Hi everyone

I have recently inherited my dad's old 1984 Pinarello Record Equipe. It's currently not in the best of keep but it is my mission to restore it to it's former glory. My dad was a very keen cyclist back in the eighties and had this bike custom built for him. It is an exact replica of the 1984 Metauro Mobili Pinarello Team bike. I have done a lot if research over the past year since obtaining the bike which has brought me many times to this site, so I thought it was high time I joined it! I think the bike is pretty unique, I've spent hours trawling the net and as yet not found another one identical, other than actual team photos. The bike has my dad's name hand painted on at the time of build on the top tube as the actual team would. It is a very special bike that means a lot to me. it has undergone a few minor modernisations over the years (saddle, aero brake levers, clip in pedals, bar tape etc) but is mainly original. It has full campy super record, a lot of which is Pinarello pantographed. I have been purchasing over the past year the original parts that my dad had modernised and had exact replacement decals custom made, so now it is pretty much ready to go under the knife! The paintwork and chrome need a bit/lot of tlc and the components need stripping an a good clean. I would like to get this bike looking new but also am reluctant to have it fully re-sprayed as I feel this would remove it's originality and soul. I will need to asses the scale of works required as I begin to strip it and clean it up properly. For the record, my dad is Still alive and very much kicking, perhaps the use of the word "inherited" implied he was a goner, but the bike was just gathering dust and rust in his garage, so I though it was about time it got rescued. I look forward to getting some input from all of the experts/enthusiasts on this forum and am very exited about getting my teeth I to this project. The pictures I have attached are of the bike in it's current condition, after a sponge down with some hot soapy water to remove the twenty years of dust it has accumulated whilst sat neglected in the garage, and one of Marco Gruppo from the Metauro Mobili team to give an example of what it should/will look like!

Please feel free to give me some knowledge and or opinions on how best to restore this, or if you own/ever come across one of these before.

Thanks

Craig

Hi Longega, that is quite a beautiful and lovely looking bike! Since I love originality, I would recommend to just clean it, preserve the bike as much as possible, and leave it as is. That is my opinion only, as to me, a repaint would take from its character, history, and memories from when your father rode it! I love all of that Super R Panto, those shifters are beautiful! It's great to have your father alive, and to know that you inherited that lovely bike from him! I'm pretty sure he feels vey proud of you in wanting to ride, and do the right thing for his Pinarello! All te best with the preservation/restoration!

Flash

nice find, but that handle bar tape. paleeeeeze! That is awful. (but then beauty is in the eye, etc.)

I know, it's a crime against bikes. Don't worry it's already gone!

Personally I would not repaint it; at most I'd put on replacement decals. If you repaint it you'll also drive yourself nuts every time you scratch it. I don't think I've ever heard of Pinarello making custom orders in the 80s, but I'm not that familiar with the brand. White fizik tape.

I've had several LBS shop keeper suggest camo bar tape. I think it sells so poorly they're just trying to push it on people at this point. It's ugly as sin.

My dad is Italian, from Venice, very near to Treviso, where Pinarello is from, he and my uncle knew Giovanni Pinarello personally back in the early eighties, that's how he had it custom made, that is why I believe I haven't found another one. I'm sure there are others out there, but pretty rare. As for the tape, if you were to see the bike now, it is exactly as my photos, as I haven't started the work yet, the one thing I have done though is taken that henious tape off though, I wish I had taken the pictures without it, I think I am going to get a lot of stick for that!

It's gone already, a bit of a faux pas of my dad putting that on!

Hi KonAaron Snake. Hopefully you see this as I'm a newbie unfortunately I don't have enough user privalges to reply to your message. I was going to message you the following

That's real beauty, it looks immaculate. I will ask my dad what he knows, he's currently on holiday, so may be in a week or so, meanwhile I'd read this article below when doing some research, it may help, but doesn't go into too much detail


Craig


Giovanni Pinarello: 'He lost ? but won the pink jersey of life? - Telegraph

Thanks! I look forward to you increasing our group knowledge. That article, and the others I've read with similar content, don't really discuss his early bikes, or subs, at all.

Apart from replacing the ugly bartape, the bike might need new tires; the ones in the pics look pretty dried out.

Perhaps take some WD40 and some very fine steel wool or fine scotchbrite pad and gently rub off the rust that's on the chrome. Then go over the bike with a fine rubbing compound to freshen up the paint. Then wax.

Thanks for your tips. I think that is pretty much my plan of attack. I had looked into getting it completely re-sprayed & re-chromed, but I feel if I did that then I might as well have any old frame, as nobody would actually know! I don't intend on ever selling it as it's sentimental to me, but I do want to make it as nice as I can. I'm not sure I will ever ride it, I was thinking about puttin it on my wall in my office (hope that doesn't offend anybody)! I will strip it down completely, as in components etc, give it all a big clean and polish, sort the rust on the chrome out (if possible), replace the decals, possibly look at getting some of the scratches/chips sorted, replace the brake levers, pedals, saddle and most importantly the grip tape! I have already purchased all the bits I need, apart from the tyres, brake/gear cables & outers. The one thing I am still looking for is Pinarello toe clip straps, they are very hard to find, usually when they do come up they are in poor condition or they come with pedals and toe clips, but I've already purchased both in super record. Do you have any recommendation on the rubbing compound? Are some better than others?

thanks

Craig

I would recommend Oxlic acid treatment for the rust, if it is available in the UK. My 84 Colnago also was rusty, but not to the extent your pictures indicate. This is a poor picture of before but you might get the idea:
[IMG]P7070952 by superissimo_83, on Flickr[/IMG]

After:
[IMG]P9161264 by superissimo_83, on Flickr[/IMG]

Cool bike; benotto tape would look good also. Looks like they used something similar to benotto tape in the pinarello poster.

Gorgeous bike! I agree with the consensus on the bar tape. Great colour as well. It looks like it just needs a good clean up and shine.

[QUOTE=SJX426;17616073]I would recommend Oxlic acid treatment for the rust, if it is available in the UK. My 84 Colnago also was rusty, but not to the extent your pictures indicate. This is a poor picture of before but you might get the idea:

Thanks for the tip! I've had a look, looks like it's quite easily available in the UK. What are the consequences of getting it on the paint? Liking your Colnago by the way

I'm very embarrassed about that bar tape, I'm going to have strong words with my dad for putting that on, I'm getting a lot of ridicule about it. It is a crime against classic bikes, he should do time for it! I have actually gone for the shiney Benotto tape, I have purchased it already.

You can't judge such things...it was a different time. It was a time of hair gel, pastel surf clothes and purple rain. Homes had wall to wall carpet and cars looked like cardboard boxes on wheels. There were Chrystal light fitness contests. Splash tape was a relatively benign faux pax.

[MENTION=401993]Longega1977[/MENTION] Well you can see the back edge of the fork looked like something had run down it a short distance. The paint was not looking good to begin with. It fell off during the 24 soak but that is the only spot. The rest of the paint was untouched.

Oxalic acid will not itself affect paint, but any moisture that comes in contact with your frame will work its way under already damaged paint; especially paint over a slick surface such as chrome plating.