Definitely earlier, and definitely not Montello. Wrong BB shell, no SLX decal. Here is my old Record:

Oh yeah, forgot about the bridgeless chainstays. Another interesting detail that may help dating is the pantographed front derailer braze-on.

Mine doesn't have that.

No hint of internal cable routing in the 1987 catalog. Maybe 1988???

I think you've hit the nail on the head, the red one with a polka dot paint job, due to the White it's been red 'stickered' with black 'pinarello' label. Thanks for your help!

One last question hehe I'm happy with the cinelli bars and stem, I have found and purchase campg record c delta breaks, my backside is feeling the pain of wearing in a brooks. It has a Sachsen 7000 front mech and a strong light 3000 crank. I really want to replace the shimano so what do I need to hunt for? Time and money not really a problem as I would like my wife's father (who gave me the bike) to appreciate the refurbishment. Any recommendations from this era? Ideas warmly received.

Big thanks to'lesterofpuppets for your help and ideas for growing biological vegetables whilst mobile ;-)

PS it is only ridden on dry sunny evenings and weekends to bring a smile to my face after a mental week at work.

Bugger, missed your post, back to square one

everything looks similar but ther's always a difference internal cables or no flanges (love that word!)

I am told some Montello's were built without internal routing, as some race teams preferred the standard routing for ease of maintenance. I wonder if the converse is true, i.e. Record with internal routing with special order?

ok, spoken to my father in law, he cannot remember the year or model, but he is going to find the old bike builder in the metropolis of Tarbes (in the Pyrennes) to see if he can remember. However at a guess if it was a mate of Maurice he is probably in his mid to late 80's and just have to hope he doesn't have alzheimers;-) In the mean time the quest continues.....allez;-) bottle of French red to the person that solves the quest (red of course ;-) and from the SW!

Maurice did say that he had to wait as the sizing spec was made for him and the bike builder sent in an order direct to Pinarello. Might explain the paint job, I know he paid a packet for the frame set.

My Pinarello has the SLX decal, and no bridge.

thanks for the pics, same olympic badge but no SLX decal, so I think I can right off the idea it's a Montello. Thanks Jesse! The net is tightening! Back to google!

What about this?

One bottle holder, internal cabling and SL tubing?

https://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/pinarello/3.jpg

Note that the 105SC drivetrain parts date from at least 1990 or newer and so are newer than rest of the frame. I wouldt worry about retaining them for originality as they likely were not the originals, probably added as an upgrade for index shifting.
https://velobase.com/ViewGroup.aspx?G...1-8c1cabc9f04b

Wheelset and brakes are also much newer.

Yep, the brakes are to tide me over while I wait for the record c deltas to arrive in the post, should be here in a week or so. I use the wheel as I don't want to mess up the original mavic ceramics that came with it.

Have managed to find the paint job though https://www.thaimtb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=231332&start=30 top right of the picture, so could mean a later model do you think.

The 86 model gloves in a picture lower down the page he also gave me with the bike so that might help!

I am sure that I have found it: A Tre Cime, same chromed styled frame, one bottle holder, internal cabling, same tubing and decals:

https://tw.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/d52639702 here's another example. Just like to say thanks to all for helping out, great to check out your bikes via photos.

Any ideas on kitting her out please feel free.

Jim

Dear Geogjim,

hopefully my message doesn't bother you too much.

The reason I am writing to you is, that pictures of your Pinarello are the first that look like mine, that got stolen 11 years ago.
Every year it gets me for a day to search for it on ebay, classic sites and wherever, but I never acomplished to even find a painting that was close to mine.

Mine was blue and white, but also had this circles on it. I know it was a limited edition of Frames, since the guy I was buying it from told me so.

Mine had a complete Shimano 600 ultegra on it and kept me good company for almost 80.oookm. And it still would, if it hasn't been stolen.

Anyhow, could you find out on which base the limited edition was build? As far as I remember, mine was a Columbus tubing, but no SLX. It would help me to rebuy a white and blue frame like this

I will try to find a picture from my one (I think there is only one) - perhaps I can get some information out of it.



Enjoy the summer!

achim

@Geogjim - Not a Pinarello expert but I have two, a Montello from 1991(ish) and I believe a Tre Crime. I have done some research and believe that yours may indeed be a custom or limited edition frame set. This means that it is unique and won't be found in any catalogues.

The Montello BB looks like this:
[IMG]P1020153, on Flickr[/IMG]

Pinarello used Campagnolo parts up until the early 90's when the customer base demanded Dura Ace as an option. Mine has the DA drivetrain with Campagnolo Chorus or Record head set.

The Tre Crime I have is significantly less Panto'd than the Montello and may not be Columbus tubing, however it is very light. I recently weighed it with Suntour Superbe Pro parts and it came in at under 21.5 lbs complete (57cm CtC ST). It does not have chrome anywhere.

There are a number of examples of Pinarellos in the "Show us your Pinarello's" thread.

The Tre Cime in white (no paint):
[IMG]Pinarello Tre Cime, on Flickr[/IMG]

Beautiful paint on your bike!