kio
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Has anyone in this forum ridden a C50 yet?
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gentrymcgrath
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Reged: 08/21/04
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yeah, i have ridden it, it is awesome. i am a c40 and calfee tetra pro owner and have owned over 50 different bikes, and it is a great ride. stiff, maybe even too stiff for me personally, but traditionally a colnago carbon ride.
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dbrk
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Reged: 12/18/03
Posts: 201
Loc: Finger Lakes, New York
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Anyone with a detailed ride report, please chime in. The jones is upon me. I am selling off to find a C50. Contemplating the size issue which is always a bit different with Colnago. I've been down that road and now have actual asked someone else for an opinion (the thought!), so we shall see. It's a LOT of jack this bike and it's only going to get more expensive as the dollar drops against the Euro this year (and it will, you heard it here).
Anyway economic prognostication notwithstanding, I need some geekspiration and a good (or bad) word about this bike. I've had Colnagos and a ride a HampstenParlee Z1 but you can't have too much of a good thing, everyone knows that. Do tell.
dbrk
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1centaur
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Reged: 12/24/03
Posts: 126
Loc: Massachusetts
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Can't help with the ride review (I presume you have read the Pez review and the Cycling Plus review of a few months ago, and have talked to Brendan at Competitive), but I am wondering if this is a jones you should let pass (perhaps a reaction to the end of another era).
I am on my CT1 now which I view as my winter bike, and I have had to readjust to the odd Colnago sizing (a 56.3 TT on a 58 bike is about as short as it gets). I think I might go with a longer stem to even things out, as my flexibility has improved to the point where a 57 TT feels slightly short. 56.3 mens a greater saddle to bar drop, but in winter it means more time on the hoods without worrying about speed. Still, the stability of the bike, as well as its balance, and my ability to develop a very efficient stroke, suggest to me that Ernesto really has thought about what makes a race bike work (thus his "proprietary" head tube angles at various sizes).
For your riding, however, with a desire for a flat back and relatively little saddle to bar drop, Colnagos seem just designed wrong. You would have to choose to ride in a different way when on that bike, but if you made the exception for Colnago, you could do the same for every other brand (and less so, given their more "normal" sizing). I got my Crumpton because I wanted the HT angle of the Colnago in carbon without the expense or the short TT, and I used your 2 degree slope idea in the process. It's a joy to ride. Ernesto will improve his bike every year or two and the dollar will come back in 5 years because our economy is more dynamic then the European economy and safer than Asia. In your shoes I'd meditate, breathe deeply, and bide my time with something better for me, and I'd believe my guy at the LBS who says the C50 is perceived by long-time Nag riders as a little less comfortable and a little more efficient than the C40 - not a ringing endorsement for the price.
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Eddie Merckx to Lance Armstrong
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Mikemets
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Reged: 12/24/03
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If your terrain was fairly hilly, say like 7-8,000 feet of climbing per 100 miles, would the C50 be a great choice?
Thanks
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Mikemets
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Reged: 12/24/03
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Ordered my C50 last night!
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cinelli
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Reged: 01/17/04
Posts: 109
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Dbrk,
I have ridden a C-40 as well as a few Calfees. The C-40 had a very smooth ride without the "dead" feel that I think the Trek OCLV's have. Much like the Calfee in terms of "feel", the C-40 I had was a delight to ride...the longer the ride, the better the Colnago felt.
That said, I think most Colnago riders will agree that the geometry on a Colnago lends itself more to a longer stem/lower stem setup. Ernesto believes in being stretched out with a flat back and head down. Unfortunately, my advancing age no longer corresponds to the stretched out position Colnago champions. They are beautiful bikes that have a wonderful ride if you like the geometry.
By the way....anything interesting in a 59cm you have to sell? 
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GBD
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I have been on a C50 since July 2004.
Prior, I rode an Oval Master.
The bike is full Record carbon, Bora wheels and Star fork.
The C50 is what sweet dreams are made of. It is very smooth, stiff and full of life.
With a weight of 200 lb, I would see and feel the Oval Master twist under load.
This is not the case with the C50.
Despite the price tag, this bike is worth every $$$ put into it.
I purchased the frame and wheels from Mike Perry of Maestro UK. He is a top notch operation that is very reliable and honest.
I would not hesitate to use his services in the future and high recommend him to anyone looking to get a great deal on a Colnago.
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