Cycling Weekly — January 11, 2018

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Steve Hiscock, 2016 Colnago C60

“I had an M10 at first, really loved it, then came into a bit

of money and thought right, I’ll get one of these as well.

“The M10 was not only my first Colnago, it was my

first road bike, so I’ve always had Colnagos — a nice

situation to be in! Just deciding what colour to get next.

I liked the OTT-ness of it but now... we’ll see. I bought

it as the frame and then built it up. My choice for the

groupset was to sell the M10 and buy Campag ESP or

keep the M10 and just get Shimano [Ultegra], which is

what I ended up doing.”

Andrew Simpkins, 2015 Colnago Master

“They still make the Master and it will take an 11-speed

groupset, so I can put Dura-Ace on it and you get the

benefit of a modern groupset with a steel frame. So it’s

really nice. I’ve only owned this one two years from new

but I’ve had Colnagos for 20 years — the C40s, 50s,

60s, the carbon ones.

“I bought this one because when I first really got into

cycling Mapei were the big pro team so it’s an exercise

in nostalgia.

“You ride carbon frames and you think, well they’re

bound to be better, but you can understand why they

built frames out of this kind of steel for so many years

because it’s comfortable, it’s got a springy sort of feel

to it.

“I race on a C60 because that’s what you’re

supposed to do, but when I just want to go out for a ride

it’s this one. I have four Colnagos altogether. A C40, a

C59 and a C60.

“What do I like about Colnago? The paint. Some of

the Art Décor colour schemes are lovely.”

L’Eroica race number is a nod to

the brand’s racing heritage

Simpkins is devoted to his Master

Hiscock’s a Colnago

man to his bones

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