Well, to folow up with the original auction, the ebay seller would not provide additional photos of any of the key frame details and was not pleased with me questioning the veracity of his claim about his auction being an authentic NOS '77 frame. He did say I could come over and see the frame - but time does not allow.
To add some perspective to the auction, I have uploaded photos of my
Pinarello Special that I believe by deductive reasoning to be in the '75 -
'78 range perhaps. I would love any input from anyone who has any knowledge
of Pinarello's from that time frame or could add more to the discussion. I
haven'r seen any others from that timeframe - does anyone else have one of
these beasts? See pictures at http://community.webshots.com/
There are many very nice details on this frame and it rides like a champ.
Some of the features of the frame: No TT braze cable braze-ons Over the BB cable guides Non-investment cast BB Nicely filed long point lugs Short campy rear dropouts Recessed short reach brakes Foil seat tube decals - these were going out of vogue by the mid '70's DT decals are mostly gone but were originally gold with black outlining - never seen that before. Heart shaped cutouts in the rear brake bridge reinforcements Heart shaped cutout in the front derailleur cable guide Engraved seat stay caps and fork crown Clove cutout in DT/HT lug
This frame came to me with only BB and headset and is fair to good condition. The main problem is that it has some salt that has gotten under the paint of the TT - however it does seems stable. The rest of the paint while scratched is fine and the overall impression is still very nice. I hav no idea if these bikes came as frames and/or full bikes. Even though the finishes are compromised, I've been reluctant to refinish the bike as I've never seen another like it and it has some history that seems worth preserving. I love to ride her though!
Any other thhoughts?
BTW, I've also uploaded some pics of a nice 3Rensho - lots of cool proprietary parts and details on that frame and another one of my favorite rides.
Colts 10, Saints 3 so far.
Roman L Stankus Atlanta, Georgia USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Roman Stankus Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:26 PM To: 'George Allen'; 'classicrendezvous' Subject: Re: [CR] 2-speed Pinarello
What is it about that frame that looks like a Pinarello?
Graphics (DT) don't look right? No head tube badge. No pics of any of the signature Pinarello details from the period.
Guy says he bought it 3 years ago NOS and states it's a '77 - how is that definitive?
I have a mid - 70's Pinarello and am always on the lookout for early models - you just don't see them very often. Would love to see others from that time period that we know are authentic - this one I have my doubts about based on what I know - but I would love to know if this could really be the real thing. Apparently this bike is local to me - maybe I can get some more pics of the lugs/crown/stay caps etc.
Roman L Stankus
Atlanta, Georgia USA
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> Subject: [CR] 2-speed Pinarello
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> I guess the frame is on-topic. That's a high-dollar derailleur to
> shift
> 2 gears.
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