{"id":48897,"date":"2023-05-02T16:41:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=726732"},"modified":"2023-05-02T17:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:35:44","slug":"tom-pidcock-and-pauline-ferrand-prevot-spotted-riding-new-pinarello-xc-bike-heres-what-we-know-so-far","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/tom-pidcock-and-pauline-ferrand-prevot-spotted-riding-new-pinarello-xc-bike-heres-what-we-know-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot spotted riding new Pinarello XC bike | Here\u2019s what we know so far"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pinarello returns to cross-country under Ineos Grenadiers riders <\/p>

By Nick Clark\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 02 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Tom Pidcock and his Ineos Grenadiers team-mate, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, are riding what appears to be a prototype Pinarello mountain bike wrapped in a camouflage paintjob.<\/p>\n

Both riders were spotted riding the new cross-country bike<\/a> at the Gu\u00e9ret round of the MTB French Cup.<\/p>\n

Pidcock used it for both the XCC (short-track) and XCO races, while Ferrand-Prevot started her season in the women\u2019s XCO event ahead of the opening UCI World Cup race of the season in Nov\u00e9 M\u011bsto, Czech Republic, on 12-14 May.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we know so far about Pidcock and Ferrand-Prevot\u2019s new cross-country bike.<\/p>\n

It replaces Tom Pidcock\u2019s BMC Fourstroke<\/h2>\n
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Tom Pidcock rode an unbranded BMC Fourstroke to victory at the Tokyo Olympic Games.<\/span><\/figcaption> Michael Steele \/ Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Pinarello is the bike sponsor of Ineos Grenadiers and hasn\u2019t made a cross-country mountain bike since it launched the Dogma XC in 2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With no bike to ride contractually, Pidcock has chosen to ride an unbranded BMC Fourstroke for the past two seasons, including for his Tokyo 2021 Olympic win<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot are now riding an unreleased Pinarello cross-country mountain bike.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Pinarello presumably wasn\u2019t too happy about this arrangement, with the production of this bike rumoured since last year.<\/p>\n

The new cross-country bike will enable the brand to provide for all of Pidcock\u2019s racing, giving the multi-faceted man every opportunity to win on a Pinarello frame.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a top-tube mounted shock and flex-stay suspension<\/h2>\n
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The bike uses a flex-stay suspension system.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The new bike has the rear shock positioned under the top tube, which is the current trend for cross-country bikes because it enables two bottle cages<\/a> to be fitted inside the front triangle.<\/p>\n

Brands such as Specialized have gone as far as developing a new \u2018skinny\u2019 shock alongside RockShox to sit within the top tube for the new Specialized Epic World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Pidcock and Ferrand-Prevot were spotted on the new bike at the Gu\u00e9ret round of the MTB French Cup.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Pinarello doesn\u2019t appear to have gone this far, instead using an external top tube mount with a skeletal construction for possible weight savings.<\/p>\n

The bike uses a yoke-style rear linkage, and the lack of pivot bearings in the rear triangle suggests it relies on the flex stays to provide suspension travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Flex-stay suspension has been seen before on cross-country bikes.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

This concept has been seen before on cross-country bikes, with Cannondale\u2019s Scalpel providing 100mm of rear suspension<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not known how much travel Pinarello\u2019s system will provide, but the trend for longer-travel bikes on ever-more technical courses doesn\u2019t seem to be going anywhere. Orbea\u2019s new Oiz <\/a>features 120mm of rear suspension.<\/p>\n

A mysterious triangle section around the bottom bracket looks similar to the air tank for the automatic dropper post on BMC\u2019s Fourstroke \u2013 though the bike is specced with a traditional dropper post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pinarello is developing an integrated handlebar and stem<\/h2>\n
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The top of the stem has a mount for a bike computer.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The bike\u2019s integrated handlebar is branded MOST, which is Pinarello\u2019s in-house component label and appears to feature an integrated computer mount on the top of the stem portion.<\/p>\n

While the front of Pidcock and Ferrand-Prevot\u2019s bikes are largely obscured by race numbers, images from the rear of the bike show how the integrated cable routing feeds the cables\/hydraulic hoses into the frame from the underside of the stem.<\/p>\n

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The gear and brake cables appear to enter the handlebars from the front of the stem.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

While integrated cable routing makes a bike look cleaner, it also reduces the chance of pulling a cable out when crashing or jostling for places. On the other hand, maintenance is more involved because you need to bleed the brakes every time you service or replace a headset bearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The integrated bars are yet to be released and do not feature on Pinarello\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

SR Suntour\u2019s wireless suspension continues to hide in plain sight<\/h2>\n
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SR Suntour\u2019s electronic suspension system has been in development for the past two years.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The bike appears to be using SR Suntour\u2019s prototype electronically controlled suspension system for the suspension fork and rear shock. Pidcock has employed this since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.<\/p>\n

Little is known about the unreleased system, but it\u2019s likely to be broadly similar to RockShox\u2019s Flight Attendant<\/a>, which actively adjusts the suspension\u2019s settings to firm up the bike for pedalling efficiency and maximises the travel for extra grip on descents.<\/p>\n

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The fork looks to be an evolution of SR Suntour\u2019s Axon cross-country fork.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The fork looks to be an evolution of SR Suntour\u2019s Axon cross-country fork, featuring a carbon crown, with the rear shock appearing to use SR Suntour Edge externals.<\/p>\n

While we don\u2019t know the travel of the fork, the existing SR Suntour Axon comes in 100mm, 110mm and 120mm travel options.<\/p>

There\u2019s a new Princeton CarbonWorks wheelset, too<\/h2>\n
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These prototypes could be Princeton\u2019s first mountain-bike specific wheelset.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The new bike rolls on a pair of prototype 29in<\/a> Princeton CarbonWorks wheels, wrapped in Continental RaceKing tyres.<\/p>\n

Princeton CarbonWorks offers a range of road, gravel and disc wheels, used by Ineos Grenadiers since 2021, but this would be the US brand\u2019s first mountain bike wheel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new wheelset features Princeton\u2019s signature variable-depth rim profile that is claimed to reduce weight and add strength without sacrificing aero performance. It\u2019s not known what the internal rim width of these wheels will be.<\/p>\n

Pidcock has been running a tyre with a 2.2in width at the rear, though the frame looks able to handle the more aggressive 2.4in size now increasingly common on the latest XC bikes.<\/p>\n

It looks like a Pinarello<\/h2>\n
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The bike features design cues from other Pinarello bikes<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The new bike follows Pinarello\u2019s new design language, with a sweeping top tube kink that is similar to the brand\u2019s new comfort-oriented X-Series endurance bikes<\/a> and Nytro e-road bike<\/a>, launched in March.<\/p>\n

Beyond aesthetics, we\u2019re not sure what the design feature does on this bike, if anything \u2013 but regardless, it marks it out as a Pinarello.<\/p>\n

When will it be released?<\/h2>\n
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Beneath the camo wrap, the bike looks far away from a production model.<\/span><\/figcaption> Thomas Maheux \/ SWPix.com<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Quite simply, we don\u2019t know. We have asked Pinarello for comment and will update this article if we hear back.<\/p>\n

However, with the World Cup season due to begin in May, and the next Olympic Games around the corner in 2024, a release this summer is likely.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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