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Pinarello Dogma 2 Carbon Frameset 2012 GF 622

Pinarello Dogma 2 Carbon Frameset 2012 GF 622

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How do you improve on the super bike that’s generally considered to be the most efficient, best balanced bike available? When you are Pinarello you use Computational Fluid Dynamics in addition to wind-tunnel testing to improve on the aerodynamics of the Dogma 60.1 (The Original Dogma). The Dogma’s ground-breaking innovation was the use of asymmetry throughout the frame. This greatly increased stability under high stress such as climbing and sprinting. Pinarello has since been studying the airflow over the bike to examine where it can be improved to increase efficiency. The Dogma 2 is the result. At first glance it looks similar to the Dogma, but upon closer examination you’ll notice the Onda 2 fork is now more integrated with the frame. Using CFD analysis, Pinarello discovered that the asymmetry of the front brake causes the air flow around the fork crown to move from left to right under the downtube. By adding a tail to the fork at the crown and reshaping the downtube interface, the air flow has been smoothed out around the brake and fork crown. The ribbing around the headtube and top of the downtube has also been reduced to help with airflow. The new Onda 2 fork now also features a steerer tube tapering from 1-1/8” to 1-1/2” at the crown. This increases the rigidity at the front end by 19% while allowing for more shaping to improve the aerodynamics. Despite the frontal area being increased by 6% to allow for the larger bearing, the resistance to air flow has been reduced by 6%. This increased rigidity in the front end improves braking, cornering, accelerating and sprinting performance.

Of course, the Dogma 2 still uses the highest grade of carbon-fiber available – 60HM1K and features Nanoalloy technology to help alleviate the propagation of micro-fractures. Pinarello’s exclusive EPS carbon-fiber lamination system ensures the absence of voids or wrinkles in the layup.

The enhanced asymmetry of the Dogma 2 is evident throughout the frame. On the Onda 2 fork, the right fork blade is significantly larger and more angular than the left one as is the right seatstay. The toptube is shaped to compensate for the pull on the handlebar which puts the most stress on the lower left of the tube. The downtube has deep ribbing on the right-hand side only, from the bottom bracket nearly up to the headtube. The right chainstay is slender near the bottom bracket and is significantly thicker towards the dropout, whereas the left chainstay is reinforced near the bottom bracket (the most highly stressed part of the frame) and tapers towards the dropout.

To further enhance the aerodynamics of the Dogma 2, there is now internal routing through the downtube for the derailleur cables. If you opt for the Dogma 2 designed for electronic shifting, a new sleeker battery mount and a new approach to internal cable routing (iCR by Pinarello LAB) ensure full compatibility with all electronic shifting systems available.

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