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Old 06-06-07 | 09:05 PM
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Worst Colnago Ever?

This one gets my vote:



BLECH!

Wade through the other pictures if you dare: The Colnugly

FSA Ultegra Sette mongrel nightmare.

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Old 06-06-07 | 09:06 PM
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I would ride it.....Nothing 5 minutes, a wrench and a saddle won't fix.
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Old 06-06-07 | 09:09 PM
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The silver WTB saddle and the way-upturned "I want a race bike to impress my friends but it doesn't fit right" bars really round out the package.

I bet if the stem were flipped up he could ditch some of the spacers AND actually ride with his bars in a normal position.
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I'd say get rid of the annoying yellow tires and there is nothing wrong (grossly wrong anyway) with that bike
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Old 06-06-07 | 09:17 PM
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Fix the bars, get a seat and I'd ride it. Forget the tires, they'll be worn out in a month anyway.
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OH, sure, I'd ride it too, but then I usually ride ugly bikes. This...this is a COLNAGO. It isn't supposed to suck.
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change to black tires, black bar tape and fix the saddle. the latter looks really goofy shoved so far back. and fix the handlebars.
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This one gets my vote:

BLECH!

Wade through the other pictures if you dare: The Colnugly

FSA Ultegra Sette mongrel nightmare.

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Style wise, I thing the frame is fantastic.
Looks like it could use another owner to give it some justice.

Why don't you tell us what makes you dislike it so much???
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Old 06-06-07 | 09:22 PM
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Agreed, the frame is great. The nightmare was imposed upon it. I mean, isn't that a long cage Ultegra RD? And those bars...and the spacers...and the tires...and the saddle...and the amount of 'frustrated setback' of said saddle...and the SETTE skewers...

Yes, I do think another owner could do it justice. One hopes the new owner will. If anyone bids more than .01 dollars, perhaps they will.

I was hoping for competition in this. An uglier Colnago, if you will.

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Old 06-06-07 | 09:26 PM
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I'll nominate this one in the paint job category... I'm sure it's a wonderful bike, but damn.

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DrPete...that one looks pretty darn good to me....I guess this is such a subjective topic!
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DrPete...that one looks pretty darn good to me....I guess this is such a subjective topic!
Yup, sure is. There are plenty of folks who think my Pinarello is fugly, and I love it. I guess that's why there are so many manufacturers out there!
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What The Hell ! ! !
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The sunflowers are a bit hokey...ok, sure, regurg material. I kinda like the first one. The sunflower frame could be built up into something hideous with a bit of effort, I would think. A Phil Liggett bobble head doll stem cap, say...
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Old 06-06-07 | 09:42 PM
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A Phil Liggett bobble head doll stem cap, say...
I think a combination of Performance and Nashbar house brand, in silver or red whenever possible.
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You make it out as if Colnago's are a bad bike...
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Oh, good God no! Colnago is a sacred name, it's the blasphemy we object to.
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You make it out as if Colnago's are a bad bike...
No, not at all. They're just aesthetically not the most pleasant for some, and as starclimber mentioned the blasphemy puts it over the top.
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Old 06-06-07 | 09:49 PM
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I actually find that to be a nice looking ride, which I can't say for most modern bicycles, and I think yellow tires are great. (dont understand the bar position though!)
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Oh, good God no! Colnago is a sacred name, it's the blasphemy we object to.
Oh goodie...
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Old 06-06-07 | 09:52 PM
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Colnagos: I've never seen one that I didn't love or didn't hate. There's really no in between w/ them.
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Old 06-06-07 | 09:53 PM
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Now, those Pinarello Onda forks on the other hand...

<whispering> ...sacrilege!...

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Old 06-06-07 | 09:55 PM
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Now, those Pinarello Onda forks on the other hand...

<whispering> ...sacrilege!...

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Old 06-06-07 | 10:07 PM
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You think it looks bad in this picture, you should see this bike in person my LBS has one in being put together for a customer, and in person it is 10 times as ugly.
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