Colnago has released its newest addition to the C-Series, the C68 Allroad, an endurance take on the existing C68 Road. With the launch of the performance-driven V4Rs last December, the Italian brand’s newest bike is all about day-to-day riding. It’s an endurance bike that Colnago says aims to cover long days in the saddle over a variety of surfaces.
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Colnago already has a fully-fledged gravel bike in the form of its G3-X, and the brand says that the C68 Allroad is ‘not a road bike, nor a gravel bike’ but exists to cover the space in between.
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The Allroad will give riders up to 35mm tyre clearance, up from 32mm on the C68 Road, as well as a more relaxed geometry, which Colnago says should make the riding experience more comfortable when taking the bike off smooth tarmac.
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As such, it is unsurprising that the Allroad has a shorter reach and higher stack than its tarmac-focussed counterpart, but it actually surpasses the G3-X gravel bike in these regards as well, with 10mm longer reach and 23mm higher stack on average.
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Colnago says it is keen to reinforce the fact that the Allroad is not an out-and-out off-road machine, highlighting that it is best suited to tarmac, cobblestones, light gravel and other uneven surfaces.
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The Allroad frame has also seen some changes, with a squarer, octagonal down tube and reinforced seatstays and chainstays. It’s built from several modular parts, rather than in a monocoque design, and Colnago says it has been refined to create an almost seamless finish.
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Available in either a multi-tonal white/black or pure black paintjob, the Allroad will only be sold with electronic groupsets from the big three manufacturers, Campagnolo, Shimano and SRAM. A choice of wheels is also on offer, with different options from Enve, Campagnolo, Shimano or Fulcrum.
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Never one to put budget before beauty, Colnago has set the RRP for a C68 Allroad, with Dura-Ace Di2 and Shimano C50 wheels, at a whopping €15,335, keeping things very much in the realm of luxury and decadence.
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Groupsets options:
Campagnolo EPSShimano Dura-Ace Di2Shimano Ultegra Di2SRAM Red eTap AXSSRAM Force eTap AXSColnago
Wheelset options:
Enve WS SES 3.4CCampagnolo Bora Ultra WTO 45Shimano Dura Ace C50Shimano Dura Ace C35Fulcrum Wind 400Fulcrum Racing 600db
For more information, go to Colnago.
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