2024 is an Olympic 12 months, and the Tour is about to begin. Naturally, we’re seeing many new street merchandise pop up simply in time for a double-header in France. Pinarello is not any completely different, in the present day launching the absolutely up to date Dogma F.
As Pinarello’s do-it-all race bike, the corporate proudly factors out that this hasn’t modified. The Dogma has a now 22-year historical past of being the primary race bike for Pinarello groups on flat levels, climbing levels, even cobbled classics. We’re beginning to see extra of that from different manufacturers with related reasoning – you don’t need to need to stress about what bike to trip for any given stage. Simply get in your race bike, and go.
Placing it on the market instantly, the brand new Dogma F is lighter, however Pinarello states that the load was not as essential because the aerodynamics of the bike and rolling resistance. In keeping with their analysis, bettering the CdA (abbreviation for the coefficient of aerodynamic drag) by simply 0.2% is the equal of saving 175g on the bike. Pinarello states they validated this principle by analyzing Geraint Thomas’ efficiency knowledge from the 2022 Tour de France, measuring his vitality output in contrast with potential aero financial savings.
The result’s a brand new (nonetheless uneven) body the place practically each element has been redesigned for marginal positive factors. Pinarello claims to have achieved their 0.2% CdA enchancment goal using up to date Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations adopted by in depth time within the wind tunnel.
Highlights of the brand new aero enhancements embrace a lowered thickness downtube that flows right into a reduced-width head tube nonetheless with a ‘nostril’ that was first launched on the Dogma F8 in 2014. That nostril has been redesigned with lowered quantity and width, courtesy of a very new proprietary headset.
The headset is the place issues get fascinating. To make the top tube narrower, the headset needed to be redesigned, which meant the steerer needed to be redesigned. Now, the brand new Onda fork makes use of an oval steerer that’s oriented with the broader components pointing to the perimeters of the bike. That supplied extra space in entrance of the steerer to permit the cables to be run in entrance, as a substitute of on the perimeters, which is the place the width discount is available in. The steerer can be stated to be an enchancment in compliance and dealing with, with extra compliance fore/aft, whereas sustaining stiffness for dealing with aspect to aspect.
Shifting right down to the underside bracket, the brand new “Aero-Keel” backside bracket has been rotated by 3.5º to “create a keel form that improves aerodynamic efficiency of the underside bracket space by 1.2%.” Extra importantly, this new backside bracket form has allowed Pinarello so as to add extra tire clearance, with the body now comfortably clearing 700c x 30mm tires. In keeping with Pinarello, that is the dimensions tire the group needed to run for cobbled races, in order that’s what they received.
Extra aero enhancements prolong to the via axles, now with shorter axles and nuts which can be built-in into the carbon which permits for easy surfaces on the skin of the fork. The rear will get the identical remedy with the derailleur hanger built-in in an analogous method – no UDH right here.
Different modifications to the bike embrace a brand new, slimmer Onda fork with the talked about oval steerer, but in addition a 47mm rake which claims to enhance dealing with and pace on descents. All body sizes will embrace this 47mm rake. The seatpost clamp has additionally been up to date to make it lighter and cleaner. Now absolutely built-in into the seat tube, the clamp seems higher, however extra importantly, might be higher shielded from mud and sweat.
Up entrance, there’s additionally a brand new Talon Quick built-in cockpit with a 7º flare to the drops and a 7 or 4º inward bend relying on the dimensions. The bar is alleged to be extra aerodynamic and permits for a extra pure using place.
Whereas Pinarello claims to have hit their 0.2% CdA enchancment goal, additionally they managed to scale back the body weight by 108g from the earlier version. For full builds, that works out to six.63-6.88kg (14.62 – 15.17 lbs) for a 53cm with out pedals or bottles relying on the construct. Not solely is the body lighter, however it’s additionally stiffer because of using a brand new M40X carbon fiber from Torayca.
Full builds might be supplied in Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, the brand new SRAM RED AXS, or Campagnolo Tremendous Document Wi-fi. Frames might be supplied in 11 sizes from 43 to 62cm. In relation to paint, you’ll have six inventory selections together with three with their new Luxter paint which modifications coloration relying on the angle. Pricing for full bikes begins at $14,500 and framsets with fork and seat put up begin at $6,950.
