For all of you who are uninformed and somewhat oblivious to the whole biking scene may I present to you the
Pinarello Paris
FP. "What makes it so
special?" you may ask. Allow me to elucidate but first prepare yourselves for some real down home bike
geekiness.
First of all it's Italian, the
Pinarello name has been
synonymous with cycling since the 1925 World Cycling fair. Where Giovanni
Pinarello on the prestigious gold medal and diploma in recognition of his
achievements.
The Italians have a tendency to create beautiful bikes while caring very little about how much it
weighs and the stiffness of the bike. The Paris however is both. Super sexy, very stiff and the frame
weights in at just over two pounds. With the right set of parts a complete bike totals 16lbs. Translated to the real world, this bike is a rocket.
I have done two rides on this bike logging 89 miles. The second ride was up Utah Hill,
which has an eight mile climb. I was able to shave two minutes off my best summit time. I was also the first guy to the top which almost never happens.
So the moral of the story is; if you spend more money you can get faster. So how am I going to feel when some kid on a $800 Costco
special kicks my trash.
It doesn't really matter, I will probably get hit by a car anyway.
El
Scorcho
