Pinarello or Chinarello?

[Reg Lizard]

What do the hub experts say...pinarello or chinarello?

[Longbarn Killer]

I don't think the Chinese got to making fakes of the Prince. They copied the Dogma quite extensively, but I have never heard of the Prince being copied.

 

One tell tail sign of a copied Dogma is the round seat post. The original seat post was not round. This one has a round seat post, but I'm not sure if the Prince comes with a round seat post or not.

[Unknown MTBR]

  On 9/27/2013 at 5:29 AM, Longbarn Killer said:

I don't think the Chinese got to making fakes of the Prince. They copied the Dogma quite extensively, but I have never heard of the Prince being copied.

 

One tell tail sign of a copied Dogma is the round seat post. The original seat post was not round. This one has a round seat post, but I'm not sure if the Prince comes with a round seat post or not.

 

They do copy Prince, iv seen them on the chinese websites.. What headset is on the frame?

[Reg Lizard]

mmm...my concern is that it has not got the Pinarello logo in front...

[Guest Latent Blue]

  On 9/27/2013 at 5:23 AM, Reg Lizard said:

What do the hub experts say...pinarello or chinarello?

 

Thats fake... Ill take it of your hands... don't worry, I wont charge you anything!!!

[Reg Lizard]

  On 9/27/2013 at 5:32 AM, Dewald ZA said:

They do copy Prince, iv seen them on the chinese websites.. What headset is on the frame?

would have to check this evening...

[Reg Lizard]

  On 9/27/2013 at 5:33 AM, Latent Blue said:

Thats fake... Ill take it of your hands... don't worry, I wont charge you anything!!!

 

Grapgat

[Reg Lizard]

browsed google images and found one or two in the same color scheme...

Edited September 27, 2013 by Reg Lizard

[Unknown MTBR]

Usually chinese frames come with Neco/Naco or something, headset top caps.. Otherwise then that, I wouldnt be able to tell the dif because iv only ridden a friends Dogma fake..

[Reg Lizard]

cool will check this, thanx...is the fake still going strong?

[Reg Lizard]

No snap crackle and pop, yet?

[Hennie VR]

Ask one of the Pinarello agents to check the serial number on the frame. They should be able to check if the frame came from a Pinarello factory or is registered on their database using the serial number.

[Red Zone]

Check serial number, would seem to be the easiest give away for me, if its genuine you should be able to track it to a Pinarello manufacturer. Probably only way to be sure,either that or cut the frame in half and check the layup

[Red Zone]

  On 9/27/2013 at 5:59 AM, Hennie VR said:

Ask one of the Pinarello agents to check the serial number on the frame. They should be able to check if the frame came from a Pinarello factory or is registered on their database using the serial number.

Give the man a bells, that's the best suggestion I have heard in a long time

[Helpmytrap]

Fake, check the seat tube. It says "Toravca" and not "Torayca".

[Hennie VR]

  On 9/27/2013 at 6:00 AM, Red Zone said:

Give the man a bells, that's the best suggestion I have heard in a long time

 

Haha, thanks. I quite liked your idea of cutting the frame in half and checking the layup as well. Maybe he can post a pic after doing so then we can help further.