Pinarello Titan Road info?

tuscanyswe · #1 05-29-2017, 02:47 PM

Anyone have any info on this bike. Cant seem to find much info at all.
Looks nice..

Hilltopperny · #2 05-29-2017, 03:24 PM

Never heard of the titan. Is it titanium?

tuscanyswe · #3 05-29-2017, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

Never heard of the titan. Is it titanium?

I believe so yes.

AngryScientist · #4 05-29-2017, 03:27 PM

it sure does look nice. i would ride that!

Hilltopperny · #5 05-29-2017, 03:28 PM

It looks pretty awesome to me. One of my favorite bikes ever was my pinarello stelvio. This looks to be the same era. Looks to be around 1996ish.

tuscanyswe · #6 05-29-2017, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

It looks pretty awesome to me. One of my favorite bikes ever was my pinarello stelvio. This looks to be the same era. Looks to be around 1996ish.

Yeah it is a 96 good eye you got there!

tuscanyswe · #7 05-29-2017, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

it sure does look nice. i would ride that!

You sir are allrdy swimming in nice bikes .)

Hilltopperny · #8 05-29-2017, 03:39 PM

Is this one yours? It looks great and those pre carbon pinarello bikes were great. Not saying the carbon ones aren't, but I've never ridden one of those.

tuscanyswe · #9 05-29-2017, 03:41 PM

Not mine, just "speculating"

Hilltopperny · #10 05-29-2017, 03:47 PM

Not sure who they had welding these, but I'd bet they knew what they were doing. Seems like a rare bike for sure.

AngryScientist · #11 05-29-2017, 03:50 PM

the mid to late 90's are what would be considered the high tide of the titanium era, right?

i wonder how it would ride under a heavier rider, arent many of the bikes of this time known to be "noodly"?

tuscanyswe · #12 05-29-2017, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

the mid to late 90's are what would be considered the high tide of the titanium era, right?

i wonder how it would ride under a heavier rider, arent many of the bikes of this time known to be "noodly"?

Certainly could be compared to todays oversized tube sets but i dont think its early enough to really be in the "noodle era" .)

cadence90 · #13 05-29-2017, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuscanyswe

Not mine, just "speculating"

Oh, come on!

You know very well that on PL "speculating" is just another word for...

sales guy · #14 05-29-2017, 06:34 PM

The Pinarello Titan and the Colnago Bi-Titan and Ti frames were made in the Czech Republic. Back in the early 90's to late 90's quite a few companies went there for ti frames. It was cheap. I had someone pick me up a Bi-Titan Colnago frame for $400 on one his trips over there. It wasn't painted and had no decals, but $400?!?! It was kind of crazy. Lots of racers were using them and the Pinarello versions.

cadence90 · #15 05-29-2017, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sales guy

The Pinarello Titan and the Colnago Bi-Titan and Ti frames were made in the Czech Republic. Back in the early 90's to late 90's quite a few companies went there for ti frames. It was cheap. I had someone pick me up a Bi-Titan Colnago frame for $400 on one his trips over there. It wasn't painted and had no decals, but $400?!?! It was kind of crazy. Lots of racers were using them and the Pinarello versions.

Is this certain?

Vitas Zukauskas (Wittson) built the Colnago Monotitan, Ovaltitan, Ovalmaster, Master BiTitan, CT1, CT2, etc., ti frames, and from this article they were built in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. They do not ever mention building also for Pinarello.
.
.