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Old 01-14-26 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by georges1
I will disagree. The Pinarello Stelvio and the Pinarello Vuelta were brazed with lugs the Pinarello Dyna and Pinarello Radius were TIG welded and offered superb craftsmanship for steel frames. The Pinarello alumnium frames effectively had ugly, garish and unpolished welds which confirms the worst finish.
It would be fair to say that the Pinarello aluminum frames had both superb craftsmanship and honest unpolished welds, whose workmanship has received praise from those more knowledgeable about metal fabrication than us.
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