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Pinarello Dogma
This is no ordinary racing cycle. And “extraordinary” might also be an understatement. After months of anticipation, the Pinarello Dogma 60.1 was finally led out in 2010 – the debut of a whole new generation of stunning road racing bicycles for Pinarello. Intended to astonish the racing world as well as win road races, the innovative Pinarello Dogma is the first totally asymmetrical racing frame, in that the parts on the right side are different in shape and style from the parts on the left side. This unique design set the racing world on its ears and was the start of another era of extreme performance for Pinarello.
You’ll recall that Pinarello’s celebrated winner, the Prince was named USA’s Best Racing Bike of the World for 2008 and 2009 – and Bike of the Year for those same years in Italy. Pinarello still designs and builds their unique range of road cycles in Treviso, Italy where Giovanni Pinarello started, way back in the late 1940’s. But today, the Pinarello Dogma is crafted from the exclusive 60HM1K carbon by Torayca ® with Nanoalloy™ a magical material which eliminates the risk of sudden breakage. The Pinarello Dogma is then dressed up with the renowned “Diamond” finish, an exclusive and worthy finishing touch for Pinarello’s new thoroughbred. By the way, the Pinarello Dogma comes in eleven different frame sizes (one for everyone) and each one sports a magnificent paint job (see them online – I love the Champagne one)
So why did they create an asymmetrical frame for the Pinarello Dogma? What reasons were there – was it just to get a really cool look? Well, yes – but that’s not the only reason. The asymmetric frame ensures that the pressure exerted on the cycle is evenly balanced across the whole frame, resulting in less force dispersion - and scorching speed. Let’s get technical for a moment here; how does this happen? It seems that the rear chain stay – that’s where the chain and the cassette cluster are placed – is thinner on the right, whereas the more susceptible left stay is toughened at the front. The front fork is also asymmetric; the right one is more angled and is thicker than the left - and the right seat stay is also thicker and more durable because of the additional stresses of the chain and cassette cluster.
In addition, those Pinarello geniuses are able to control the frame-wall weight and thickness on the Pinarello Dogma – they used an Expandable Polystyrene System which allowed them to smooth off the inside walls. Using the Torayca ® carbon material makes it almost indestructible. The Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 group set has an electronic gear system providing accurate, smooth gear-changing over all terrain and under all conditions.
So, is the Pinarello Dogma the winningest bike?
Many of the team principals seem to think so. Dave Brailsford said, “With Pinarello, we have found the perfect partner to supply and develop an extraordinary line of bikes for our riders. From the first talks, we found an immediate understanding with Pinarello on what our team is about – it’s performance and perfection. The ways that Pinarello combine their life-long passion for the bike with the latest technology are genuinely inspired. Pinarello is now a fundamental part of the team and will help in our relentless efforts to have the best possible tools for Team Sky."
Of course, he was referring to the Pinarello Dogma.