Steven thanks for the info. I must say I've never ridden a Pinarello I didn't like, including the new Prince. I don't know why I've never owned one though I've ridden and worked on quite a few. I have a friend in Seattle who's been riding his everyday for about 20 years and it's still hanging in there just fine. Tom's a big guy and has looked at other bikes but has always come back to his Pin. His girlfriend has been looking for one to match but I don't think they ever make a 46cm. Someone else mentioned the simplicity of the style and I must agree and add that the headbadge is one of the nicest around. I think the quality of construction seems to be at least on par with the other quality Italian shops of the time. Maybe Brian will chime in with the "naked truth." enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives SB, CA
On Friday, May 09, 2003, at 09:14AM, Mara & Steven Maasland <TheMaaslands@comcast.net> wrote:
>When I lived in Treviso, I got to know Nanni and his family quite well.
>You are quite right that the late 70's and early 80's Pinarello bikes
>are indeed very nice. I agree with you that they were indeed a far
>better deal that an equivalent age Colnago. Their workmanship was
>definitely towards the top of the Italian heap in that period and their
>ride was first class. What you perhaps don't know is that the Pinarello
>family has been building bikes for well over 50 years. I have seen
>quite a few Pinarello bikes with Cambio Corsa gears and am presently
>negotiating the purchase of just such a bike. While working at
>Bicyclesport in Toronto (Mike Barry's shop and the home of Mariposa
>bikes at the time) in the early 80's, they were definitely our Italian
>frame of choice. Quite coincidentally to Dave's choice of bicycles,
>Pinarello was later supplanted by Tommasini as our bike of choice in
>about 1985.
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>Pinarello, now in his 80's, still turns up in his shop in Treviso on a
>daily basis, but is definitely beginning to suffer from his age. When I
>last saw him this spring, you could unfortunately see that a few lights
>were no longer burning: a true pity for somebody who has earned such
>respect from everybody in the Italian cycling world. I too agree that
>Pinarello deserves a section in the CR Italian section.
>
>Steven Maasland
>Moorestown, NJ
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