PINARELLO Prince Crono – authentic bike of D.KONYSHEV (Fassa Bortolo 2000) – SOLD

Giovanni Pinarello was born in Catena di Villorba, Italy in 1922. He was the eighth of 12 brothers. At the age of fifteen, Giovanni began making bicycles at the factory of Paglianti. After a successful amateur career he turned professional in 1947. After his carrer, in 1952 he founded Cicli Pinarello S.p.A. in Treviso, Italy.

Pinarello has sponsored several professional teams since 1960 – Team Banesto (Indurain), Team Telekom (Ullrich), Caisse d’Epargne(Valverde), Fassa Bortolo (Petacchi), Team Sky (Froome), Movistar (Quintana) among the others. In the last 30 years Pinarello bikes won incredible 13 Tour de France titles.

In 2000, Pinarello launched the ”PRINCE” , a top level model which immediately claimed the title of ”most winning” bike and was used by 2 very famous teams – Team Telekom and Fassa Bartolo. Fassa Bortolo 2000 was an Italian based team was managed by G.Ferretti with very strong riders on board like A.Petacchi, D.Frigo, R.Rumsas, D.Konyshev, F.Baldato…

Here we are presenting a time trial machine of Russian rider Dimitri Konyshev – Pinarello Prince Crono, which dates back to 2000. It’s shinning in original Fassa Bortolo Team colours. Superb frameset is made of Dedacciai Aluminium with carbon fork, built with Shimano Dura Ace 7700 groupset and Selle Italia Flite saddle.

Museum piece.

Frame & Fork: PINARELLO Prince Crono of D.Konyshev – Dedacciai Aluminium (marked with FB8)

Size:

-seat tube (c-t): 59.5 cm

-top tube (c-c): 58.2 cm

-headset tube: 11.2 cm

-standover: 78.5 cm

Crankset: Shimano Dura Ace 7700 (53/39)

Bottom bracket : Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Front Derailleur:Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Brake levers: Shimano Dura Ace 7402

Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace 7700 TT

Brakes: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Wheelset: Corima carbon

Seatpost: Pinarello, carbon (27,2mm)

Saddle: Selle Italia Flite

Pedals: LOOK

Handlebar Tape: Pinarello, cork (original)

Condition: Used, but good condition. No cracks, no dents, not bent. Original paint and decals. All parts are working fine.

Year: 2000

Price: SOLD (March 2023)