and building different stuff (used framesets) to see how they rode. Time, Look, Orbea, Ridley, Scott, Cannondale, etc. etc. I had a couple of Durace grupos to swap on and lottsa carbon tubular wheels, also used, but well-maintained. The CX-1 was a team bike with Nor Cal Z-Team, the only way I could ever have a new Colnago. I think they were the 1st monocoque Colnago, 1st sloping top tube, first integrated headset. When I raced and trained on this for a few weeks, I decided I'd found the perfect bike. Not "fragile", like a lot of race frames. Not a butt-beater like my Ridley Noah or the Time. Not twitchy and scary descending like the Scott and Cannondale... The CX-1 has titanium (I think) in the threaded BB, the headtube, and the seat tube (not proprietary) The geometry is 100% right. Not a hint of wobble at any speed nor twitching on rough stuff. I had 9sp DA for some years, now it's 11sp mech...Rim brakes, of course, and carbon tubulars when it's not winter. I have probably 20k hard miles on this Colnago nów. While I'd enjoy testing some of the newer offerings, I don't think I would find I'd want to "upgrade". The only thing that puts me off about riding the Colnago is the fact that they're considered as "snobby dillitante. richy rich" bikes...and the prices mentioned for this new C-68 seem to support "rich"..at least
As a rider with oddly long legs, all the way yes for custom geometry options. The cycling world needs products like that and it‘s just a better idea for 60yo dentists and lawyers to ride this than the latest S-Works straight out of the flagship store. What is still missing is bikes that are nice and fast but not only build for 20yo racers but for 40-something enthusiasts. Synapse in EF colours for example, looking at you, Cannondale.
@@feedbackzaloop …which are in most cases only available in black or dark grey. 🙃 They 20yo enthusiast (me, 20 years ago) doesn‘t have the money to be interesting for the industry.
Definitely a top-class supreme-constructed bike , and worth the big cash because of durability and warranty - the campagnolo groupset is important for more discussion - looks great !!!
Ernesto Colnago: "I will never use integrated headsets", followed by "I will always used a lugged construction", followed by " I will never produce frames with sloping top tubes". 😁 Bless him though, despite him rowing back on his words and whatever frames his factories knock out, most of us still hanker after one.
I can remember when Nags had a clover leaf shaped cut out in the bottom bracket shell. You had to use one of those plastic tubes to protect the bearings from dirt.
BB cutouts were not uncommon on race bikes of the 1960’s, 70’s, and early 80’s. Racers typically spend more time riding in the pouring rain than most other folks, and water fills up the bb, chainstays, and part of the downtube and seatube without the drain hole in the bb. I’ve pulled the crankset from many modern carbon bikes only to have half a bucket of brackish water dump out and onto the shop floor! The cloverleaf shell was just beautiful.
Colnago know where their market is and you can guarantee these will sell, if I had that many spare beer vouchers I’d buy it, they are just stunning pieces of bike art. I think Si was getting just a touch “over excited” when he mentioned the gravel version. 😉
@Charles Rush after their years in business Colnago are well aware of where that market is and will aim at that. Your millionaires and billionaires don’t want a starter bike from Decathlon or Walmart. That’s their target and no matter where the economy is these people will still buy. Ps…. Don’t take away dreams
Beautiful bike - but that price is nuts - NFT or whatnot. Pains me to say this as my near 20 year old C50 remains my favorite bike to ride - I almost always grab it even though I am fortunate enough to have a couple of other newer bikes. It’s had a couple of group sets over the years and the ride is just sublime.
Chapeau to the entire Colnago team! This is a beauty on two wheels! And it’s different from anything outside there. And again, lot of innovation in this project! Beautiful work, and beautiful video GCN, glad to hear your words on this bike. Love it!
The trail varies a lot over the size range, from 59mm at the largest size, to 74mm for the smallest. Its going to be a vastly different bike depending on what size you ride. You'd think at this price they'd give you a fork that matches the changes in head angle.
And this is different from any other manufacturer how? Look up the trail figures for the latest S works, changes throughout the range and similar price point.
@@kieron88ward Specialized, Cannondale, BMC and others (even Vitus) put a different rake fork in the smaller sizes to get similar trail figures throughout the range. They will always differ by a couple of mm, but not something like 15mm which is ridiculous.
@@nicknick194 sl7 trail figures differ from 52mm to 71mm across the range. Most manufacturers use 2 fork rakes across the range at most. See this with pretty much every road frame geometry.
I was almost afraid that this super bike would be out of price reach for most of us, but after having watched the new BMC super bike video and its price sticker I am glad that at U$18.500 the Colnago remains in the mid budget domain. I would have clicked "BUY now" instantly but 6 months delivery time is way too long for this year. And next year there will be a super duper bike anyway. :)
The Ti is isanely awesome but the carbon is meh... another carbon bike. No bicycle is worth this much though as brand new Ducati Panigale costs less and the Trek carbon frames are more advanced. Much more hype here than actual substance.
I don’t see the treks as more advanced. The production process of their carbon frames is exactly identical, but the trek is made In Taiwan. No bicycle is worth that much money to YOU, but it is priced appropriately. Just because we cannot afford something does not mean that item is worth less money than the asking price.
Colnago are the Alfa Romeo of the cycling world. People buy them due to some mistaken understanding that they are buying craftsmanship, passion and Italian flare which is just nonsense.
There should be no situation where a bicycle costs as much and often times more than a Road Race or Competition based off-road motorcycle . The amount of individually machined parts that go into an engine/suspension parts, plus physics that engineers have to account for to deal with increased forces the chassis encounters require far more engineering than what a bicycle frame will ever have to endure. It’s laughable how out of control the cycling industry has gotten with respects to value for what you get.
A friend bought his first C50 about 20 years ago. Record groupset and Hyperon Ultra wheels. Around a year later, he bought a C50 Extreme C, the Rasmussen bike, and didn't like it. It was too hardcore for him. So he bought another normal C50 with Record and Hyperon Ultras. They cost a bit over $20K each. He's a rich guy. There's a market for an Italian made Colnago with the highest specification that's not a hard-core race bike.
Beautiful Bike, The concept of unique NFT is really praise worthy. Hope other manufacturers do the same as it would ease for warranty and ownership purposes .
@Charles Rush The Unique NFT on the bike, will show you the owner ship, it's warranty , perhaps service history too. Just imagine that every bike had its own NFT , it would be easier to know the complete history of the bike whether it is stolen and to transfer ownership.
The kind of enthusiasts Colnago is seeking out is the rich kind. No other qualifications are necessary. As our narrator points out, there are cheaper, faster Colnagos available. But the person who buys this bike wants only one thing: to have the most expensive bike in the parking lot.
Now even more glad I got a "last of the lugs" C64 disc in BUSL recently. The C68 sadly looks more or less like every other high end carbon bike now. I bought my C40 HP GEO new on special order in 2003 so that's basically each end of the C series in my opinion.
Agree. I also just purchased a C64, but the Mapei model, and it is beautiful. The new C68 looks like the v3RS's kid brother. Still nice, but I prefer the C64.
Does anyone else prefer the original fonts of Colnago? Yes I understand their change to achieve a more “modern” look but I think fonts are one of, if not the most distinctive feature and represent the company itself. I really like the original fonts of Cannondale and I hope there will be an option for me to opt for, but anyway the c68 is still a pretty looking bike, good job Si! Love your introduction 👍🏻
The world seems so much better when Colnago launch a new bike. Having watched this during the heatwave (with the Air Con on overdrive) I used UA-cam's subtitles. I think the system code must have been written by an ex-Guardian typesetter. I counted at least six different spellings for Colnago [including Carnage, I'm not making this up!!].
September 18 will see a serious double header hillclimb, up the seriously steep Porlock Hill A39 in the morning and then up the Porlock Toll Road in the afternoon.
Rim Brake C64 owner here. I love the C68! Why wouldn’t you put all your cash into this? I’d so much rather ride this with semi budget parts than a less expensive frame with full DA or Campy SR. BTW - The direct mount C64 brakes are so good, I’d only go disk on the gravel version.
Hope this won't rub you the wrong way and maybe my english is not perfect since I'm french. I thought you would give a more expert and in-depth opinion of the bike. Did you ride it ? How does it climb ? How does it feel ? How does it ride ? How does it compare ? What did you like ? What did you not like ? You seem to be reciting a text that was sent to you by the manufacturer. You know I expect more than : "Look at the shiny new colors, look at the nice Colnago app". Hope this helps for further bike "in-depth" look. BTW, The montage was perfectly executed but I tend to pay more attention to the content than the container.
But that's what they always do. The entire industry is filled with shills who recite what the makers tell them. Every bike they test is "stiff, astounding, robust, and pleasant to ride".
what a stunning bike, definitely one for dreaming about, ill probably download the app and spend many hours fueling my dreams especially with the augmented reality... come on lottery win
My dream was to get a Colnago "Made in Italy" road bike, with no expense spared! I got a load of compensation, so then it was the research for what I wanted, best place to buy, etc. Obviously, I was having top of range Campagnolo Super Record EPS, Bora wheels, etc, and not that ugly, bland, awful Shima(NO!) garbage! I shopped around, got quotes, etc, with prices of over £12,000(without pedals!), but by going to see Mike at Maestro Cycles, getting some great deals on eBay, etc, I managed to build it up for about £8,500!!! Colnago are awesome bikes, and always get the jealous looks, from people who ride "Boring Clone" bikes!
I absolutely love my V3Rs with full Campy. I have had a G3-X on order for over a year now. Wondering when the C68 gravel is coming? Should I jump over?
A buddy of mine purchased an older signed steel Colnago frame off the internet for $450 and put the Campy parts on it that he already had- he's pretty happy with that! 😏 Nice they let you ride it, though! 😁
Nice bike, very nice bike with a VERY nice price. Honestly the prices on bikes are getting ridiculous and many people are getting sucked in by technology and tiny add-ons they don't need. The tech industry is sending the world crazy. My bike is 9yrs old and works just fine thank you, once i can still get tyres and brakes for it, i will keep it, no need for all that NFT and 3D printed with a 2 dollar tool kit and definitely no need for anyone to deliver my bike at my home, thank you. Now reading this comment you all can tell I am definitely not in the position to afford this or any bike over 1499 dollars😂😂😂😥
Hope we can get some video of the rim brake versions. The G3 spoke pattern on the front wheel just doesn’t look right at all. Maybe I can find a barely used rim brake version of it on eBay in about 10 years. I won’t hesitate at all
I have 3 Colnagos and looking for another one. One thing I was waiting for you to talk about was how did the 68 ride on the road. GOOD SHOW AS ALWAYS GCN.
Rode my first Colnago (VR3 with Zipp 505s) around Girona for 5 days. Seatpost kept dropping 1-2 cm leaving me on a child's bike.... I was still 1 cm under the "max" and put on a shitload of carbon paste. HATE integrated seatposts with my long legs.... Loved the handling, especially descending. Very stable.
Whew... While I'm not exactly poor, that's a lot of money for a bike... but as an owner of a mid-90's era Colnago, there is definitely a "want" there... provided the custom paint option can be an Art Decor style. I'm not really a fan of the subdued paint schemes on more recent Colnagos. I mean, it only has "Colnago" on it in maybe 4 or 5 places - unlike the 13 labels on my Master Bi-Titan.
A nice touch to offer a caliper brake option, too bad that will then mean dated levers, mechs & calipers with the latest crankset. Do Campag still offer a premium level gruppo in mechanical/rim brake format?
they better not stop,i am not buying any road bike with disc brakes not happening,do not like the look,added weight and braking power absolutely useless for me i barely ride in rain so its just more expensive,heavier and way more complicated with maintaince
OK I just bought the COLNAGO C68 in 53 Sloping. I’m used to 9100 11spd di2 DURA ACE on a CERVELO C5. Do I go with Campy SR EPS over 9200 di2 DURA ACE disc? I’m in Belize, so as far as warranty, I’d just be flying parts into Belize and servicing bike myself. Which group set ?
This Collage C68 is super handsome. However, the Ciöcc bicycle co. in neighboring Bergamo also offers a larger selection of customized colors from road to electric bikes on all price ranges, so Ciöcc offers a better value for a top notch product but it gets its tubes from Taiwan, the owner told me.
Hi Simon. I notice you said the bike you have was size 51. I see Colnago has changed their sizing. Was this the right size for you? Is it equivalent to a size medium ? Previous colnago 52s was a medium?
You don't have to be expensive to be legendary, look at Citroën 2CV, Renault 4CV, or VW Beetle or Combi ! Same applies for bikes, say a Cannondale CAAD12 for instance or a Giant TCR just to name a few. But I gotta admit these bikes are still desirable not because of their price tag but because it's not mass produced, the person doing it probably took time to make it great, it's about passion more than consumerism let's put it this way
Thx Si, loads about the bike but nothing on what you think of the handling and feel etc vs others you own / have ridden. By admission it’s either just the same or worse perhaps? The C68 appears to be designed for ‘luxury’ as well as speed etc - but does it ride that way?
What do you think of the new Colnago C68? Let us know in the comments below!👇
Colnago is becoming outdated.
Nothing special about this frame design.
The main question everyone is afraid to ask, will there be a C69
Colnago with dura ace groupset? What is going on with Super record? 😱
@@argentynski.baran.idol.polakow Someone didn't watch the video...
Si really is a fantastic story teller - the way he conveys information is very engaging. Great speaker
thank you
He’s a proper geek 😊
So glad Colnago are going to offer a rim brake version. The direct mounts on my C64 are absolutely fabulous - without all the hassle of hydraulics.
It's truly sad to think that rim brakes might disappear in the future. One of the great things about cycling and bicycles is their simplicity. I don't want to be dealing with hydraulic fluid when it comes to my bike (just like I don't want to worry that the battery charge on my drivetrain will go flat).
@@robertorolfo Rim brakes are far superior from a living with them perspective and there's simply no contest in that aspect. You can hang a rim brake bike on the wall for 20 yrs and just go use it after checking tires. You can cram it or the wheels into your car or travel cases and almost never ever worry about screwing up it's function or parts.
I LOVE disc brakes on my mtn bikes and gravel but an analogue rim brake road bike is so simple yet just as effective as the disc versions. in MTB that is almost opposite.
Top quality video. Yes, I know it's paid promotion, but Colnago are lucky to have you to present their bikes in such a high quality video.
Yes! We need dreams like this, whether they are possible for us to attain or not. Thank you Colnago for creating cycling art.
Thanks Colnago for creating another beautiful bike,a dream for some a reality for someone else
Absolutely beautiful bikes. Now to win the lottery ☺️
We can all dream 😍
WOW! I'm speechless. I love my 2020 C64 and I can't imagine Ernesto Colnago has once again improved upon perfection. Great Review!!
@Charles Man Did a bit of research after your post...his name is on it; however, it is his signature that is not. I found an instagram post from him saying he "would not sign projects that did not belong to him" and that is unfortunate. I suppose I have the last of the great icons. Thanks for the informative post. Cheers!
Ernesto did not "make" the C68 - it doesn't have his signature on it.
@@Leejarm Correct. See me previous comment.
You are a fantastic presenter. Highly enjoyable to watch, thank you.
The C68 reminds me of the first time I saw an Alpha Romeo Spyder in rural Ohio US. such a beautiful machine does not have to be practical!!
Oh the hardship. Here’s is the new Colnago. Please come and ride it for us. What a job. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I built one with the new Campagnolo wireless group. To complete the experience, I picked it up in Italy, took a quick tour of the factory and got to meet the people that built it, and see the jig that was used for it. Worth every bit of it, bike, expensive, experience, priceless. I don't often like to buy version 1.0, for this I made an exception.
Lovely views of the Porlock Toll Road, a wonderful climb. Minehead CC on September 18 th are running their hill climb as usual up there, with the road closed.
It's a double header this year, for the first time ever as there will also be a hill climb up the very steep Porlock Hill A39 in the morning.
Finished with the campagnolo groupset it just looks so good. It’s slightly heretical to me to put shimano or sram on a beautiful Italian bike like that!
Italian Bike = Italian Groupset. We don't make the rules 🤷♂️
@@gcn the DuraAce kitted custom bike looks miles better
@@cosinus_square You must be kidding😄
@@migianogoux1967 i'm not kidding
@@cosinus_square Just happy being a pervert, then...
Si has the best work in the world! Fantastic bikes!
Having a look at this beautiful bike ,I fell prod to be Italian!!! Great video ❤️
Thanks, we're glad you enjoyed it!
Colnago is owned by Arab oil money. Very sad.
I have a CX-1. These may have been the 1st c-series, I am not a Colnago-nut, but I love it. I was an avid amateur racer, and I had a couple of high-end bikes going always. I liked buying and building different stuff (used framesets) to see how they rode. Time, Look, Orbea, Ridley, Scott, Cannondale, etc. etc. I had a couple of Durace grupos to swap on and lottsa carbon tubular wheels, also used, but well-maintained.
The CX-1 was a team bike with Nor Cal Z-Team, the only way I could ever have a new Colnago. I think they were the 1st monocoque Colnago, 1st sloping top tube, first integrated headset.
When I raced and trained on this for a few weeks, I decided I'd found the perfect bike.
Not "fragile", like a lot of race frames. Not a butt-beater like my Ridley Noah or the Time. Not twitchy and scary descending like the Scott and Cannondale...
The CX-1 has titanium (I think) in the threaded BB, the headtube, and the seat tube (not proprietary)
The geometry is 100% right. Not a hint of wobble at any speed nor twitching on rough stuff.
I had 9sp DA for some years, now it's 11sp mech...Rim brakes, of course, and carbon tubulars when it's not winter. I have probably 20k hard miles on this Colnago nów. While I'd enjoy testing some of the newer offerings, I don't think I would find I'd want to "upgrade".
The only thing that puts me off about riding the Colnago is the fact that they're considered as "snobby dillitante. richy rich" bikes...and the prices mentioned for this new C-68 seem to support "rich"..at least
As a rider with oddly long legs, all the way yes for custom geometry options. The cycling world needs products like that and it‘s just a better idea for 60yo dentists and lawyers to ride this than the latest S-Works straight out of the flagship store. What is still missing is bikes that are nice and fast but not only build for 20yo racers but for 40-something enthusiasts. Synapse in EF colours for example, looking at you, Cannondale.
And what about 20smth enthusiasts and 50smth racers? 40yo have their endurance bikes for ages, like Pinarello Prince
@@feedbackzaloop …which are in most cases only available in black or dark grey. 🙃 They 20yo enthusiast (me, 20 years ago) doesn‘t have the money to be interesting for the industry.
@@chrisridesbicycles orange and silver are quite popular lately as well. Purple and lime green are not hard to find too...
@@chrisridesbicycles yes, the ubiquitous grey/black framesets/wheelsets with grey/black kit. ready for the funeral march.
Definitely a top-class supreme-constructed bike , and worth the big cash because of durability and warranty - the campagnolo groupset is important for more discussion - looks great !!!
It's definitely one desirable bike, for sure!
The Campy wireless is definitely on version 1.0. Had to replace one of the brake levers already, that houses the wireless transmitter.
Ernesto Colnago: "I will never use integrated headsets", followed by "I will always used a lugged construction", followed by " I will never produce frames with sloping top tubes". 😁 Bless him though, despite him rowing back on his words and whatever frames his factories knock out, most of us still hanker after one.
And we're not going to switch from 1" to 1 1/8" head tubes, because "we make bikes, not tractors".
“And I won’t put my signature on a project (C68) which I’m not involved in”
Ernesto Colnago didn't sign off on the C68 saying it isn't his project.
I can remember when Nags had a clover leaf shaped cut out in the bottom bracket shell. You had to use one of those plastic tubes to protect the bearings from dirt.
BB cutouts were not uncommon on race bikes of the 1960’s, 70’s, and early 80’s. Racers typically spend more time riding in the pouring rain than most other folks, and water fills up the bb, chainstays, and part of the downtube and seatube without the drain hole in the bb. I’ve pulled the crankset from many modern carbon bikes only to have half a bucket of brackish water dump out and onto the shop floor! The cloverleaf shell was just beautiful.
I ❤my C50! Colnago make amazing bikes. In over 10 years, I only had to change the back derailleur. + wheel... thanks to an evil sidewalk.
Colnago know where their market is and you can guarantee these will sell, if I had that many spare beer vouchers I’d buy it, they are just stunning pieces of bike art. I think Si was getting just a touch “over excited” when he mentioned the gravel version. 😉
You can't keep Si away from his beloved gravel!
@Charles Rush after their years in business Colnago are well aware of where that market is and will aim at that. Your millionaires and billionaires don’t want a starter bike from Decathlon or Walmart. That’s their target and no matter where the economy is these people will still buy.
Ps…. Don’t take away dreams
Beautiful video. A befitting presentation. Bravo, GCN team.
Beautiful bike - but that price is nuts - NFT or whatnot. Pains me to say this as my near 20 year old C50 remains my favorite bike to ride - I almost always grab it even though I am fortunate enough to have a couple
of other newer bikes. It’s had a couple of group sets over the years and the ride is just sublime.
Probably has way more character than this generic looking carbon fibre bike too.
Glad to hear this. I just built up a C50 with record group. Will be riding it next week, can't wait!
It's true
This is a life saver when you need one the most!
Chapeau to the entire Colnago team! This is a beauty on two wheels! And it’s different from anything outside there. And again, lot of innovation in this project! Beautiful work, and beautiful video GCN, glad to hear your words on this bike. Love it!
Wow, another stellar creation! Great review thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The trail varies a lot over the size range, from 59mm at the largest size, to 74mm for the smallest. Its going to be a vastly different bike depending on what size you ride. You'd think at this price they'd give you a fork that matches the changes in head angle.
You’re absolutely right. This is why my little C60 sits in the corner unused. It looks stunning but the ride is just a bit average.
And this is different from any other manufacturer how? Look up the trail figures for the latest S works, changes throughout the range and similar price point.
@@kieron88ward so your argument is that the c68 is a cookie cutter copy/paste job that they slapped a $20000 price tag on?
@@kieron88ward Specialized, Cannondale, BMC and others (even Vitus) put a different rake fork in the smaller sizes to get similar trail figures throughout the range. They will always differ by a couple of mm, but not something like 15mm which is ridiculous.
@@nicknick194 sl7 trail figures differ from 52mm to 71mm across the range. Most manufacturers use 2 fork rakes across the range at most. See this with pretty much every road frame geometry.
Yup, I’m a c68 kind of guy, too;) Thank you for this, GCN!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
I was almost afraid that this super bike would be out of price reach for most of us, but after having watched the new BMC super bike video and its price sticker I am glad that at U$18.500 the Colnago remains in the mid budget domain. I would have clicked "BUY now" instantly but 6 months delivery time is way too long for this year. And next year there will be a super duper bike anyway. :)
The Ti is isanely awesome but the carbon is meh... another carbon bike. No bicycle is worth this much though as brand new Ducati Panigale costs less and the Trek carbon frames are more advanced. Much more hype here than actual substance.
I don’t see the treks as more advanced. The production process of their carbon frames is exactly identical, but the trek is made In Taiwan. No bicycle is worth that much money to YOU, but it is priced appropriately. Just because we cannot afford something does not mean that item is worth less money than the asking price.
Colnago are the Alfa Romeo of the cycling world. People buy them due to some mistaken understanding that they are buying craftsmanship, passion and Italian flare which is just nonsense.
None are...all are made in China and from the same carbon...spend anymore the 5gs on a bike these days and your getting rolled
The part of the bike that's ti is the head tube.. 🙄
There should be no situation where a bicycle costs as much and often times more than a Road Race or Competition based off-road motorcycle . The amount of individually machined parts that go into an engine/suspension parts, plus physics that engineers have to account for to deal with increased forces the chassis encounters require far more engineering than what a bicycle frame will ever have to endure. It’s laughable how out of control the cycling industry has gotten with respects to value for what you get.
I have a C60 and love it, but the C68 looks so nice..
I will hold my lust for the rim brake version.
That is a work of art
It is pure beauty. Art meets bike.
A friend bought his first C50 about 20 years ago. Record groupset and Hyperon Ultra wheels. Around a year later, he bought a C50 Extreme C, the Rasmussen bike, and didn't like it. It was too hardcore for him. So he bought another normal C50 with Record and Hyperon Ultras. They cost a bit over $20K each. He's a rich guy. There's a market for an Italian made Colnago with the highest specification that's not a hard-core race bike.
He sounds like one lucky guy! Quite the collection!
Beautiful Bike, The concept of unique NFT is really praise worthy. Hope other manufacturers do the same as it would ease for warranty and ownership purposes .
@Charles Rush The Unique NFT on the bike, will show you the owner ship, it's warranty , perhaps service history too. Just imagine that every bike had its own NFT , it would be easier to know the complete history of the bike whether it is stolen and to transfer ownership.
Stunning bike, undoubtedly, but seems strange to design a bike for enthusiasts only to price them out, no?
The kind of enthusiasts Colnago is seeking out is the rich kind. No other qualifications are necessary. As our narrator points out, there are cheaper, faster Colnagos available. But the person who buys this bike wants only one thing: to have the most expensive bike in the parking lot.
Beautiful bike!! I will be one to only dream of owning one!
Mind blowing! Doddy must be green with envy, haha!!
Now even more glad I got a "last of the lugs" C64 disc in BUSL recently. The C68 sadly looks more or less like every other high end carbon bike now. I bought my C40 HP GEO new on special order in 2003 so that's basically each end of the C series in my opinion.
100%
Agree. I also just purchased a C64, but the Mapei model, and it is beautiful. The new C68 looks like the v3RS's kid brother. Still nice, but I prefer the C64.
Does anyone else prefer the original fonts of Colnago? Yes I understand their change to achieve a more “modern” look but I think fonts are one of, if not the most distinctive feature and represent the company itself. I really like the original fonts of Cannondale and I hope there will be an option for me to opt for, but anyway the c68 is still a pretty looking bike, good job Si! Love your introduction 👍🏻
Atleast you can get it with rim brake
It's fab to have both options, that's for sure!
I love they didn't surrender to the ridiculous small rear triangle. Traditional look 👌
The world seems so much better when Colnago launch a new bike. Having watched this during the heatwave (with the Air Con on overdrive) I used UA-cam's subtitles. I think the system code must have been written by an ex-Guardian typesetter. I counted at least six different spellings for Colnago [including Carnage, I'm not making this up!!].
as an owner of a C64...I will stick with it. I can race mine and ride it and I do enjoy that twitchy nervous sensation it has.
It will work well for my Z2 rides and a few intensity sessions in the week
The black looks superb awesome
😍
Porlock Toll Road 👏👏👑 Hank… this is the easy way up 😂
Beautiful - right?!
@@gcn Totally!! A fitting location for that bike 👏👍
September 18 will see a serious double header hillclimb, up the seriously steep Porlock Hill A39 in the morning and then up the Porlock Toll Road in the afternoon.
Rim Brake C64 owner here. I love the C68! Why wouldn’t you put all your cash into this? I’d so much rather ride this with semi budget parts than a less expensive frame with full DA or Campy SR.
BTW - The direct mount C64 brakes are so good, I’d only go disk on the gravel version.
Hope this won't rub you the wrong way and maybe my english is not perfect since I'm french. I thought you would give a more expert and in-depth opinion of the bike. Did you ride it ? How does it climb ? How does it feel ? How does it ride ? How does it compare ? What did you like ? What did you not like ? You seem to be reciting a text that was sent to you by the manufacturer. You know I expect more than : "Look at the shiny new colors, look at the nice Colnago app". Hope this helps for further bike "in-depth" look. BTW, The montage was perfectly executed but I tend to pay more attention to the content than the container.
But that's what they always do. The entire industry is filled with shills who recite what the makers tell them. Every bike they test is "stiff, astounding, robust, and pleasant to ride".
It's so good....not even Pogacar will be racing on it.
what a stunning bike, definitely one for dreaming about, ill probably download the app and spend many hours fueling my dreams especially with the augmented reality... come on lottery win
Well said. You and me both.
How beautiful is that Ti version!
One word “STUNNING”.
They should give you a FREE C68 for such a great Infomercial. The rest of us, like you said.... we'll just keep dreaming about owning one 😊 Cheers! 🍷!
My dream was to get a Colnago "Made in Italy" road bike, with no expense spared!
I got a load of compensation, so then it was the research for what I wanted, best place to buy, etc.
Obviously, I was having top of range Campagnolo Super Record EPS, Bora wheels, etc, and not that
ugly, bland, awful Shima(NO!) garbage!
I shopped around, got quotes, etc, with prices of over £12,000(without pedals!), but by going to see
Mike at Maestro Cycles, getting some great deals on eBay, etc, I managed to build it up for about
£8,500!!!
Colnago are awesome bikes, and always get the jealous looks, from people who ride "Boring Clone"
bikes!
😍what a gorgeous bike.
I absolutely love my V3Rs with full Campy. I have had a G3-X on order for over a year now. Wondering when the C68 gravel is coming? Should I jump over?
Such a beautiful bike. Some things are meant to be enjoyed from afar.
Pure class ❤🇭🇺
Nearly 20k? I’ll leave it thanks … might go get my frame resprayed in matt black with gold accents though. MUCH cheaper 🤣❤️
That would look pretty awesome!
What a great video. And bike.
Bike is a do all, and made for older folks looking for comfort. For lighter, get the V3RS, same as the pros use.
A buddy of mine purchased an older signed steel Colnago frame off the internet for $450 and put the Campy parts on it that he already had- he's pretty happy with that! 😏 Nice they let you ride it, though! 😁
Sounds glorious! He should submit to the bike vault, would make it into the Tech Show for sure!
All that black one needs is a gold chain 💪🏽
That would be SO COOL!
Nice bike, very nice bike with a VERY nice price. Honestly the prices on bikes are getting ridiculous and many people are getting sucked in by technology and tiny add-ons they don't need. The tech industry is sending the world crazy. My bike is 9yrs old and works just fine thank you, once i can still get tyres and brakes for it, i will keep it, no need for all that NFT and 3D printed with a 2 dollar tool kit and definitely no need for anyone to deliver my bike at my home, thank you. Now reading this comment you all can tell I am definitely not in the position to afford this or any bike over 1499 dollars😂😂😂😥
But wouldn't you ride, climb & stop 14 times better on one of these? ; -)
@@GeekonaBike not only 14 times better, 15 times🤔🤔🤔🤭🤭🤭🙃
It would be an honor to ride and own that bike😎 (the black one is nasty 😬)
Hope we can get some video of the rim brake versions. The G3 spoke pattern on the front wheel just doesn’t look right at all. Maybe I can find a barely used rim brake version of it on eBay in about 10 years. I won’t hesitate at all
see u in a bidding war in 10 years
Es ist wunderschön. 🤩🤩🤩
Definitely my dream bike. But with that price, it will stay in my dreams 😂😂😂😂😂
I can't imagine anyone buying gravel c68 and then riding it trough mud, rocks....
it's like getting Lambo Urus and drive it on non-paved country roads
I wouldnt even dare to ride a bike like this... A lot of money...
Let me guess, it’s lighter, and more laterally stiff while being more vertically compliant.
+It's so fast it rides itself, no need to press on the pedals!
I have 3 Colnagos and looking for another one. One thing I was waiting for you to talk about was how did the 68 ride on the road. GOOD SHOW AS ALWAYS GCN.
Paused the video and started laughing when I heard "NFT".
Literally my phone went crazy when it heard the word titanium and my reaction was like "wait what!!!"
Beautiful looking bikes. Unfortunately need to win lottery to get one of these bad boys 😊😊
Unfortunately the same for most of us 😢
Colnago! The Bees Knees! I will never ride anything but a Colnago.
You're very lucky!
Another excellent video, loving that they'll do a rim brake version. Makes my Concept look sick.
Thank you!
Rode my first Colnago (VR3 with Zipp 505s) around Girona for 5 days.
Seatpost kept dropping 1-2 cm leaving me on a child's bike....
I was still 1 cm under the "max" and put on a shitload of carbon paste.
HATE integrated seatposts with my long legs....
Loved the handling, especially descending. Very stable.
Beauty but for me is the very definition of a purchase choice by the heart, rather than the head
Whew... While I'm not exactly poor, that's a lot of money for a bike... but as an owner of a mid-90's era Colnago, there is definitely a "want" there... provided the custom paint option can be an Art Decor style. I'm not really a fan of the subdued paint schemes on more recent Colnagos. I mean, it only has "Colnago" on it in maybe 4 or 5 places - unlike the 13 labels on my Master Bi-Titan.
Oh... And maybe I'm showing my age (52), but I really couldn't care less about the NFT thing...
A nice touch to offer a caliper brake option, too bad that will then mean dated levers, mechs & calipers with the latest crankset. Do Campag still offer a premium level gruppo in mechanical/rim brake format?
it looks sick af
Top! Im bying
if companies are still making high end bikes with rim brakes thats a good sign for the future
they better not stop,i am not buying any road bike with disc brakes not happening,do not like the look,added weight and braking power absolutely useless for me i barely ride in rain so its just more expensive,heavier and way more complicated with maintaince
Great video! Life long fan of Colnago. I'd think I'll would skip the factory rep delivery bit when getting one.
You're very lucky!
Nahh, if you can afford one then you have to go the whole way. Custom delivery would be the icing on a very nice cake.
@@kieron88ward can't have cake, diabetic... but I would go to Italy. Pick it up myself and shake the hand of it's creator!
OK I just bought the COLNAGO C68 in 53 Sloping.
I’m used to 9100 11spd di2 DURA ACE on a CERVELO C5.
Do I go with Campy SR EPS over 9200 di2 DURA ACE disc?
I’m in Belize, so as far as warranty, I’d just be flying parts into Belize and servicing bike myself.
Which group set ?
This Collage C68 is super handsome. However, the Ciöcc bicycle co. in neighboring Bergamo also offers a larger selection of customized colors from road to electric bikes on all price ranges, so Ciöcc offers a better value for a top notch product but it gets its tubes from Taiwan, the owner told me.
Marvelous
Hi Simon. I notice you said the bike you have was size 51. I see Colnago has changed their sizing. Was this the right size for you? Is it equivalent to a size medium ? Previous colnago 52s was a medium?
Brilliant. Bravo. (Sets eyes back to a Bastion
I think I'm in love. 🥰
You don't have to be expensive to be legendary, look at Citroën 2CV, Renault 4CV, or VW Beetle or Combi ! Same applies for bikes, say a Cannondale CAAD12 for instance or a Giant TCR just to name a few. But I gotta admit these bikes are still desirable not because of their price tag but because it's not mass produced, the person doing it probably took time to make it great, it's about passion more than consumerism let's put it this way
What's the price without the NFT?
It's the same, because the NFT is worthless.
Looks a touch on the small side for Si.
Beautiful bike. I would love to have one, but at that price I will stick with my Pinarello Prince.
A great choice all being said!
Agreed! The Colnago is a beauty, but the lines on the Pinarello are super sexy.
Watching this review right after Colnago released the rim brake C68 option 2 years later is nuts😂 #rimbrakedefenceforce
Thx Si, loads about the bike but nothing on what you think of the handling and feel etc vs others you own / have ridden. By admission it’s either just the same or worse perhaps? The C68 appears to be designed for ‘luxury’ as well as speed etc - but does it ride that way?