trek330

There's a Pinny fp3 for sale suspiciously cheap.How can I tell if its counterfeit?Is there alot of fakes of these models out there?

tagaproject6

Is it coming from an authorized dealer or a private seller?

eja_ bottecchia

+1

manutd

Is it new or used?

New, super cheap will be a fake 100%

tagaproject6

And yes, there are plenty of fake Pinarellos out there.

noise boy

Could be.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/3k-All-Carbo...item3a76c956a2

Bob Dopolina 

Jeebus.

The seller is based in China and their Ebay store is focused on Musical instruments. What do YOU think...

noise boy

That was my example of a fake, not the OP's

Mansram01

I went to the Pinarello factory in Treviso, Italy, last month and I didn't see any musical instruments. So you may be right.

tnvol123

If it's too good to be true, it probably isn't real.

manutd

Too bad the quality of some of these generic Chinese carbon frames are suspect because they aren't too bad looking. I'd love to use one to build up a bike for fun at a cheap price.....I'd just be afraid that it would assplode on me when riding.

Adrianinkc

I know a guy with a chinarello sweet looking and hasn't assploded yet. Yet.....

Rocket-Sauce 

The FP3 is a mid-range model and no longer a current Pinarello model. In 2011 it morphed into the FPQuattro (same crabon, new tube shapes, fully assymetric. My 2010 FP3 says "Asymmetric Rear System" on the chain stays.)

Anyway, is there enough demand for mid-level no-longer-in-production bikes to warrant fakes?

How much is the seller asking?

Andy Somnifac 

I'd be willing to bet that some (I'm not saying this one, no way to know) of the fakes we see come about because of the changes in frames. Something along the lines of: Old molds are discarded by the factory making the legit frames, only to end up in another factory to produce unbranded framed.

kansukee

I ride with two guys who've been riding chinarello frames for almost 3 years w/o a single issue. These are frames that even have a serial # and look exactly the same as the real deal; they paid $500 a piece for them...

trek330

$1300 for a 2010 With Ultegra and Dura Ace.So far has not e-mailed me back so it's either taken or it's a scam.

Rocket-Sauce 

$1300 is not that ridiculously low -esp if has been used. I've been seeing NOS 2009 bikes go for about $2000. In 2009 there were two Dura Ace FP3's. One had leftover 2008 parts (ie 7800) and retailed for $3800. The one with 2009 Dura Ace (ie 7900) retailed for $5500. In 2010 (mine) they came equipped with Centaur, Ultegra, or Sram Force (mine). You can see all this on gitabike.com. So either this is not a 2010, or it might be a 2010 ultegra bike with some upgrades?

Get it if you can. I LOVE mine.

Pain

I have seen more fake ones than real ones. The fake ones are still very nice bikes and likely won't asplode if you buy it new. The worst thing about them is the paint job is not as perfect and won't last as long, but the carbon fiber is generally structurally fine if it has not been crashed or abused which is always suspect on a used carbon fiber bike of any kind that you don't know the history. The fake ones are cheap enough new that I would not take a chance on a used one.

Hunt-man

When they ask you to send a postal money order or a cashiers check, you can stop kidding yourself about it being real. If you can meet and inspect at a shop then it might be real.