Got another Italian
05-06-12, 06:19 PM
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Got another Italian
Pulled the trigger tonite on a ciocc. Been wanting to get one of these out of curiosity. Gonna ride it as
Is this summer but it's gonna get redone over the winter, looking forward to getting it. Hope it rides
As nice as my colnago.
Is this summer but it's gonna get redone over the winter, looking forward to getting it. Hope it rides
As nice as my colnago.
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05-06-12, 06:40 PM
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05-06-12, 06:51 PM
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It's gonna have to be one hell of a ride to make me forget about my colnago. Pics when I get it.
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05-06-12, 07:06 PM
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I will be looking forward to this, too - want to see some more of your mad painting skillz!
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05-07-12, 08:24 AM
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My apologies. I'm not really partial to Colnagos, so I seize every opportunity to deliver a cheap shot when I can! I think they are quite over the top, but I respect your opinion and your riding experience. Let me rephrase.... I hope your Ciocc will make you forget all about that Colnago!
05-07-12, 08:30 AM
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I hope it does to. Paid a little more than I wanted and I hope it is worth the money. The paint is a little scratched but I can take care of that. Not really sure of the route I'm gonna go with the rebuild
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05-07-12, 08:30 AM
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My apologies. I'm not really partial to Colnagos, so I seize every opportunity to deliver a cheap shot when I can! I think they are quite over the top, but I respect your opinion and your riding experience. Let me rephrase.... I hope your Ciocc will make you forget all about that Colnago!
05-07-12, 08:41 AM
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Perhaps overrated would have been a better word. Agree that ride quality is subjective, one of the points I was making with my post.
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05-07-12, 08:45 AM
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Agree - but many of the people who think they're overrated rave about the way they ride. As I said, ride quality is very subjective. I sometimes think Ciocc's have become somewhat overrated here, too - the really special ones are the earlier ones. Also, I don't know what year the OP's Colnago is from. If it's, say, from '71-73, for example, it may not be overrated at all. Odds are it's not that early, but just saying.
05-07-12, 08:49 AM
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Agree - but many of the people who think they're overrated rave about the way they ride. As I said, ride quality is very subjective. I sometimes think Ciocc's have become somewhat overrated here, too - the really special ones are the earlier ones. Also, I don't know what year the OP's Colnago is from. If it's, say, from '71-713, it may not be overrated at all. Odds are it's not that early, but just saying.
05-07-12, 08:50 AM
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It's not that early its around 79 or 80 and I don't think the ride quality is overrated at all, I have had several carbon and a few titaniums and I will put my colnago against those anyday. And the ciocc I got is a 84 mockba 80.
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05-07-12, 08:54 AM
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Well, I hope the Ciocc is as nice as the Colnago. Ride quality is most definitely subjective and when one finds a bike that treats the rider to a consistently great ride, there is no substitute for that! That's really what it's all about!
05-07-12, 08:57 AM
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Exactly. A '79-80 colnago is one of those bikes that was outsourced and can be sketchy in terms of build quality (or not - the culprit is inconsistency), but also one of those bikes many people love to ride. I think the overrating comes when they go for prices that can get you a bike that would maybe ride as nicely but be better finished and more distinctive and also a bit less common. I own a '79, and just bought a '78 that is currently at my LBS for some tweaking.
05-07-12, 09:02 AM
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for what i have in mine i dont think i could get a better bike shop bike. course i did it all myself, and yeah i lowered the handlebars 
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05-07-12, 09:05 AM
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Does it say "Colnago" on the seatstay caps?
05-07-12, 09:07 AM
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Does it say "Colnago" on the seatstay caps? That bike is probably closer to 1982, with the "Colnago" in the chainstays and the under-BB cable routing.
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05-07-12, 09:12 AM
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yes it does, thanks.. really not sure what year it is.bought the frameset off ebay. never really cared to check. i know i dont know half as much about vintage bikes than you guys do. i have always been into the new bikes. but, im learning.
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05-07-12, 09:28 AM
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i havent got the ciocc yet. its on its way.
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Is that a repaint?
05-07-12, 10:45 AM
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Yeah.
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