And then you ride one and it all makes sense.
De Rosa finish quality
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Those are pretty mnor. Beautiful bike. I'd love one. What actually bugs me a bit is not the blemishes but the form. I know it was changed for UCI purposes, but why does the shape of the faring near the leading edge of the rear wheel not match the curve of the rear wheel? It just looks like a mistake. I'd still rock that bike though. I was able to test ride a King and it was gloriously smooth. The only bike that beats it for smoothness of ride (that I have tested) is a Parlee, and that really impressed me. For an aero bike, I bet that bike is a great ride. Have you test ridden it? That may put your concerns about blemishes to ease.
If you read my post properly, you'll see I never said they were crap.Noctiluxx wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 12:33 amChain heavily discounted Colnago VR1 and VR2's last year too. Merlin has the Colnago C60 in the low $3K range. They must be crap too, right? Or perhaps the bike industry is heavily overpriced with "exotic" carbon bikes and components and needs to heavily discount overpriced "premium" bikes to reduce inventory?DJT21 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:52 pmThe quality looks poor, but I've not got much experience with bikes of this value; perhaps it's par for the course?
The frames are obviously nothing special, hence the huge discounts http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/de-r ... d|646275UK
Can't believe the RRP is £3600 - you could get a Filament for that much!
BTW, my SK Pininfarina looks flawless as does my Oltre XR4. Funny thing is my buddies Madone 9, Project One has missing paint in multiple spots.
Although you've clearly drunk the Kool-Aid
You clearly drank something else.DJT21 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:46 pmIf you read my post properly, you'll see I never said they were crap.Noctiluxx wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 12:33 amChain heavily discounted Colnago VR1 and VR2's last year too. Merlin has the Colnago C60 in the low $3K range. They must be crap too, right? Or perhaps the bike industry is heavily overpriced with "exotic" carbon bikes and components and needs to heavily discount overpriced "premium" bikes to reduce inventory?DJT21 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:52 pmThe quality looks poor, but I've not got much experience with bikes of this value; perhaps it's par for the course?
The frames are obviously nothing special, hence the huge discounts http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/de-r ... d|646275UK
Can't believe the RRP is £3600 - you could get a Filament for that much!
BTW, my SK Pininfarina looks flawless as does my Oltre XR4. Funny thing is my buddies Madone 9, Project One has missing paint in multiple spots.
Although you've clearly drunk the Kool-Aid
Bianchi Oltre XR4, De Rosa SK Pininfarina, Trek Madone SLR, Giant TCR Advanced SL, Cervelo R5 Disk, Giant Revolt
There shouldn't be a need to justify the poor finish with the ride quality. Both are mutually exclusive and both should present in a frame of this value from a brand of such heritage.
Most of us wouldn't accept poor workmanship in a watch in the same price range no matter how smooth the second-hand swoop was.
Most of us wouldn't accept poor workmanship in a watch in the same price range no matter how smooth the second-hand swoop was.
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hmm , I have tried so many brands ... but now after 30 years on road bikes ( and racing too ) I can say Colnago is very special in many aspects and I will chose from many brands exactly Colnago ..
Please name at least 6derosa2000 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:43 pmI can say Colnago is very special in many aspects and I will chose from many brands exactly Colnago ..
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oh no man , I will be banned from here ;O) I maybe can simply name on what I've ridden and raced .. just few : Canyon Ultimate CF SLX , Lappiere Xelius WS , Giant TCR Advanced SL , LOOK 595 , Formigli Asiel and a bit longet time ago I raced on DeRosa Merak , LOOK 381i and some exotic italians were under me like Tommasini , Daccordi as well ..uraz wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:19 pmPlease name at least 6derosa2000 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:43 pmI can say Colnago is very special in many aspects and I will chose from many brands exactly Colnago ..