Pinarello Cross
By oafish_grin on 06/07/2008.
Bike tags: aluminum | campagnolo | cyclocross | Pinarello | Cyclocross
Pinarello Aluminum Cyclocross 50cm
IRD Blackbird 44cm/Thomson 110 Elite
Pinarello Steel Cross Fork/1" Threadless Chris King Headset+Spacers/Problem Solvers Cable Router
Mavic CXP33/Chorus Hub
Mavic CXP33/Chorus Hub
Record 42x52,170mm/Phil Wood 108 spindle, Italian cups (all stainless steel)
Selle Italia Flite/Nitto
Ritchey pedals/Campagnolo 5.9mm Chorus chain.
13-28 gears/Origin 8 Brakes/XTR,TRP brake pads/Vittoria Cross XG tires 700x32
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Pinarello Aluminum Cyclocross 50cm
IRD Blackbird 44cm/Thomson 110 Elite
Pinarello Steel Cross Fork/1" Threadless Chris King Headset+Spacers/Problem Solvers Cable Router
Mavic CXP33/Chorus Hub
Mavic CXP33/Chorus Hub
Record 42x52,170mm/Phil Wood 108 spindle, Italian cups (all stainless steel)
Selle Italia Flite/Nitto
Ritchey pedals/Campagnolo 5.9mm Chorus chain.
13-28 gears/Origin 8 Brakes/XTR,TRP brake pads/Vittoria Cross XG tires 700x32
The paint chips easily, there's toe overlap with the front wheel and the original seatpost binder didn't have enough grip. This bike is way quicker handling than my Surly Crosscheck with Ritchey tires (700x32). Normally I'm not into aluminum frames but after I installed a steel fork on my IRO Jamie Roy I felt a little different about aluminum in general. Now I mostly don't like aluminum forks.

