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While $3,599 may not be everyone’s idea of an entry level price tag it is certainly a great price for a premium brand bike, and it has to be said that the Colnago C-RS Colnago isn’t kitted out like any other brands interpretation of entry level. The C-RS would easily hold its own in any café line up even against bikes costing more than twice as much.Īlso very typically of Colnago are the heavily shaped tubes and straight fork, and equally the quirky sizing on their models, so it is best to do your homework on the geometry charts before taking the leap. The C-RS cuts a fine figure and is unmistakeably Colnago thanks to the bold white on black decals which include the famous name, Ernesto Colnago’s signature and the equally recognisable Colnago ‘ace of clubs’. The C-RS is what Colnago are calling their ‘entry level’ road bike however this statement could be a little misleading as it certainly doesn’t look like an entry level road bike. I respect that cycling had rules around the team kits, but was cheering for Mario Cipollini when he thumbed his nose at those very rules. In a way it reflects my own feelings about cycling I love the traditions that cycling has embedded in its history, yet equally I enjoy the path of technological advancement that cycling is taking. The C-RS is not classic Colnago, but it could be seen to be a reimagining, or reworking of the classic features with a modern twist. The new C-RS though could be the bike to change all that. The problem with that however is that not everyone can afford a top line Colnago and some of the more affordable models have often fallen short of the mark. So I would tend to be in agreeance that everyone should own a least one Colnago. It was, at the time, what appeared to be the perfect blend of style and performance and was the bike I would ride immediately before riding any review bikes to get a baseline for what a good bike should be. It was good advice as the C40 was an absolute classic. I picked it up as a lightly used second hand bike, mainly because an old friend had told me that “at some stage in their life everyone should own at least one Colnago”. One of those bikes I miss is the only Colnago I have owned, a Colnago C40. There is a saying ‘act in haste, repent at leisure’ and while throughout my bike purchasing journey I’m pretty happy with my ‘ins and outs’ occasionally you look back and regret letting go of one or two bikes. Since space is limited around the house bringing in a new bike means getting rid of an old one which is often a fraught process.
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Ernesto Colnago with some of the models in the range of thoroughbred machines.
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Now my wife might argue that that is simply because I swap my bikes out too often, and she may well be correct, I prefer to think of it as keeping up with the times.
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I don’t know about you, but I have been riding bikes for long enough now that, in all honesty, I can’t remember all the bikes that I have owned. After a bevy of disc equipped review bikes Peter Rox has finally been able to throw his leg over a traditional rim-braked modern classic – here’s his review of the Colnago C-RS.