The last time a metal bike won the Tour de France was 2006 when Oscar Peiero was awarded the winners jersey after Floyd Landis was stripped of his win. Peiero rode a Pinarello Dogma made from Deda AK61 magnesium. This frame came with a unique Pinarello proprietary 55mm press fit bottom bracket. Looking back it is an offering that failed the marketplace. This makes these frames a bit of a difficult item to support and maintain. I see a lot of forum posts asking about alternatives.
In doing research I found the US distributor Gita has an adapter that converts the Pinarello MOST 55m bottom bracket to a standard threaded 68mm english BB. I am very thankful that Pinarello did not abandon this generation of frames and provided a route to keep these frames maintainable.
You remove the original axle and bearings and install the very simple adapter.
Another possible solution is the
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Hi,
Thanks for the great blog. I recently bought an NOS FP on eBay, but I'm having no luck tracking down a BB adapter. I contacted Gita, but Pinarello are no longer distributed by them. Wondering if you would know where I could source one?
Any luck finding an adaptor? I too am looking for one for my 2005 Paris AL. Cheers.
No. Have contacted various shops, distributors, asked on discussion forums, custom manufacturers, etc. but no joy.
The other option, if Gita is out, is to call Davis Carver about his BB. As noted above.
Thanks biciak, I might just do that. I’ll post if I get around to it and if I have any success. Cheers.
adapter try hambini
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