Pinarello custom build (Dura-Ace, SL) 1990s - Any ideas??
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who knows, a guy on ebay actually stated that he had some mercian decals left over so he stuck them on something else to sell. i messeged him and said he had commited fraud,i didnt get a reply 
yeah cracking bike mate, the tube decals did my head in a bit at first, but thats just them[concorde]angling the font in relation to the seat tube
and i see you have got the head set writing side on,not like my lbs did on one of my bikes so i will have to take it back.
congratulations, kevin
yeah cracking bike mate, the tube decals did my head in a bit at first, but thats just them[concorde]angling the font in relation to the seat tube
and i see you have got the head set writing side on,not like my lbs did on one of my bikes so i will have to take it back.
congratulations, kevin
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Cheers. I don't think it was a mistake - I think PANZR may well be right that it was rebadged because of team sponsorship. I spoke to a colleague of mine who confirmed it did happen now and again - back then of course it was a lot easier to do that than it would be now on modern frames. Either that or someone figured it was more resalable as a Pinarello...which I guess may be true?
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As said it could have been a team bike using Concorde frames, who changed frames to Pinarello, if it was a 2nd div team they possibly couldn"t afford to replace the backup bikes to the new Pinarello frames, so kept the supplied / may be paid for Concorde"s, & had them painted &/or re decaled. Towards the end of sponsorship by Fangio ( who at the time I was a mechanic for) this Idea was discussed as the new frame sponsor Vitus were not as generous as the previous one Alan, but that set up was a no go, as the frame design was a dead give away, another route was a rider signing from a team Concorde sponsored who liked it better than the present team Pinarello frame, so either the team or the rider had the frame finished & decaled to match the present team set up. Went on quite a bit in the 80"s not just with frames but components as well. After all a good proportion of the kit was Italian so it was a bit like the mafia on occasions.
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As said it could have been a team bike using Concorde frames, who changed frames to Pinarello, if it was a 2nd div team they possibly couldn"t afford to replace the backup bikes to the new Pinarello frames, so kept the supplied / may be paid for Concorde"s, & had them painted &/or re decaled. Towards the end of sponsorship by Fangio ( who at the time I was a mechanic for) this Idea was discussed as the new frame sponsor Vitus were not as generous as the previous one Alan, but that set up was a no go, as the frame design was a dead give away, another route was a rider signing from a team Concorde sponsored who liked it better than the present team Pinarello frame, so either the team or the rider had the frame finished & decaled to match the present team set up. Went on quite a bit in the 80"s not just with frames but components as well. After all a good proportion of the kit was Italian so it was a bit like the mafia on occasions.
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Ha! Interesting stuff, thanks. Yes, that all makes me think that's a likely explanation - could well have been a back-up bike, I reckon. Seems to make most sense. The Pinarello and Concorde frames from that era are certainly pretty similar unless you look closely, so they could have got away with it.
Ha! Interesting stuff, thanks. Yes, that all makes me think that's a likely explanation - could well have been a back-up bike, I reckon. Seems to make most sense. The Pinarello and Concorde frames from that era are certainly pretty similar unless you look closely, so they could have got away with it.
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