Pinarello

I've owned well over a dozen high-end road bikes over the past 25 years. This is far and away the best riding bike I've owned. I should note that many of my other bikes are/were all-out race bikes (i.e., the bikes that the TdF pros rode), so they compromised comfort for performance. But I've also owned a few endurance bikes that were nowhere near as comfortable as this one.

The Dogma X is aimed at the rider seeking a more comfortable ride without giving up much on the performance front. And I think Pinarello has succeeded admirably. It feels fast and responsive, and my ride times for my regular routes are about the same as my race bikes, but I don't feel nearly as "beat up" at the end of the ride.

The handling is solid, with excellent grip in the corners. It's not quite as nimble as some of my race bikes, but is plenty responsive to avoid obstacles.

Since acquiring this bike last year, I've decided to sell several of my other road bikes. I used to like switching between them to get a bit of a different flavor, but I haven't ridden anything but this bike since getting it. It's that good.

This is my second Pinarello, I also own a 2022 Prince. I purchased this as I am looking to branch into some basic gravel riding and I knew I could count on the quality of a Pinarello build.

My biggest surprise of this bike is how ideal it is as a do-it-all bike. I have subsequently purchased 2 sets of carbon wheels, 1 setup with gravel tires and 1 with wider road tires. This makes an ideal situation to swap wheels anytime and go anywhere. I went with the value purchase of the Grevil model with the aluminum wheels as I knew that I was going to be buying other carbon wheels anyway.

While not a traditional light road bike, when setup with good carbon wheels and road tires, this bike rides as good as any dedicated road bike.

I have also set this bike up with the Coefficient RR handlebars for a truly great setup.

Be sure to check the sizing dimensions on this bike in order to get your correct size. The bike seems to have a very large stack height in the front with plenty of spacers available for fine-tuning the size. At first glance the big stack height seems excessive, however, the plentiful spacers make for perfect adjustability.

As always, BTD was awesome to work with on the order. The packing and shipping of the bike was outstanding. In addition, I was able to order some custom parts for the bike which BTD was able to install for me before shipping. A++ support!

The bike itself is a work of art. I have owned several different gravel bikes and I've never felt as comfortable and confident so quickly as I did on this bike. It has sharp, confident handling like a road bike, but can handle the trails as well as any rigid gravel bike I've ridden. It has that amazing distinctive Pinarello panache. The two areas I'd have preferred something different were the cassette/rear derailleur which didn't have the range I need for steep climbs, so swapped out to an AXS Eagle derailleur and MTB-range cassette. The wheelset is a great wheelset but I prefer riding lighter carbon wheels so those came off as soon as I got the bike.