Oh no, severe bike lust has struck again (and it's Italian!)

[Jo-n-NY]

No help from me either except leaning towards the bike which is a beauty. I felt the same when I test rode the Amira S-Works. I really love my Ruby Pro, but words can't describe the ride I get on the Amira. Just rode 110 miles on her on Saturday with head wind to Montauk Pt. I don't think I would have faired as well on another bike. The price of mine was in the same ball park and it has Sram Red which I really like

[Catrin]

That is a seriously beautiful bike, go for it You know we rarely talk people OUT of buying a bike, but that one has your name all over it.

Of course, I AM the woman who wound up bringing two bikes home at the same time a little more than a year ago...

I've seen a few Pinarello bikes at my LBS and they look fast sitting on the rack

[Owlie]

You know, I don't even like pink and I think that bike is gorgeous. If you've got the money, do it!

[Tri Girl]

wow!

And seriously? You're asking us what you should do? I think the answer is obvious... BUY IT!!!! NOW!!!

[Maye]

Oh Pina's!! These are seriously great and beautiful bikes. Go for it!! I really (really, really) wanted one but couldn't afford it so I bought a Trek instead. My mind set was: If I can't buy a Ferrari why not buy a Pinnarello
My second bike for sure is going to be a Pina!! The male models are awesome. Have you seen the Dogma?

[westtexas]

Ahhhh!

Ok.

I'm going to buy it.

Just found out that I'm getting more than $1000 back in deposits from my last apartment that I just moved out of, so that puts me about 1/4 of the way towards the frame. I will have to save a bit - unless I can finagle a way into getting the cute bike shop guy to let me make payments on it. Still have to get the parts though, since right now I'm only looking at getting the Paris framset and building up from there.

Heheh

[zoom-zoom]

Surprise surprise...NOT!

Peer pressure wins, again!

[Catrin]

Ahhhh!

Ok.

I'm going to buy it.

Just found out that I'm getting more than $1000 back in deposits from my last apartment that I just moved out of, so that puts me about 1/4 of the way towards the frame. I will have to save a bit - unless I can finagle a way into getting the cute bike shop guy to let me make payments on it. Still have to get the parts though, since right now I'm only looking at getting the Paris frameset and building up from there.

Heheh

See if he will take layaway, my LBS does as well as several others in my area. They don't advertise it but they do. In these economic times I suspect more bike stores do than perhaps once did, it never hurts to ask. This is how I purchased my custom Gunnar, same cost of your frameset. For you the advantage would be no concern that the frameset would be sold out by the time you are ready to pull the trigger. A frameset doesn't take up much storage space at the LBS and it is a guaranteed sale for them

[lovelygamer]

You guys are seriously unhelpful.

I agree. Fire us as advisers. lol

[Cynedra]

I am so jealous and I'm not necessarily a fan of pink either. That is a sharp looking bike. Okay, hanging my head in sadness as I look at my perfectly nice Cannondale.

[roguedog]

not that i'm an enabler or anything...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-Pinarel...#ht_500wt_1413

[emily_in_nc]

not that i'm an enabler or anything...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-Pinarel...#ht_500wt_1413

Gorgeous! But for that expensive a bike especially, she needs to figure out what size it is as that is the very MOST important thing for a buyer to know! She doesn't necessarily have to be able to say "the frame size is...", but she needs to post some measurements. I can't imagine anyone will drop $2K plus on a bike without this very basic information.

[westtexas]

Gorgeous! But for that expensive a bike especially, she needs to figure out what size it is as that is the very MOST important thing for a buyer to know! She doesn't necessarily have to be able to say "the frame size is...", but she needs to post some measurements. I can't imagine anyone will drop $2K plus on a bike without this very basic information.

Very true. Plus, the Pinarello model I'm looking at is their Paris, which is pretty much just under their best bike model, the Dogma. I'm going to build it myself too, because I find that very satisfying and I'm very very picky. The guy at the shop told me that all their high-end frames that you can get as the frameset are actually made in Italy and are much better quality than their already built bikes, which are made in Taiwan. Sold! Hahah. Now I just have to save up the cash. Siiiigh.

[laura*]

... Pinarello Quattro ... Their easy fit sizing is kind of a joke, if you compare the charts next to each other, they fit right in with no change in proportions. Marketing?

Not marketing: The head tube is longer on the easy fit models. Compared to the closest non-easy fit sizes, the head tubes are 10 to 25 mm taller.

Comparing the bottom bracket to steerer relation: The easy fit 42.5cm is just a millimeter shorter than the regular 42cm. The EF 46 is midway between the regular 44 and 46.5. The EF 49 is also a mm shorter than the regular 50. And finally the EF 51 is 3mm longer than the regular 51.5.

[westtexas]

Muirenn, I know exactly how you feel. The one I test rode was the Easy Fit 49 and the TT length was 53 cm. Which was perfect for me (I need a long TT for my height - 5'6"). This is the hardest part about buying the Paris frame unseen - I am going to go talk to him today (FINALLY not working... this new job is killer) and see if we get it shipped and if it's not just right, can I send it back. When you spend this much $$ it's gotta be perfect, right?