It's a sad evening...
My eldest has just snapped the drive side drop-out on his ally Pinarello Surprise road frame coming home from school. He was considerably cut-up when I drove out to rescue him earlier on and found him on the roadside.
It was a real surprise when I found that the rear mech and hanger was mashed up in the rear wheel spokes, as I wouldn't have thought that the billeted aluminium drop-out would simply snap from riding up a hill (no crash involved). Still, there we go and we are where we are.
He's now expecting to be bike-less for a considerable time whilst we source a replacement. However, I'm hopeful that someone out there will have a spare winter Pinarello frame that they're no longer using.
His was a 56cm frame, but was probably a touch on the small side, so would consider anything in the 57-59cm range. We've still got the forks, so happy with frames only if that's what you've got.
Look forward to hearing you - thanks for replying if you do...
NOW SORTED - Managed to get a lovely FP2 for less than 200 notes!
My eldest has just snapped the drive side drop-out on his ally Pinarello Surprise road frame coming home from school. He was considerably cut-up when I drove out to rescue him earlier on and found him on the roadside.
It was a real surprise when I found that the rear mech and hanger was mashed up in the rear wheel spokes, as I wouldn't have thought that the billeted aluminium drop-out would simply snap from riding up a hill (no crash involved). Still, there we go and we are where we are.
He's now expecting to be bike-less for a considerable time whilst we source a replacement. However, I'm hopeful that someone out there will have a spare winter Pinarello frame that they're no longer using.
His was a 56cm frame, but was probably a touch on the small side, so would consider anything in the 57-59cm range. We've still got the forks, so happy with frames only if that's what you've got.
Look forward to hearing you - thanks for replying if you do...
NOW SORTED - Managed to get a lovely FP2 for less than 200 notes!
