Opera Leonardo information please
 

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This is my much loved road bike, bought secondhand in 2006. 14 years later, it remains my only road bike.

I would be very grateful for any information regarding this frame please: carbon main tubes, fork and wishbone seat stays, alu lugs, chain stays and head tube. The bb is stamped 00 and the seat post is 27.2 mm.

The fork, wishbone seat stays and bb/ chain stays do seem identical to some Pinarello models of the time. I've read about the history of Opera and Pinarello and noted the Opera line appeared to change the bonded carbon/ alu manufacturing very quickly, and I've only seen one other frame like this.

In terms of the questions around bonded frame longevity, it's been all ok so far. It's a lovely bike and it's still a joy out on a summer sunny day.

Thanks

Tom

Pinarello makes the Opera bikes. It is a brand name under their umbrella. The frames are no longer screwed and glued, but are monocoque.

Looks similar to the 2005 and earlier Pinarello Galileo. I had an 06 Galileo which had the Onda fork and rear stays - very nice ride for a fat tube aluminum bike. I replaced it with an 06 Leonardo FP in 2018. You can read the long winded build story here:

https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...utorial-2.html (there's a phot of the built up bike at the end)

Opera was an alternate Pinarello branding allegedly to get around their deal with Dedacicai and allow use of carbon and other "new" materials, or maybe just to experiment with new technology without risking their brand. Opera bikes are no slouch - Valverde rode a Leonardo FP to much success in '05-'06. I also have an '06 Paris FP. They are the same material, different molds. The Paris has internal lugs for the rear stays, the Opera external. The Opera has a tapered Onda fork, the Paris is straight. The Opera uses the oversized Most BB system (you'll see photos of that in my write-up) where the Paris is a standard Italian BB. Great riding bikes both.

You can find an '05 Opera catalog here: https://www.riogrande.co.jp/pinarello_opera/catalog/ - Your Leonardo is in there. If you read Japanese (I do not), there'll presumably be marketing hype.

Thanks for this - appreciated.

I don't know but Opera is a cool name and it's a sharp bike.