Pinarello Dogma XC goes public with full consumer release

Last year, Pinarello announced its return to mountain biking with the Dogma XC. There was, in quick succession, a hardtail and full suspension version. Today, the storied Italian brand released the bike to the world.

This is not a “release” in the UCI-mandated sense of  “Tom Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot need to race this at the Olympics so we need to allow people to buy it, sort of” sense of released, like some track bikes that will be raced in Paris this year. All of us can actually go out and buy these bikes now. In fact, we actually rode the full suspension bike, briefly, this week at Sea Otter. The Dogma’s are still  Pinarellos, and pricing is still in the “If you need to ask, it’s probably too expensive” range, but it is now a very real bike that you can buy.

Pinarello Dogma XC: The details

If the Dogma XC hardtail and dual suspension bikes look familiar, that could be because Pinarello announced them last year. Or because both Pauline Ferrand Prevot and Tom Pidcock quickly went on to win world championship titles abroad their Dogmas. Two, for Ferrand-Prevot. There are a few details that come with the full consumer release, though, that weren’t shared in the initial launch.

The full suspension bike still uses a split rear triangle design, where the two sides of the rear triangle are moulded separately and then joined at the frame instead of by a traditional bridge. This lets Pinarello get very short chain stays. There are two travel options: 100 mm fork with 90 mm rear wheel travel, or 120 mm fork with 100 mm rear wheel travel.

Both bikes use what Pinarello is calling a “Power Triangle” to get more efficiency out of the Dogma’s at a lower weight. This mini-triangle near the bottom bracket adds stiffness for better power transfer. There’s also an integrated chain guide on both bikes.

Geometry on both is very XC focused, with relatively steep head angles. Chainstays, seat angle and even head angle are size-specific to make sure the fit and feel of the Dogma XC is consistent between frame sizes. This is a level of detail very few other companies are going to, and surely helps keep the XC consistent with Pinarello’s level of performance.

Pinarello adds a Most Taloon Ultra XC integrated bar/stem for maximum efficiency sprinting or climbing. This comes with a bearing with an internal stopper that prevents the bars from turning past 60 degrees. That keeps the frame safe in case of a crash.

First Ride: Running…