But unlike the Dogma, the Grevil's geometry is optimized for gravel. The result is essentially an aero bike festooned with touches intended to maximize efficiency - and clearance for 650b or 700cc wheels.įrom the fork flap just above the front axle to the drag-reducing flat-back profile to the fully integrated cables, this bike signals its intent with every streamlined feature. What's Great About the Pinarello Grevil F Ekar The Grevil's Design Is One of a KindĬonsidering that seven of the last 11 Tours de France have been won by someone riding a Pinarello Dogma, you can't exactly blame the brand for using that model as the basis for its racing gravel bike.
So when the brand offered me the opportunity to test out its competition-class gravel bike, the $6,500 Grevil F Ekar, for a couple weeks and then race it at Steamboat, Colorado's SBT GRVL, I was quick to say "Si Signore." Here are my impressions after several weeks in the saddle. I've long been curious how that sort of pedigree might carry over to the off-road space. According to Cycling News, Pinarello riders have won a record 16 Tours de France no other bike brand can lay claim to more than 10. The Treviso, Italy-based brand has been manufacturing top-notch road and track bikes for nearly 70 years, often by hand, establishing a reputation that is truly second-to-none. There's Nothing Else Like this $2,000 Gravel BikeĪt the same time, bike brands are producing more gravel-ready apparel and gear than ever, and just about every big bike maker now offers at least one respectable gravel bike.
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