Colnago Master Gilco '96

[bikeworkshop]

Matched cages and a downward tweak on the bar angle would be my only changes.

Did you drill the outer chainring to fit the Starfish bolt pattern?

Now featuring matched cages
It suddenly struck me that as a retailer, I could avail myself of a staff purchase price of a Supacaz bottle cage- because unlike 99.9% of the bike stuff i order, its actually for me!
The outer ring was a narrow bmx item sold with drilling for 130 and 110.

The mavic chainset had a spacer holding off the inner ring with the chainring bolts threaded into a blind socket in the back of the arm.

I used these spacers to hold a 34 tooth ring off the 110 holes, with single chainring bolts flush holding the outer onto the spider

One day I will polish the outer ring.
Shifting is pretty good with the ergos, although the f.mech clacks on the crank arm if you don't trim after a change onto the outer.

 

[bikeworkshop]

After terrifying myself descending this
and other mountainsides,
I've changed the original 35 year old brake pads for some SwisssTony's:

Tomorrow I will know the difference

 

[bikeworkshop]

My goodness, brakes that stop!

... make you go faster!

 

[Dicky71]

After terrifying myself descending this View attachment 885774
and other mountainsides,
I've changed the original 35 year old brake pads for some SwisssTony's:
View attachment 885775
Tomorrow I will know the difference

Where is the mountain view photo taken?

 

[bikeworkshop]

Where is the mountain view photo taken?

Llangattock mountain, not far from Abergavenny
51.833917,-3.213531

 

[jonnyboy666]

i like that bike. because of my current health issue i've found myself looking at road bikes again, mainly because i feel i'd be better served not bouncing around off road, was talking to Seb from Windwave about a Master, the sad thing is i want disc brakes but i really like the Master and in real terms a good brake caliper is fine, especially down here in the flatlands of the New Forest, but to be honest what is piutting me off the most is the saddle to bar drop, but i've never owned a Colnago and i think i should do at some point, so i keep fining myself looking at the website!!

 

[bikeworkshop]

Vintage steel, beautiful paint, classic lines, smooth, fast ride

A modern 105 caliper on 28s can throw you over the bars, and if it's raining, where finally the discs would have the edge, you'd ride something else instead!

So it's ok to have a bike that hasn't got disc brakes...
As long as you've also got one that has!

(Especially if you've got a shop full @jonnyboy666 !)

Horses for courses as they say.

And the low bar can be raised subtly without causing too much offence. Probably.

 

[jim haseltine]

As a concession to age (pushing 67) and neck ache I recently raised the bars on my Master by 5mm. Such a subtle change to the bike (especially with a proper stem) that if I hadn't done it myself I'd be thinking that the ache had just gone away by itself.

 

[Dicky71]

Llangattock mountain, not far from Abergavenny
51.833917,-3.213531

I suspected it might have been in Wales, it looked quite similar to the road into Brecon. A great ride in sunny weather.

 

[bikeworkshop]

I suspected it might have been in Wales, it looked quite similar to the road into Brecon. A great ride in sunny weather.

From mynydd eppynt? I'm over that way in a few weeks