1984 Pinarello "Air"
02-06-21, 04:27 PM
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1984 Pinarello "Air"
Decided to post my Pinarello made from Columbus Air tubing. It is in original paint with trick, period correct French Roval aero wheelset (18 and 24 bladed spoked front and back wheels, respectively). This wheelset uses sealed cartridge bearing hubs with the front wheel spoked radially and rear wheel spoked cross one on the drive side.
The Air tubing was Columbus' attempt at an aerodynamic tubeset, with teardrop-shaped down tube, seat tube, fork blades, and seat stays, and oval-shaped top tube. The fork crown and lugset were proprietary. The teardrop seat tube requires the use of the proprietary Columbus teardrop section seat post. More photos on my Flickr site
https://www.flickr.com/photos/6521432...57718191306167
The Air tubing was Columbus' attempt at an aerodynamic tubeset, with teardrop-shaped down tube, seat tube, fork blades, and seat stays, and oval-shaped top tube. The fork crown and lugset were proprietary. The teardrop seat tube requires the use of the proprietary Columbus teardrop section seat post. More photos on my Flickr site
https://www.flickr.com/photos/6521432...57718191306167
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02-06-21, 04:46 PM
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very cool! don't think i've ever seen one before.
02-06-21, 05:34 PM
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Well, not you have seen one 
They are not very common. Thanks for looking.
They are not very common. Thanks for looking.
02-06-21, 05:40 PM
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Beautiful! While not usually a fan of colored tires, I think that those tires on this bike look great.
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Wowee. So repaint? The decals look too 'together'. 
I've got an Air fork on my Montello, I imagine once it came off something like this.
Columbus seatpost...my god.
What is the serial number?
I've got an Air fork on my Montello, I imagine once it came off something like this.
Columbus seatpost...my god.
What is the serial number?
02-07-21, 05:27 AM
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Beautiful.
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“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
