The Colnago Master might be the most iconic road bike to come out of Italy with its straight blade fork, chromed lugs and serroni red paint. Add in some gumwall tires, non-aero brake levers, and yes, white bar tape, and its hard to beat the look (and performance) of this classic machine that many racers pedaled to the podium.

As such, it brings literal tears of joy to our eyes to see Colnago still offer this dream machine in the same quiver as the new C68 road bike. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you; it also has rim brakes and the same DNA that brought about the iconic Master. Let’s check it out.

The mad in Italy Master uses the now iconic traditional “fist full of seatpost” for its sizing, comes in size 42 cm through 57 cm (a bummer for taller riders), with a threadless or threaded fork, and clears a 28 mm road tire with classic lines and looks to thrill.

The new made in Italy carbon chassis C68 also comes in size 42 through 57 cm, features dual pivot rim brakes, has 3D printed titanium dropouts and weights a scant 1080 grams in the size 48 cm.

Check out the classic Master and modern C68 at Colnago. Want to see more rim brakes? Check out the Related articles from our archives below!