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Adam
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: December 13, 2011
Strengths: Great ride, smooth shifting, very responsive ,Price, excellent looks and good geometry.Weaknesses: Wheels, bearings went out at 1000 miles. Wheel flex sucks! Upgraded to Dura Ace tubular. These wheels are amazing! No flex.Bottom Line: This bike is smooth riding,components are decent(Ultegra)great looks and very responsive. The wheels are sub par so I upgraded to Dura Ace. I love this bike! For the money it cant be beat. I have no plans on changing.
Favorite Ride: about 3 hours with hills
Price Paid:
$2900.00
Purchased At: Realcyclist.com
Similar Products Used: Lemond Chamberry and Zurich (Dura Ace). Trek.
Bike Setup: 2009 FP3, Ultegra, Dura Ace wheels tubular. just changed to 11/25 cassette.
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Dan
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: June 8, 2011
Strengths: Solid climber and it absolutely flies!Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: This pushie is a rocket! Mine has been setup with Athena and it absolutely flies. It's not the lightest bike on the market but I'm over 90kg so the additional weight comes into its own flying down hills and powering up them. If you are an amateur cyclist and looking for a cracking bike which will stand out then run down to your local bike shop and pick one up. They are going cheap in some areas with the new Quattros coming into the market.
I'm a heavy rider and I can tell you there is no flex in this bike. Its remarkably smooth to ride and the roads around here aren't exactly the smoothest. When you put your foot down it just shoots ahead.
I haven't ridden a Dogma or a Prince and perhaps they are that next level but why spend another $7000 buying one when you get such a great bike for the money?
Favorite Ride: Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: Trek Madone 5.2
Colnago CLX2.0
Bike Setup: Campagnalo Athena 11 Speed -rest standard Pinarello FP3 2010 frame
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Retondaro
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: February 23, 2011
Strengths: Very confortable, fit and finish excellent, it seems it is a tailor made bike. Responsive and stiff. extremely beautiful and attractive.Weaknesses: Heavy. All Most components are heavy, altough carbon. Ritchey components are lighter.Bottom Line: All guys dreams with Pinarello and last year I bought a frameset kit, that came with many Most componentes, and put all the rest needed. The bike is very beatiful, everyone wants to take information. Unfortunally I just road with it in plain terrain, but soon I will go uphill and downhill to confirm what everybody says about Pinarello. The only question is that in Brazil you can not buy it without Most components. They are beautiful, but heavy. FP3 deserves something lighter than 8,5 kg!
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$3900.00
Purchased At: Renato Estrella Bici
Similar Products Used: Felt F5SL, Wilier Mortirolo Triestina, KHS Flite Team
Bike Setup: Pinarello FP3. Most stem, handlebar, chainset, seat post and saddle. Mavic brakes, Campagnolo Scirocco wheelset, look pedals, and the rest Campagnolo Chorus 10V
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Runr44
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: November 30, 2009
Strengths: Transfer of power, decending and climbing, fit and finish, stiff and responsive ride with comfortable absorbtion of road shock (remember, this is a road bike, not a cruiser)Weaknesses: Notrhing that I can see on the frame. I am still judging some of the components, but that will take a lot more time.Bottom Line: This is a review of the 2009 FP3 with full Ultegra components and Fulcrum Racing 7 wheels and hubs.
It doesn't take long in the saddle to know that this is a great bike. I've been riding road bikes since the 80's and this as a sweet a ride as I have ever had. I decided to make the move from my old Pinarello Montello Columbus steel road frame (top of the line back when I bought it). Technology has changed a lot since then and a CF frame of the quality that Pinarello makes at this price was just too much to pass up.
I find the ride ot be stiff but not brutal. It turns at your thought and every pedal stroke leads to forward movement. climbing is never easy, but this bike helps you with energy transfer. Decents feel tight and controlled even when you hit some crud or bumps in the road. On the flats it is easy to get into a great rhythm and the bike helps you to keep to form.
The fit and finish are excellent. They know how to make a bike look beautiful while still making it very functional. Getting the full Ultegra set was unexpected since it is advertised with some MOst components. In my mind I got an upgrade at a sale price. As with any bike, there is always some break in time, but after a few hundred miles in the nice hills of New England I really like this bike. It is a better feel than my old Pinarello while actually performing better overall.
Honestly, I am sure Cannondale and Specialized CF frames in the same price range are great bikes, too. All I can say is that this ride feels like a road bike should and it felt right to stay in the family!
This is a frame to buy if you want to be serious about performance riding. It will help you to improve since it feels good, but you won't outgrow it unless you decide to turn pro, at which time you'd need a Dogma.frame will hold its
Favorite Ride: New England Roads
Price Paid:
$2900.00
Purchased At: Glory Cycles
Similar Products Used: Pinarello Montello
Bike Setup: Pinarello FP3 2009. Full Shimano Ultegra components. Fulcrum Racing 7 wheels and hubs. Look pedals. MOst stem and handlebars.
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