1990 or 1991 Pinarello Asolo 56cm (Used)

$3,000 OBO

1990 or 1991 Pinarello Asolo

Serial Number 1R525

Frame Size: 56cm

Drivetrain: Dura Ace 9 Speed

Gearing: Dura Ace 12-27 cassette (low km), 53-39 chainrings

Wheels: Dura Ace WH-7850-TL Tubeless

Tires: Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR Tubeless

Sealant: Stans

Valves: Peatys x Chris King MK2 Tubeless (red to match spoke nipples)

Seatpost: Thomson Elite 27.2 x 250mm Silver

Saddle: Fizik Arione

Seatpost Binder Bolt: Pinarello NOS

Stem: Nitto Craft Quill Stem 120mm / 26.0mm

Handlebars: Nitto M151 AAF 26.0mm / 40cm

Handlebar Tape: Lizard Skins 2.5mm Black

Bottom Bracket: Dura Ace BB-7700 Italian Thread

Headset: Dura Ace HP-7410

Bottle Cages: Elite Italian 6mm Black

Notes–

This was last winters project. Complete rebuild, frame up. Frame and fork serial numbers match. Dura Ace drivetrain and brakes were full disassemble, plenty of cleaning, air compressor to 100% clean & dry, careful reassemble. Bottom bracket and headset installed by expert mechanic Matt Smythe at Ascent, a local bike shop. Bottom bracket shell threads were tapped first, and bottom bracket and headset were lightly re-faced to produce excellent results. I cleaned the frame and fork, but did not re-paint, or wax, anything. I removed the original Cromor decals from the fork during cleaning, but did not spring for a replacement decal set. Leaving it to the buyer to decide if theyre keeping the factory paint, or re-painting.

Parts purchased new for this project: handlebars, stem, seat post, seat post binder bolt, chain, tires, valves.

Heads Up–

There was a small amount of surface rust in the bottom bracket shell, which I cleaned with baking soda, lemon juice, and a tooth brush over many days. Its pretty much gone. Very small amount of surface rust visible near the inside of the bottom bracket shell.

This frame has a factory mis-drilled water bottle cage mount on the downtube. The lower mount is off by about 3 or 4 mm. See pictures.

I installed Dura Ace 9 speed indexed downtube shifters, and 9 speed Brifters (brake cable only). I will include a set of Dura Ace BL-7401 aero (brake cable runs under bar tape) brake levers. They require ferrule stops to function. Many people use a set of threaded brake cable barrel adjusters from a set of 1980s MTB brake levers to make this work. They are included, so the buyer has their choice of shifting on downtube, or at the Brifters.

The rear skewer (quick release) is Ultegra.

I didnt overhaul the hubs (they spin fine butter smooth, and came in excellent condition).

Results–

Im a very careful amateur bike mechanic, with high standards. Mechanically, this bike is dialled.

Will ship to Canada or US, at buyers expense. US buyers–I live in Canada, close to our shared border, and will consider driving this bike to Sweetgrass, MT, and shipping from their USPS outlet. Bike will be partly disassembled, and carefully packaged in a bike box for shipping.