ajd
new member
Reged: 05/05/06
Posts: 1
Loc: Toronto, Canada
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I guess the bike gods smiled on me ...
Near the end of last summer, I got tired of commuting the 15km to work on my tired, heavy old mountain bike and went looking for a road bike. I found one on craigslist (Toronto) and went to try it out. I fell in love! Really light weight, beautiful blue colour, rolls like ... well, it's sweet. 
The only problem was that everyone on the street noticed it --- that's not a good thing if you're planning to lock your bike in Toronto. So I noticed them noticing, and bought better locks and then finally stopped riding to work.
I had this gorgeous, Ferrari of bicycles hanging on the wall in my house, never being ridden. Sad really ...
So this week I decided to sell it. The first person came last night and they wanted to take off parts and paint over it and make it into a commuter bike! I couldn't sell --- I sent them away. And I went searching about Pinarello bikes online. Which is how I found you all.
Turns out I have a vintage Veneto. Looks like all original parts 'cause they're stamped with Pinarello. All the gearing, wheel hubs & crank are Shimano 105 and it looks about the same vintage as the bike -- '88 or '89. The rims are HP23s -- also made in Italy. It is a beauty -- but I knew that.
I just wanted to share this with you all. I may still have to sell it, but now it will only go to someone who'll respect the tradition it carries. In the meantime, I think I'll go for a ride ... just because it's morning. This bike may make a rider out of me yet! 
If I can figure out how, I'll post some pictures ... feel free to let me know if I'm off my nut and being silly about an old bike ...
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Insightdriver
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Reged: 03/07/04
Posts: 472
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Hey, you aren't out of your gourd. Thanks for posting. You do have a classic old bike, so maybe you will learn to love it as your commuter bike. If you really want to sell it, then use the bike boards like this one where you are more-likely to find a buyer sensitive to the great charcter this old bike has.
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Nev
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Reged: 05/03/04
Posts: 373
Loc: Never where I want to be
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ajd,
I hope you still have this frame. I'm sure it's too small for you anyway, and you can send it to me. I will even pay shipping.
But if you choose to remain obstinate about this, why not wrap the entire frame in old tubes? Held tight with zip ties and electrical tape? Great for commuting. It'll protect the frame from locking it up and leaning it on things. And it'll look like some old junker. Nobody has to know.
There's a guy in my local shop that showed me his old steel Pinarello one time. He had just found it in a dumpster.
Edited by Nev (10/06/06 08:48 PM)
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