Anyone bought from Cycle Exchange?

[Distorted Vision]

I was looking at this Pinarello on eBay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275436857347

It's listed as brand new.

But on Cycle Exchange's own website it's described as used:

https://www.cycleexchange.co.uk/col...shimano-ultegra-2021-disc-road-bike-size-50cm

Anyone had any experience of buying from them?

 

[vickster]

No but they have their showroom in Kingston which I visited a few weeks ago. All of their bikes are used, they’ve ticked the wrong box on eBay (accidentally, on purpose?). They are definitely not a pinarello dealer! I wouldn’t buy a 2.5k bike from them

Their eBay feedback % is low

 

[Distorted Vision]

I'm considering buying a second hand Pinarello. Problem is that brand is generally purchased by experienced cyclists and not people that buy a road bike on a whim and only ride it a few times. Finding one with very low usage seems to be difficult.

 

[vickster]

I'm considering buying a second hand Pinarello. Problem is that brand is generally purchased by experienced cyclists and not people that buy a road bike on a whim and only ride it a few times. Finding one with very low usage seems to be difficult.

Why does it matter how much it’s been used if it’s been well looked after? It’s.not s car with complex electrics and mechanical parts which can wear out expensively!

If you’re local go see it but it won’t be new, won’t face manufacture warranty, could be lightly used though

If that’s what my heart desired as a forever bike, I’d buy new

 

[cougie uk]

I'm considering buying a second hand Pinarello. Problem is that brand is generally purchased by experienced cyclists and not people that buy a road bike on a whim and only ride it a few times. Finding one with very low usage seems to be difficult.

I'd be very wary of buying a Chinarello copy. You need some type of provenance for a bike like that.

 

[bikingdad90]

It’s also not full Ultegra, the shifters are Shimano 105 as are the hydraulic brakes and front mech, it’s only the chainset and rear mech that are Ultegra.

 

[Jameshow]

It’s also not full Ultegra, the shifters are Shimano 105 as are the hydraulic brakes and front mech, it’s only the chainset and rear mech that are Ultegra.

That's a bit odd imho.

Chainset are usually the first things to be down graded?

Either it's been well used and items have been replaced not like for like, or it's a built up frame with parts bin stuff or it's a fake.

 

[HLaB]

No but they have their showroom in Kingston which I visited a few weeks ago. All of their bikes are used, they’ve ticked the wrong box on eBay (accidentally, on purpose?). They are definitely not a pinarello dealer! I wouldn’t buy a 2.5k bike from them

Their eBay feedback % is low

I thought that too but its one bad review biasing it, they don't actually have many ebay reviews. Google brought up 1000 reviews on Trustpilot with an average of 4.8/5 https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/cycleexchange.co.uk

 

[cougie uk]

It’s also not full Ultegra, the shifters are Shimano 105 as are the hydraulic brakes and front mech, it’s only the chainset and rear mech that are Ultegra.

Good spot. Their full description gives none of these details.

I'd rather buy a lesser brand than a budget pinarello with a hotch potch of kit.

 

[DRM]

Looks like a brand new Pinarello Gan in 105 spec is £3000, just need to verify it’s not a Chinese frame as mentioned above

 

[cougie uk]

Looks like a brand new Pinarello Gan in 105 spec is £3000, just need to verify it’s not a Chinese frame as mentioned above

So £650 off for it being second hand ? Not much incentive for me.

 

[DRM]

So £650 off for it being second hand ? Not much incentive for me.

No, it really needs a very careful inspection to ensure A, it’s genuine B, it’s not damaged

 

[vickster]

Cycle exchange do offer a 3 month warranty on carbon frames, I’d be surprised if it’s a fake but it does seem overpriced (and that’s not much warranty when paying top dollar from a business). They do have a lot of higher end carbon road bikes, not sure where they source from, maybe the MAMILs that are ubiquitous in that part of SW London who are upgrading across the river at Sigma?

 

[Distorted Vision]

There is this one which is Ultegra Di2 but the frame is too big:

https://www.cycleexchange.co.uk/col...016-pinarello-gan-shimano-ultegra-di2-size-54

I think I need a 51.5cm Pinarello. Road bikes from other manufacturer's I'm a 54cm frame.

I didn't end up buying the Trek Domane that I wanted. I think I'll try and buy one second hand on eBay as sometimes barely used SL5 or SL6 come up for sale.

Will put the Pinarello idea on hold.

 

[Jameshow]

Save £2k and buy a boardman carbon!🤣🤣