Pinarello Dealers

peterk19

Hi

i've decided to buy a Pinarello FP5 has anyone any recomendations on dealers were i might get a better deal than slane cycles altho that seems to be a really good deal or has anyone experiene with the FP5?

Thanks in advance

Chips Lovell

Aren't too many Pinarello dealers around. Cyclesuperstore sell them, but they're charging €3,000 for the FP5. To be honest, I think Slane might be your best bet.

peterk19

Yea i was thinkin that it seems like a great price considering it wont take much to convert it to full dura ace

I also work in London a few days a month so that could also be an option

AstraMonti

Thats one hell of a good looking bike! Enjoy it mate!

niceonetom

Promotional Price (Ex VAT) £1,782.60 :eek:

that's a good price.

Chips Lovell

niceonetom wrote: »

Promotional Price (Ex VAT) £1,782.60 :eek:

that's a good price.

He'll have to pay the VAT inclusive though.

niceonetom

el tonto wrote: »

He'll have to pay the VAT inclusive though.

still good though. pinarello + dura-ace ffs.

Chips Lovell

niceonetom wrote: »

still good though. pinarello + dura-ace ffs.

Oh I know. It's a sweet deal.

Hungrycol

There's something about the wibbly-wobbly Pinarello frames that looks odd to me :rolleyes:

Chips Lovell

I think they're sex on a stick.

Hungrycol

el tonto wrote: »

I think they're sex on a stick.

No that'd be the Orca....

Chips Lovell

Hungrycol wrote: »

No that'd be the Orca....

Orcas are nice too and I'd even consider getting one. My father in law has a lovely black and white one. But they're not a patch on the Pinarello in the looks department.

peterk19

ya i came across the Pinarello and i think its the wobbly fork and stays that got me class looking bike

TinyExplosions

Not a fan of the wibbly wobbly fork myself, and it's just wrong to have Shimano on the bike -Campy all the way please

-That said, cracking deal and worth putting up with the Japanese rubbish

Ryder

Am waiting to get the same bike. Slane prob have the best price but may be worth checking out Sigma cycles online as well

cantalach

Douglas Cycles have a number of Pinarello in stock at the moment. The owner is an ex-racer who seems to know his stuff (in an anorak sort of way that appeals to bike nerds like me). He mightn't be as cheap as the online retailers but he looks after his customers. He's running a promotion at the moment whereby you buy a summer bike and get a winter bike for half price. In theory, both bikes are supposed to be for the same person but he told me that he's turning a blind eye when the two bikes are ordered in different frame sizes! So if you could find somebody else looking to buy it could work out cheaply. In addition to Pinarello he also does Cervelo, Cinelli, Colnago, Time and a few more besides. He does sell complete bikes but he's also more than happy to start from a frame and build it up with whatever components you want! Give him a shout on 021-4364340.

scottreynolds

I bought my scott from Slane. The owenr, Pauls an ex-racer as well. I drove up there twice. Once to get fitted to get the correct size and then again to get the bike. My first trip was just recon so I am sure if you said you want an fp5 and aren't sure which size they'll set up both for you to try out.

They also set up the bike for me seat position pedals etc. I really like those guys up there. They were generous and helpful and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another bike from them.

I think for us guy in Ireland its good to have the peice of mind that no matter what happens with the bike they are only a phone call or a drive away.

Thats my 2c ----

FP5 is a great bike by the way and if you fall off you can at least say that the forks surfed the wrong wave and no one will doubt you.

barney150

I wouldn't recommend a pinarello to anyone having had one for a couple of years. My frame cracked and the warrenty was useless. They look well but are way over priced. I know a number of lads that had pinarellos and would not go near them anymore.

paddydriver

Contact Al in www.racycles.com - Family have bought lots of high end bikes from them and never an issue. He will mark the shipment favourably for customs purposes and will have it shipping in days - don't see the FP5 on the site but worth calling.

Paddy

peterk19

ok ive decided on 2 bikes not sure which to get tho so looking for opinions its either the Pinarello prince with full dura-ace (self build) or ive been offered a great deal on the 2008 Ridley Noah with mostly campy record except for the crankset which is a carbon FSA

Chips Lovell

peterk19 wrote: »

ok ive decided on 2 bikes not sure which to get tho so looking for opinions its either the Pinarello prince with full dura-ace (self build) or ive been offered a great deal on the 2008 Ridley Noah with mostly campy record except for the crankset which is a carbon FSA

Either way you're going to get a beast of a bike. If you're building the prince yourself, one thing to look out for is that apparently the sizing is a bit bigger than most other bikes.

Vélo

peterk19 wrote: »

ya i came across the Pinarello

You must really like them.

DirkVoodoo

Aquinas73 wrote: »

You must really like them.

Nasty!

I would agree, its like saying "I'm torn between the Carrera GT and the F430", both are pretty amazing and either way you will have an amazing bike so its more down to which you prefer the look of. I'm not partial to some of the pinarello styling. Any chance you can get them to put record cranks on the noah, just to have a complete group (do I lose points for not saying gruppo?)

peterk19

I am leaning more toward the Noah mainly because of the groupset i doubt they would put the campy crankset on it maybe witha few more €€€ they might im just waiting on the credit union to get back back to me so i can buy it

peterk19

Ordered the Ridley ill post some pics up when i collect it

comes with Fulcrum Racing 1 wheels set

scottreynolds

peterk19 wrote: »

Ordered the Ridley ill post some pics up when i collect it

comes with Fulcrum Racing 1 wheels set

From a Pinarello to a Ridley Noah with Campag. That is a great leap . Well done -- I'm sure you'll have a great time riding it.

peterk19

I know but it was mainly down to price on the Ridley got it for €3300which it thought was a bargain considering the wheels and the groupset are worth at least about €2k i just couldnt pass it up

oh were u looking for a 54cm steel frame? ive a Cinelli fram if you are interester not as nice as a colnago but has nice lugs and a lovely set of olmo forks

scottreynolds

peterk19 wrote: »

I know but it was mainly down to price on the Ridley got it for €3300which it thought was a bargain considering the wheels and the groupset are worth at least about €2k i just couldnt pass it up

oh were u looking for a 54cm steel frame? ive a Cinelli fram if you are interester not as nice as a colnago but has nice lugs and a lovely set of olmo forks

interested.... PM me some details. I'm poor :-)

peterk19

scottreynolds wrote: »

interested.... PM me some details. I'm poor :-)

lol dont worry it wont break the bank you can have it for what i paid for it

Chips Lovell

Looking forward to seeing pics of the Noah.

peterk19

Collected the Noah today heres a pic ill take a better pic later

Bunnyhopper

Very nice.

(Not sure it looks its best with those pedals though... )

Raam

peterk19 wrote: »

Collected the Noah today heres a pic ill take a better pic later

Very nice. I guess we will be seeing you out around Howth on that very soon?

peterk19

Bunnyhopper wrote: »

Very nice.

(Not sure it looks its best with those pedals though... )

yea sure they are just collection pedals ive a set of Look pedals to put on later

peterk19

Raam wrote: »

Very nice. I guess we will be seeing you out around Howth on that very soon?

Yea should be doing laps of Howth this saturday sometime as long as its not snowing

cantalach

peterk19 wrote: »

Yea should be doing laps of Howth this saturday sometime as long as its not snowing

But you could pretend you're winning the '88 Giro!

zzzzzzzz

peterk19 wrote: »

Collected the Noah today heres a pic ill take a better pic later

Deadly

DirkVoodoo

Beautiful bike Peter, much nicer than the pinarello

Funnily enough they give you their bog standard 4ZA saddle. Let me know how you find it, mine was cripplingly painful so I ditched it. I think Cadex swapped the one on his as well.

That is about the only similarity between our two bikes though.

Really does look amazing!

BH2008

peterk19 wrote: »

Collected the Noah today heres a pic ill take a better pic later

Hi Peter,
Beautiful bike there, hope you have many hours of happy cycling!! Do you mind me asking where you bought that, I'm thinking of upgrading my frame and the Noah is defo on the list!

Meant to say by the way super price!!!

peterk19

I got it in Cycleogical beside the Ha'penny bridge i checked online and there isnt anyone selling it near that price,

Im well happy with it i cant wait to bring it for a good spin

BH2008

peterk19 wrote: »

I got it in Cycleogical beside the Ha'penny bridge i checked online and there isnt anyone selling it near that price,

Im well happy with it i cant wait to bring it for a good spin

Despite all the slack they sometimes take, I reckon they're prob the best shop in dublin for high end bikes.

peterk19

BH2008 wrote: »

Despite all the slack they sometimes take, I reckon they're prob the best shop in dublin for high end bikes.

yea i reckon they are one of the best for roadbikes in fairness and they seem to be getting better with customers lately too

penexpers

BH2008 wrote: »

Despite all the slack they sometimes take, I reckon they're prob the best shop in dublin for high end bikes.

Nah I reckon Wheelworx in Clondalkin are the best for high end bikes in Dublin.

BH2008

penexpers wrote: »

Nah I reckon Wheelworx in Clondalkin are the best for high end bikes in Dublin.

I knew as soon as I typed that there would be another suggestion shortly!;)

Bruce11

What groupset did you get with it, full Campag???


Also for what its worth, I go to Humphries in Finglas, all the top end stuff if needed as well as Campag plus Shimano.

He has at least 2 Pinnareallo frames in stock, the Prince is one of them. Seen a new BMC frame, sweet looking in there the other day also.

BH2008

peterk19 wrote: »

yea i reckon they are one of the best for roadbikes in fairness and they seem to be getting better with customers lately too

Competitive prices....improving customer service....recession rocks!!

peterk19

its came 10 speed record with ultra record shifters, its just missing the record crank came with an FSA carbon crank which ill replace with a record eventually

yea i usually go to Humpheries for my servicing i seen the Pinnarello frames he had just a bit too expensive compared to this but they do offer a great service and really know their stuff

Bruce11 wrote: »

What groupset did you get with it, full Campag???


Also for what its worth, I go to Humphries in Finglas, all the top end stuff if needed as well as Campag plus Shimano.

He has at least 2 Pinnareallo frames in stock, the Prince is one of them. Seen a new BMC frame, sweet looking in there the other day also.

scottreynolds

Nice bike... I hope my purchase of your trusty steal frame contributed some what.... :-)

peterk19

scottreynolds wrote: »

Nice bike... I hope my purchase of your trusty steal frame contributed some what.... :-)

aye it sure did will be put towards a new pair of SIDI shoes and some new carbon look pedals :D