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mag
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by mag

https://www.colnago.com/bike-product/detail/v4rs

Here comes some new and shiny thing.
As always it's said to be stiffer (according to their own methodology) & faster.
However frame appears to be slightly heavier than its predecessor. Only thanks to the new barstem combo it's some 47g lighter overall. Looks like they've reached the limits of the carbon manufacturing technology they depend on and thus can't make the frame any lighter.

Geometry & sizing appears to be altered as well, looks lower & longer in most of the sizes.

https://cyclingtips.com/2022/12/colnago ... e-details/
https://bikerumor.com/colnago-v4r-road- ... bike-ever/

StiffWeenies
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by StiffWeenies

Doesn't seem like there's much reason to upgrade for V3Rs owners

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StiffWeenies wrote:
Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:46 am
Doesn't seem like there's much reason to upgrade for V3Rs owners
there's a couple of new colours... :D

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caballero
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by caballero

Though most of them look t3rribly boring

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by hannawald

I can imagine there is a reason to buy V3RS instead of V4rs. V3Rs seems to be slightly shorter and higher and for those being on the edge of race bike geometry it was one of few choices. Especially if you are after italian bikes because they compete with each other who makes the bike more aggresive:) Even pros were having some spacers on De Rosa if I recall correctly. With C68 Colnago adopted new more aggresive geometry and it continues with V4rs. It is not super aggresive but not so easy on rider as it used to be.

MatosVelo
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by MatosVelo

Hi guys,

I have many pictures of new V4RS on my website : https://www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post ... s-terrains
You can find UAE Team ADQ and UAE Team Emirates colors below article.
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MatosVelo wrote:
Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:24 pm
Hi guys,

I have many pictures of new V4RS on my website : https://www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post ... s-terrains
You can find UAE Team ADQ and UAE Team Emirates colors below article.
Do you know if the CC.01 cockpit can be ordered in 370 width with stem lengths above 90? your Twitter pic detailing pro cockpit sizes makes me jealous

So far I only found this UK retailer advertising 370x100 for "Special Order"
Last edited by StiffWeenies on Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.

MatosVelo
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by MatosVelo

No, stem lenghts above 90 for 370 wirth is only for pro riders, who have better choice.

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C36
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by C36

« White paper » where we have the usual no-scales graphs

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U-LXSo ... 9cibK/view

Running maths seems the aero gain is still far from what we have on the dogma, with a gain of ~5w at 45kph.

Shame they don’t explain more the stiffness tests, and I would be a bit surprise if any brand would still use a « single » force model versus one with all forces. It’s obvious than out of the saddle you have more torque applied to the head the if you incline the bike and add arm forces.

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MatosVelo wrote:
Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:24 pm
Hi guys,

I have many pictures of new V4RS on my website : https://www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post ... s-terrains
You can find UAE Team ADQ and UAE Team Emirates colors below article.
Image
So it's dust cover is not a high stack version. It seems a 510 is close to same stack and reach as Dogma F size 55.
I haven't seen a Dogma F frameset at stated 5600 Euro, rather 6500 Euro. But i wouldn't pay 5500 Euro for a V4RS frameset.
If Dogma F would cost 100 Euro more than V4RS i would pick Dogma F 8 days a week over V4RS.

Part from that, you can get Cervelo S5 for that amount of V4RS, which would hammer V4RS if we look at the aero aspects.
Not weight obviously!
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by wheelsONfire

StiffWeenies wrote:
Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:29 pm
MatosVelo wrote:
Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:24 pm
Hi guys,

I have many pictures of new V4RS on my website : https://www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post ... s-terrains
You can find UAE Team ADQ and UAE Team Emirates colors below article.
Do you know if the CC.01 cockpit can be ordered in 370 width with stem lengths above 90? your Twitter pic detailing pro cockpit sizes makes me jealous

So far I only found this UK retailer advertising 370x100 for "Special Order"
So these combos are not availbe for public. It's a bit weird that same framesets that pro rides must be available for public, but not stem/ bar combos.
Bikes:

Ax Lightness Vial EVO Race (2019.01.03)
Open *UP* (2016.04.14)
Paduano Racing Fidia (kind of shelved)


Ex bike; Vial EVO D, Vial EVO Ultra, Scott Foil, Paduano ti bike.

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C36
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by C36

MatosVelo wrote:Hi guys,

I have many pictures of new V4RS on my website : https://www.matosvelo.fr/index.php?post ... s-terrains
You can find UAE Team ADQ and UAE Team Emirates colors below article.
Image
Great pictures, you’re really doing quite a remarkable job there!

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by MatosVelo

Thanks a lot. Too bad I'm not as good in English as in photography !

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by MatosVelo

Here, Pogi's bike !
I've many other pictures, but I'm going to write an article about it.
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by GaBa

No more SRM for UAE? Meaning no more SRM in WT right?

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