Woohooo!!!! New frameset on it's way...Colnago CX-1
11-13-10, 08:45 PM
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i just built this cx-1 up for a friend of mine a couple months ago. i think you will be very impressed with the performance of the frame. it does everything very well from climbing to sprinting and is even comfortable for long distance rides. a lot of the ride characteristics will depend on the wheelset and components you choose, but the frame is plenty stiff and will mate well with any of the top end groupsets. although it will look best with campy!
as mentioned, they tend to be on the heavier side, at least more so than advertised. the build above came out to about 16.5lbs on a 50s frame, weight penalty for record 11 kicking in as well.
i hope you got a good deal at wreath. i picked up the '09 frame at R&A for 2.5k and i think they had '10 ones for 2.8k. as far as i researched, no difference other than paint schemes from the 09 onwards.
let me know if you have any specific questions about the frame as i know it like the back of my hand after putting it together and logging a bit of miles on it. enjoy.
i just built this cx-1 up for a friend of mine a couple months ago. i think you will be very impressed with the performance of the frame. it does everything very well from climbing to sprinting and is even comfortable for long distance rides. a lot of the ride characteristics will depend on the wheelset and components you choose, but the frame is plenty stiff and will mate well with any of the top end groupsets. although it will look best with campy!
as mentioned, they tend to be on the heavier side, at least more so than advertised. the build above came out to about 16.5lbs on a 50s frame, weight penalty for record 11 kicking in as well.
i hope you got a good deal at wreath. i picked up the '09 frame at R&A for 2.5k and i think they had '10 ones for 2.8k. as far as i researched, no difference other than paint schemes from the 09 onwards.
let me know if you have any specific questions about the frame as i know it like the back of my hand after putting it together and logging a bit of miles on it. enjoy.
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11-17-10, 07:16 PM
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Lookie what arrived today. 
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11-17-10, 07:31 PM
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It looks like it got warped in shipping....... I hope Calfee can fix that!
11-17-10, 07:39 PM
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11-17-10, 08:02 PM
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11-17-10, 08:07 PM
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What are you going to do with it?
I was hungry; I ate a pizza and now I'm good.
I was hungry; I ate a pizza and now I'm good.
11-17-10, 08:07 PM
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glad to see you got your frame. i was wondering when i would see this thing get built. cant wait to see some pics when you are finish
11-17-10, 08:10 PM
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11-17-10, 08:11 PM
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I haven't decided when I am going to build it up. I might wait a few months so I don't get tempted to ride it in the snow this winter.
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11-17-10, 08:14 PM
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11-17-10, 08:14 PM
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After planning on purchasing a Fuji Altamira for a while (since I first saw it) I ended up having a change of heart. For some reason I have been checking out a bunch of different bike sites and then for some reason I gave WrenchScience a phone call. After that call I gave them another call, followed by a couple more calls. After the fifth or six call I ended up giving them a bunch of numbers that were on my paypal debit card.
Well, once all was said and done I said thank you, they said thank you, and they will be sending me a tracking number tomorrow. This should be arriving at my door next Tuesday.
Well, once all was said and done I said thank you, they said thank you, and they will be sending me a tracking number tomorrow. This should be arriving at my door next Tuesday.
Congrats!! I have the exact same frame (colour and all) and love it. Great purchase.
11-17-10, 08:18 PM
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Thanks.
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11-17-10, 08:19 PM
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A couple pictures without the fisheye lens.
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11-17-10, 08:33 PM
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[QUOTE=LowCel;11804290]A couple pictures without the fisheye lens.
Nice! Can't wait to see it built.
Nice! Can't wait to see it built.
11-18-10, 02:45 PM
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very nice! colnago's look great.
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When you build it up, any chance I could come by and help? I'd really like to get my feet wet in some wrenching and bike building/mechanics.
11-18-10, 08:10 PM
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that's a hell of a bike. Took one on a 20 mile ride and loved the crap out of it.
11-18-10, 08:13 PM
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Thank you.
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