Irrational desire to ride a Pinarello Dogma

[KarlC]

Originally Posted by rigged

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From what I've read they are a very harsh ride, for pros and masochists.

Nope not at all, here are some of my thoughts on my F8......

Originally Posted by KarlC

Ride report so far, not that many miles yet so it may change some but...

- Ride Compliance / How Harsh or Smooth it rides - So far I am pleasantly surprised, as I was expecting it to be a bit of a harsh riding frame, but its not. You can feel hard / large bumps in your hands and legs a bit but somehow not in the saddle, so it feels great even on crap roads. I know this has a lot to do with wheels, tires and PSI also. Right now Im on Easton Aero 55 tubulars with 25 Coni sprinters at 80/85 PSI, I plan to try my Zipp 303 with 27 Veloflex next.

- Climbing - No real climbing done yet, but on small hills it seems to ask nicely for you to stand up and step on it, rollers are to fun for words.

- Handling - This thing feels light, I have lighter bikes, but they do not feel as light as this bike does. Its a cool feeling that you keeping thinking during the ride ..... man this bike is light. It not twitchy at all, its very stable and well balanced.

So far it feels like this is a very balanced road bike that can do it ALL REALLY well.

More riding to do and lots more to discover about this one, but so far its at the top of my list for Carbon frames I have tried.

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[Clean39T]

Just checking in to say the itch is still burning......and with some F10 Disc demos out there in my size at excellent prices, with warranty, I'm having a hard time not scratching it..

[Lanternrouge]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Just checking in to say the itch is still burning......and with some F10 Disc demos out there in my size at excellent prices, with warranty, I'm having a hard time not scratching it..

Does this mean you are falling off the wagon?

[colker]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Just checking in to say the itch is still burning......and with some F10 Disc demos out there in my size at excellent prices, with warranty, I'm having a hard time not scratching it..

Is it light or heavy?

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by colker

Is it light or heavy?

Kinda heavy, but threaded BB and all durable parts.

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[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by Lanternrouge

Does this mean you are falling off the wagon?

Still on the wagon. But traveling through some tempting territory.....and the sun has been out for a few days, so the itch is especially inflamed.

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[colker]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Kinda heavy, but threaded BB and all durable parts.

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Get an F8 w/ rim brakes.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by colker

Get an F8 w/ rim brakes.

Well, if it were all about weight, I'd buy this: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/.../rp-prod190857 and order a tape-worm to get me under the 75kg weight limit......

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[KarlC]

Originally Posted by colker

Get an F8 w/ rim brakes.

F8 is it

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[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by KarlC

F8 is it



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Find me a 59.5 w EPS and Boras please...and thanks ..

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[sfo1]

Rim brakes are so last decade...........

And you live in PDX? Disc all the way (unless you garage bike all eight mos. of winter)

[StephenCL]

I have owned and ridden all the dogmas from the first magnesium to the F10.

They are wonderful machines, and in my humble opinion the best production bikes built today.

If someone said that I had to ride a carbon bike for a living, it would be a Dogma.

They do everything really well. They disappear underneath you, the early carbon frames like the 65.1 and think2 were much deader feeling that the later bikes.

The quality of worksmanship is at a different level than the others. No frayed carbon bits sticking out of the bottom bracket.

They still use an Italian threaded bottom bracket. Not because it is cheaper, but because it works.

They were the first to use Kevlar in their steer tubes, and they truly spend the money on R&D to make better race bikes.

Scratch the itch..... it feels good.

Oh, make sure you ride it with some comfy wheels though!

[Blown Reek]

There's gotta be some sort of over-under on how long OP's planning on keeping this one.

[mhespenheide]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Well, if it were all about weight, I'd buy this: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/.../rp-prod190857 and order a tape-worm to get me under the 75kg weight limit......

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Who rides a 59.5cm frame and is under 75kg and is an adult and isn't a pro?

Yowza.

When I was a freshman in college, okay, but that was a long time ago...

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by Blown Reek

There's gotta be some sort of over-under on how long OP's planning on keeping this one.

Things are things.

Keeping them is weird.