Jeez, I wrote this all up then posted it in the road bikes 98 and up section 
Try again:
I bought this bike new in 1988, rode it a couple of years, bought a motorcycle in 1990.... and the pinarello sat. And sat. And sat...
I still rode my mtn bike off and on, but you have to be in good shape to enjoy this bike with the gearing it has... and I haven't been
I recently inherited an 80s Colnago from a great friend who passed away a couple of years ago - RIP Big Al :cry: - and it got me thinking about road bikes again. I dug out the Pinarello, gently wiped the 20 lbs of dust off it... after reading here and at bike forums C+V how Pinarello decals self destruct I was scared to breath on them, lol!
Anyway, it still cleans up pretty darned good. It's as I bought it in 88 (other than the Look pedals which IIRC went on in the first few months).
Full Super Record with a C Record seat post, as it was prettier
Ambrosio Montreal rims with the original Clement Futura tubulars from 88 still mounted :shock:
My pictures suck, but you get the idea. I'll replace them with better ones if I ever manage to get any!
with Al's Colnago. These 2 bikes spent a lot of time together, so it's nice to see them together again, even if the circumstances totally suck.
I even managed to dig this up, though I don't think I'd want to drink from it anymore Came with the bike.
Try again:
I bought this bike new in 1988, rode it a couple of years, bought a motorcycle in 1990.... and the pinarello sat. And sat. And sat...
I still rode my mtn bike off and on, but you have to be in good shape to enjoy this bike with the gearing it has... and I haven't been
I recently inherited an 80s Colnago from a great friend who passed away a couple of years ago - RIP Big Al :cry: - and it got me thinking about road bikes again. I dug out the Pinarello, gently wiped the 20 lbs of dust off it... after reading here and at bike forums C+V how Pinarello decals self destruct I was scared to breath on them, lol!
Anyway, it still cleans up pretty darned good. It's as I bought it in 88 (other than the Look pedals which IIRC went on in the first few months).
Full Super Record with a C Record seat post, as it was prettier
Ambrosio Montreal rims with the original Clement Futura tubulars from 88 still mounted :shock:
My pictures suck, but you get the idea. I'll replace them with better ones if I ever manage to get any!
with Al's Colnago. These 2 bikes spent a lot of time together, so it's nice to see them together again, even if the circumstances totally suck.
I even managed to dig this up, though I don't think I'd want to drink from it anymore
Came with the bike.
