At the sharp end, there isn’t much room to manoeuvre when it comes to road race bike builds. Exciting as they are for bike tech fans, there is a set formula to follow, and generally, we know what to expect from the best road bikes.
The gravel world, on the other hand, offers much more free rein, and manufacturers produce much more varied machines to suit a wider range of terrain.
Pinarello explains this bike shares the same 67.75-degree head angle and 101mm trail numbers as the Dogma XC hardtail mountain bike, which was developed with and for Tom Pidcock. This frame certainly looks very similar to the Dogma X mountain bike and can also be fitted with a dropper seatpost.
The frame, which has 50mm tyre clearance, is obviously natively suspension fork compatible, and is fitted with a Fox 32 Float Kashima coated (that’s the gold finish on the fork stanchions) 100mm travel fork. This 100mm travel number is an increase on the more common 30-40mm of travel found on suspension fork-equipped gravel bikes.
The seat stays are asymmetrical, to ‘withstand high torsional forces typical of aggressive gravel riding’, and the frame also shares the eye-catching bottom bracket shell cutout that features on the Dogma XC, which features an oversized bearing and…
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