God bless Gumtree...

bonkstrong
bonkstrong Posts: 120
edited January 2012 in Commuting chat
I was having a quick look on Gumtree and I stumbled across these two beautiful Pinarello bikes... quick grab yourself a bargain/a resprayed Carrera road bike and an unknown resprayed mountain bike!!

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/pinar ... s/94832708

Unfortunately, as Steelem once found out a fool and his money are easily parted...

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  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    what the hell are the brakes on the road bike? And 46/36 chainset? and flat pedals????
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    But they're worth up to a £1000!!!!!!
  • davmaggs
    davmaggs Posts: 1,008
    I always assume that the adverts on Gumtree written in capital letters are frauds.

    I remember once seeing a high-end MTB on eBay listed as coming from Hong Kong. Remarkable how the pics showed a suburban English 1930s semi and garden. Obviously Hong Kong has some hidden gems
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Pinarello do actually make a series of cyclocross bikes called FCX and the paint jobs do look like that.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    PBo wrote:
    what the hell are the brakes on the road bike? And 46/36 chainset? and flat pedals????
    I have 46/34 on my crosser (though I did go for disks rather than the traditional cantis)...
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    aaahhhhh didn't realise it was a crosser...
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    If I had a Pinarello CX frame, I'd furnish it with better ancillaries than shown here.

    Just sayin'...

    Although it might be legit':

    fcx_449_big.jpg
    Ben

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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Doesn't the headtube give it away? I claim Chinarello.
    FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
    CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
    Litespeed L3 for Strava bits

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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    SimonAH wrote:
    Doesn't the headtube give it away? I claim Chinarello.

    It's a Carrera.
    Ben

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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    But that frame is running cantis and I can't find a matching Carerra frame? Plus to respray and decal would be an ARM and a leg for what it's worth (happy to be proved wrong).

    I reckon it's a Chinese chancer.
    FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
    CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
    Litespeed L3 for Strava bits

    Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    SimonAH wrote:
    But that frame is running cantis and I can't find a matching Carerra frame? Plus to respray and decal would be an ARM and a leg for what it's worth (happy to be proved wrong).

    No no - it's worth up to a thousand pounds. The seller said so. I think I should buy both - even more of a bargain for me as its local.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • bonkstrong
    bonkstrong Posts: 120
    I'm in Leeds too Rolf, fancy going 50/50 on them?? :)
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    BONKSTRONG wrote:
    I'm in Leeds too Rolf, fancy going 50/50 on them?? :)

    I baggsy the front half of the road bike and the rear of the MTB!
    Faster than a tent.......
  • BigLights
    BigLights Posts: 464
    Proof, if every you needed it, that you need to be a bit sceptical about Gumtree....
    http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/kilb ... _1_1182443
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,683
    The biggest red flag for me would be why are BC using bikes with Shimano's (almost) cheapest brakest/drivetrain on. No full XTR?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • gbsahne001
    gbsahne001 Posts: 1,973
    what about the V brake lever mated with a disk brake
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    gbsahne wrote:
    what about the V brake lever mated with a disk brake
    It is a cable disc though - presumably that should work though it doesn't exactly look cool.
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    ddraver wrote:
    The biggest red flag for me would be why are BC using bikes with Shimano's (almost) cheapest brakest/drivetrain on. No full XTR?

    I saw a Colnago Ferrari MTB at the Ferrari shop in Milan with full, basic Deore :lol:
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Rolf F wrote:
    gbsahne wrote:
    what about the V brake lever mated with a disk brake
    It is a cable disc though - presumably that should work though it doesn't exactly look cool.
    Yeah, it would work, but for an MTB cable discs are pretty bad.
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • gbsahne001
    gbsahne001 Posts: 1,973
    Rolf F wrote:
    gbsahne wrote:
    what about the V brake lever mated with a disk brake
    It is a cable disc though - presumably that should work though it doesn't exactly look cool.

    I don't think it would as "V" levers have a different amount of pull, I could be wrong though
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  • nation
    nation Posts: 609
    It depends on the caliper.

    Avid BBs come in road (for road lever pull) and mountain (V-brake lever pull) flavours, for example.
  • gbsahne001
    gbsahne001 Posts: 1,973
    thanks for that, as I'm looking to upgrade the CX to disk this year (money permitting) and I was wondering what the difference between the 2 was.
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