Pinarello FP1

jellybellywmb

Currently ride Giant SCR3 and looking to get something new, always liked the look of the Pinarello's

Is this a good deal??

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pin ... gn=froogle

redddraggon

£999.99 for a far east alloy frame with Sora :roll:

CAAD9 with Tiagra for the same price would provide a better frame and a better groupset

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/can ... e-ec020238

2009 models available for £999.99 with 105 too.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/can ... e-ec016028

Bhima

redddraggon wrote:

£999.99 for a far east alloy frame with Sora :roll:

CAAD9 with Tiagra for the same price would provide a better frame and a better groupset

+1

There was a 2nd hand CAAD9 in the LBS recently with Campagnolo Super Record and Bora Wheels for £1400. :shock: Would have bought it if I had the cash. Apparently, the original owner was going to get a carbon frame for all that bling, but thought the CAAD9 frame was better...

freehub

Was it a silver CAAD9 frame? They're the bestest.

Escargot

redddraggon wrote:

£999.99 for a far east alloy frame with Sora :roll:

Is that supposed to be a bad thing ? I was under the impression that most of the titanium/carbon we use is sourced from the far east :? I reckon even Ribble buy far east alloy

Totally agree about the Sora though. It's totally out of odds with a £1000 bike in this day and age.

I'd say the Pinarello knocks the rest of them into the weeds in terms of style and looks tho.

redddraggon

Escargot wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

£999.99 for a far east alloy frame with Sora :roll:

Is that supposed to be a bad thing ? I was under the impression that most of the titanium/carbon we use is sourced from the far east :? I reckon even Ribble buy far east alloy

There's nothing wrong with Far East materials, but the Pinarello is overpriced, but come on an alloy from with Sora for £999.99? They use the Far East because it's cheap, but don't pass those savings on, and that's my issue with the Alloy Pinarellos. I know they don't have to pass the savings on, and some people will buy them anyway, but they are really a £600 bike, and £400 for Pinarello decals.

I bet the frame is good, but I bet it's no better than a similarly specced Allez/Secteur/Bianchi/Felt/etc either.

From next year CAAD9s are going to be made in the Far East, and they'll probably be made even better then.

jellybellywmb

Back to the drawing board then :?

Suggestions for £1000 (thats the budget for the bike not the reward for suggestions!!)

Escargot

redddraggon wrote:

Escargot wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

£999.99 for a far east alloy frame with Sora :roll:

Is that supposed to be a bad thing ? I was under the impression that most of the titanium/carbon we use is sourced from the far east :? I reckon even Ribble buy far east alloy

There's nothing wrong with Far East materials, but the Pinarello is overpriced, but come on an alloy from with Sora for £999.99? They use the Far East because it's cheap, but don't pass those savings on, and that's my issue with the Alloy Pinarellos. I know they don't have to pass the savings on, and some people will buy them anyway, but they are really a £600 bike, and £400 for Pinarello decals.

I bet the frame is good, but I bet it's no better than a similarly specced Allez/Secteur/Bianchi/Felt/etc either.

From next year CAAD9s are going to be made in the Far East, and they'll probably be made even better then.

Thanks for clearing that up It did seem you were knocking the sourcing of frame/material from the far east.

Well if I'm honest I think most Pinarello's are overpriced hence I didn't really look twice at them. Sora for £1000 is shocking but it greatly depends on the level of development that's gone into the frame.

It's like this across the board though. I'm not 100% that the Cervelo S1 frameset is aeons better but retails at £1000. Add in some Sora etc. and you'll come out at more than the Pinarello so I don't know really.

Hope you're right about the Cannondale's. They seem to be a great brand but hope the shareholders are not going to be absorbing the savings made by importing their frames.

redddraggon

Escargot wrote:

Hope you're right about the Cannondale's. They seem to be a great brand but hope the shareholders are not going to be absorbing the savings made by importing their frames.

I reckon the Price of the CAAD9s won't change all that much, but the quality is probably going to go up.

Anonymous

I'm still umming and aahing over selling my Look frame and getting a CAAD9