Thread: Any other Colnago owners out there? Or road bike owners?

My bike is also a rescue. The only original part now is the frame. It weighs a ton and has 52x16 gearing. I ride to work every day, 36km round trip. If you are in Perth and are following a big dude on a blue frame who turns around to ask you to please not draft, then that was me.

Originally Posted by matpoli

My bike is also a rescue. The only original part now is the frame. It weighs a ton and has 52x16 gearing. I ride to work every day, 36km round trip. If you are in Perth and are following a big dude on a blue frame who turns around to ask you to please not draft, then that was me.

Thats a monster gear you're pushing. Hopefully a flat route. I have 44 x 17 on my fixie. Perfect for the gentle hills and inclines of Melbourne.

The shed/back room contains
1 Scale 920
1 Avanti Cadent 2
1 Hand built steel Cecil Walker -
1 Avant agressor
4 Avanti Montaris 's - kids
3 BMX bikes
8 other assorted kids bikes now 2 small to be ridden
Love my Scale best bike i have ridden , had a lay off for a month now doing 4 hours a week depending on footy , netball and work
The Scale (med) is for sale as i want to try a 27 .

I've got 2 road bikes both Giants:
2010 TCR 1 Ultegra gearing - I use this one in the wet weather;
2012 Giant TCR Di2 - Fine weather bike.

Both bikes have Brooks saddles as do all of my bikes. I also have a Surly Long Haul Trucker frame I intend to build up when I stop spending money on cars.

I'm currently doing around 300 - 350km a week. 200 - 250km commuting and a century on Saturdays. Generally on Saturdays I either head into Kings Park and do some laps or Roe Hwy to the Freeway and head south until I've had enough then I turn around and go home.

I've currently got a Giant Hybrid and currently looking at a Cervelo S3 Di2 (2014).

Any thoughts appreciated.

Regards
Andrew

Originally Posted by Andrew D

I've currently got a Giant Hybrid and currently looking at a Cervelo S3 Di2 (2014).

Any thoughts appreciated.

Regards
Andrew

Can't comment on the Cervelo as I've never ridden one. Tried to test ride one when I bought my second Giant but the shop I went to wanted to put me on one of their own branded bikes. I went there specifically to look at the Cervello's. They've since closed down.

As for the Di2 thoroughly recommend it. They only adjustment mine has had in 2 years is when I changed the wheels and put an 11 speed hub with a spacer which required realigning the gears.

Originally Posted by Andrew D

I've currently got a Giant Hybrid and currently looking at a Cervelo S3 Di2 (2014).

Any thoughts appreciated.

Regards
Andrew

S3 is what the team ride in the tours like TdF etc. There is a new S5 coming out shortly too, prob a minor revision. Just note that the geometry on that bike will be aggressive with it being a racing bike rather than comfort.

Originally Posted by davidsonsm

Thats a monster gear you're pushing. Hopefully a flat route. I have 44 x 17 on my fixie. Perfect for the gentle hills and inclines of Melbourne.

Yeah it's fairly flat, I used to have a 48 chain ring but it was just too slow. There is one hill that I encounter on a river run with mates where I just don't have the gearing to get up it without getting off and walking