Finished - my Pinarello Banesto

[Sand_Dune]

Forgive me for pinching dg01 wording, but I agree...

'That, sir, is a thing of beauty. Like that a lot.'

Chrome looks brilliant.....What a find!

Thrice...

 

[gridno27]

Beautiful built Banesto Pinarello bike

… sorry - but Miguel Indurain rode a Pinarello build by Dario Pegoretti with a extra long seat tube - never rode a origin Pinarello,
expect at a show event for media

... here my Banesto replica based on a man-man's ML34 frameset that isn't far from an original team bike
of the Banesto team of 1994

 

[Fifthgrace]

Re:

I agree with your comment on Miguel’s bike, but in 1994 Pinarello released the Banesto tig welded cromovan replacing the Oria ML 34 bikes.

 

[jason1788]

Re:

...... It's not low end (that was the "replica" model): Oria ML 34 was the top end "Team" frame tubing and dates from 1993. The spec of the time was 8 speed Record Groupo with Cinelli XA stem and handlebars. Selle San Marco Titanio saddle. ......

replying to a thread from 7 years ago!
I never meant that the frame was low end, I know the ML34 was top of the range for the general sale bikes. What I meant was the Veloce gruppo which in 1995 was in the middle of the Campag range. I decided to keep the Veloce (and still have it) as it must have come on the bike originally - it's all 1995 and it's a full gruppo complete with Veloce headset and BB