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I have been offered this by a colleague for about £200 ish. It's done bugger all miles and has 9spd Campy Xenon groupset. Was considering buying an audax/fast touring frame and swapping it all over as I want rack mounts for summer touring.
Bargain/Ripoff? Genius/Muptard idea?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hoonz75/4389764658/

That is crying out for ultra long forks, ape-hangers and a banana seat with cissy bar

That is crying

fixed

If one more person posts or quotes a photo of that fucking bike i swear im going to....to..t..tt...to...i don't know what BUT IT WONT BE GOOD!

i have another set of wheels arriving next week, so i can ride it and not get blown over.
full campag with cinelli saddle, stem and bars.

EDIT: also as you might expect im gonna have the frame repainted nicely, just when i can afford it

^^That is gorgeous!

^^
thats ill Crane.
ill, ill, ill.
the shape and proportions are lovely.
dont rush to paint it - ooohh baby I like it raw!

^^
thats ill Crane.
ill, ill, ill.

you mean it caught a virus and slowly recovering from it?

that's not a nice thing to says about his lovely bicycle.

what make is the frame ?

I think Mr Pearson is crying now his frame looks like that ^^^

what make is the frame ?

I think Mr Pearson is crying now his frame looks like that ^^^

its a Pearson. when i got it the paint wasn't in the best condition, and only got worse. im gonna take it to vaz or agros in a few months so Mr Pearson wont be crying too long

That's good to know. I've always liked that frame

So you managed to get the front Shamal then, Crane?
Sorry, I've only picked up the ones from Marco the other day and decided to keep the wheelset as a whole, as the finish is slightly different to the Cosmic.

So you managed to get the front Shamal then, Crane?
Sorry, I've only picked up the ones from Marco the other day and decided to keep the wheelset as a whole, as the finish is slightly different to the Cosmic.

^^you should run that geared EEI... would be perfect!!

mandatory slack chain post

That's good to know. I've always liked that frame

not as much as me ;)

im planning on getting it painted the origional red with chromed lugs at the front and chromed fork crown. which will be quite expensive

^^you should run that geared EEI... would be perfect!!

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Converting a Pinarello is wrong!

its a Pearson. when i got it the paint wasn't in the best condition, and only got worse. im gonna take it to vaz or agros in a few months so Mr Pearson wont be crying too long

Don't take it to vaz..... just please don't. Send it to argos, its definetly worth the extra money to get it done properly.
Nice bike by the way!

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Converting a Pinarello is wrong!

nothing wrong with converting it into a singlespeed, if it still look like a geared bicycle, it's a win.

can't be as worse as respraying a beautiful spray-painted frame into a dull colour and removed the brazed on.

Fuck me, after 2 years I think I'm finally gonna have to put you on ignore Ed

hehe

We all need a bit of Scobalism™ every now and then ; )

I'm all for conversions.
Conversions= win.
fixed road bike= win.
geared bikes= win.
All bikes= win.
especially Velib-style bikes in Dublin, I wish I'd brought some Atacs and shoes, standard pedal thread and all.
They are also kept well- or just really really new.
I was going to post one as a current project.

Fuck me, after 2 years I think I'm finally gonna have to put you on ignore Ed
You mean you haven't got him on ignore already?

I'm a late starter