Pina-pego-mount: making lemonade?
05-30-16, 07:19 AM
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Pina-pego-mount: making lemonade?
So here's my latest frakenbike. I'm sure some of the classic and vintage crowd will find this offensive, but I couldn't find a better fit in the forum (suggestions?).
To be honest I think my product is on the edge of ugly. But after three years and a maiden voyage or two, its finally road and forum worthy.
I started out with an old Pinarello Dynalite with trashed paint. So striped the retouch down to the original intending to just go with whatever that was. Not bad but boring. Then I discovered Pegoretti. Cant afford one so I thought maybe I could do an homage.
Shortly there after I found a some references that Dynalites were designed and made in Pegoretti's shop before he went solo. So I thought that was karmic justification to go nuts on the paint.
By chance I meet Pegoretti and showed him the frame. He didn't hate it.
Oh yeah, the front fork is from a Paramount.
So with various personal memories and favorite music inscribed, I give you the Pina-pego-mount:
To be honest I think my product is on the edge of ugly. But after three years and a maiden voyage or two, its finally road and forum worthy.
I started out with an old Pinarello Dynalite with trashed paint. So striped the retouch down to the original intending to just go with whatever that was. Not bad but boring. Then I discovered Pegoretti. Cant afford one so I thought maybe I could do an homage.
Shortly there after I found a some references that Dynalites were designed and made in Pegoretti's shop before he went solo. So I thought that was karmic justification to go nuts on the paint.
By chance I meet Pegoretti and showed him the frame. He didn't hate it.
Oh yeah, the front fork is from a Paramount.
So with various personal memories and favorite music inscribed, I give you the Pina-pego-mount:
05-30-16, 07:35 AM
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Well I love it, but I have questionable taste. Especially love the top tube treatment near the head-tube, very pretty!
05-30-16, 07:39 AM
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Dude I love it! Like the "Search and Destroy". I've got a white frame that I built that could use your touch.
05-30-16, 08:27 AM
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Those who find themselves outside the norms around them and feel a sense of confusion or alienation, often turn to art for self expression and understanding. Expression; that's always cool in my world.
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05-30-16, 08:31 AM
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Nice. How does it ride?
05-30-16, 08:33 AM
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Nice work, I love Pegorettis paint work.
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05-30-16, 08:41 AM
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When I was a UCLA student (late 1960s through late 1970s), bicycle theft was rampant, so I had a few bikes with theft-resistant paint jobs. I painted "JUNK" like a brand name on the forks of my Armstrong, which was an English 3-speed with a close ratio 3x4 hybrid transmission and drop bars. As my stealth bike I also had a full-Reynolds 1960 Capo Modell Campagnolo with yellow and green blotches over a dull black Rustoleum paint job.
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05-30-16, 09:06 AM
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My design sensibilities would not allow me to paint a bike like that.
It works in a very anti art sort of way.
It works in a very anti art sort of way.
05-30-16, 10:28 AM
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I like the color treatments- not so much a fan of the graffiti stuff though.
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Where Pego goes Paintking follows, well done, nice save and you may have another career on your hands. 
05-31-16, 10:42 AM
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The Stooges were a short obsession with me when I was doing the paint job. Recently found out that Iggy Pop did a fair amount of bike riding with David Bowie during their Berlin years. I thought Search & Destroy would give the bike a little more edginess, often missing from my 50-something existence.
05-31-16, 10:47 AM
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Great ride! Or at least it will be once I figure out one last bug. I'm having trouble getting the 3TTT stem to adequately clamp the bar. I shimmed it with a strip from an aluminum soda can. I thought that was working pretty well but it slipped on my last ride.
The tig welded frame is fairly light and responsive. Maybe not as stiff as my Serotta (Colorado III), but pretty good all the same. This might turn into my favorite ride.
I was pleasantly surprised that the build came in at about 19 lbs. I'm no weight weenie, but I still like a fairly light bike.
The tig welded frame is fairly light and responsive. Maybe not as stiff as my Serotta (Colorado III), but pretty good all the same. This might turn into my favorite ride.
I was pleasantly surprised that the build came in at about 19 lbs. I'm no weight weenie, but I still like a fairly light bike.
05-31-16, 10:50 AM
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Excellent! I guess I would like a brand new high end carbon ride, but I'll probably never know. The old frames with nicks, scratches, and the odd retouch just seem to have a lot more appeal to me. The Penapegomount was my attempt at the best of both worlds as far as a bike with character and as high end as my wallet would allow.
05-31-16, 10:59 AM
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Thanks for all the great feedback everyone. Very encouraging. Now onto the next project (Atala, Concorde, Legnano, or latest craigslist find?).
05-31-16, 12:34 PM
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If you're going to do something individualistic, you might as well make it clear that it is your goal, and you have succeeded. I've seen a lot of gaudy Italian bikes from the factory that I find hideous, and I like what you've done here, especially since it's clearly done by hand without trying to look perfect. It looks like it rides great. You've made a statement, so this is good.
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05-31-16, 04:59 PM
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Will this traveling masterpiece find it's way to Greensboro for the CR weekend ?
05-31-16, 06:54 PM
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Any words of wisdom on shimming the stem clamp on the handle bars?
05-31-16, 08:13 PM
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Wish me and the bike could get to Greensboro, but work is pretty all consuming at the moment. I'm gonna try though. The only other Classic Rendezous meeting I attended was in High Point three or four years ago. It was great and I've wanted a repeat ever since.
Any words of wisdom on shimming the stem clamp on the handle bars?
Any words of wisdom on shimming the stem clamp on the handle bars?
let me know...
06-01-16, 05:41 AM
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Digital? I'm very old school I guess. Eyeball it and see what happens.
I love this "Pinarello" 3TTT stem but its problematic. Judging by velobase it appears to be a Record 84 model, and yes it should fit 26.0 bars. But it just doesn't seem to quite clamp down. Although I like the look of the current bars, I only used them because I couldn't get any of my anatomical bend bars through the stem.
So besides a soda can, what might be a good shim material? How about common metal flashing, like from the hardware store. I think it comes in some aluminum alloy and probably a bit thicker than a soda can.
From velobase:
I love this "Pinarello" 3TTT stem but its problematic. Judging by velobase it appears to be a Record 84 model, and yes it should fit 26.0 bars. But it just doesn't seem to quite clamp down. Although I like the look of the current bars, I only used them because I couldn't get any of my anatomical bend bars through the stem.
So besides a soda can, what might be a good shim material? How about common metal flashing, like from the hardware store. I think it comes in some aluminum alloy and probably a bit thicker than a soda can.
From velobase:
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