Which Is The Ultimate Colnago Superbike Build? V4RS vs C68

The Tech team are in New York! That's right, the dynamic duo take on the Big Apple. We sent Ollie and Alex to ride GranFondo New York but they didn't go empty-handed! Colnago and Tripek kitted them out with two top-of-the-range superbikes! A V4RS and a beautiful C68, both are incredible bikes that come in at $10,000! What makes these two race-ready wagons so amazing? Watch this video to find out.

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00:00 Meet the bikes
01:45 Alex's Colnago V4Rs bike build
03:40 What's the difference between the Colnago V4RS & C68?
07:15 Ollie Bridgewood's bike spec
08:10 Alex Paton's bike spec
09:54 How we got race fit

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[gcntech]

Which bike would you choose? 😍 Let us know 👇

[bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling]

That spare dura ace under Nathan's kitchen sink really does get a lot of use in these videos

[MichaelSmith-fnci]

I am fortunate enough to be considering ordering a Colnago and looked at both. Ultimately I chose the C68. For me, it’s beautifully made a classic design in addition to being the more comfortable of the two as I don’t require an out and out race bike.

[bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling]

Whenever I see Colnago I can't help but be reminded of Wesley Snipes in the film, White Men Can't Jump - and his Colnago branded hat

[gcn]

Find out how Alex and Ollie did on GCN tomorrow!

[mommamooney]

Love the holographic name and logo on Alex’s bike! Ollie’s looks like it would be more comfortable

[MrAk]

I've just upgraded my 14 year old Super Record 11 Speed Colnago CX-1 with a new Ultegra DI2 12 Speed Colnago V3 and totally blown away by the difference. I can only imagine either of the VR4 or C68 to be better however I would definitely choose the C68 just for it;s gorgeous paintwork :-)

[npdf]

Ollie’s bike for me any day.. but with Campagnolo 😊❤ Pete 🚴🏻👍

[cb]

Thanks Alex, Dr O, and maybe Isaac ? good luck in NYC....I hope you have time to see it ! Be safe ...

[kaltonian]

your very lucky to be given these tope end bikes to use for the race, what a perfect world you 2 are in

[bobzuidema]

C68 is such a special piece of art, that would be my choice, overthinking that wouldn't take longer than a heartbeat.

[julianallen]

The V4RS wins for me. Beautiful build.

[leomaduro]

54/42, right? Makes memories come back, from the times we used to use those chainrings, but hardly could get rear cogs larger than 28... That's why i now see pros spinning up some steep climbs where 40 years ago we saw the pros of those days crawling up, delivering some incredible torque. Why is nobody commenting on this? Isn't it much easier now to hit those climbs, with a 32 or 34 cog, or even larger?

[the_luki]

I have the v4rs with campi wrl. Its awesome, love it❤

[fabianirsara]

That new paintjob on the V4rs is so sweet

[Dreamweaver]

1:27 There's something about this shot that reminds me of Top Gear and other 2000s TV

[WorldChester]

5:27 I didn’t Realise Campy made bikes or was Alex still stuck in his last video????

[frazergoodwin]

How can you possibly be in Central park, I ride there often but I don't see any transparent bikepath deckways on top of monorails in the background!?!

[jonathanjc]

Nobody would put Reynolds wheels on such a nice bike

[DavidFritzIII]

Given that the geometry between the bikes is identical, do you think an amateur ride would even be able to notice the difference between the two? There is talk of more compliance etc, but enough to notice with 28mm tubeless tires?