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Pinarello Flagship F-series gets lighter, faster, and stiffer with new F10

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Leading up to the kickoff of the Pro Tour season, Pinarello has unveiled their newest race bike. Going straight from the F8 to the F10, as is typical, the new bike promises to be better in almost every way. In addition to better looks, the frame builds in a few new features in increase the aerodynamic advantage while carbon tech keeps the weight low and the stiffness high…

Many of the new additions to the F10 frame come by way of their Bolide TT frame. One of those details comes in the form of their Fork Flap design which is said to better direct the flow of air around the back of the front wheel to reduce drag and improve handling. Additionally, the F10 uses a concave downtube which offers a big performance increase in aerodynamics between the downtube and water bottles. This detail has already generated some controversy as Velocite claims that both the Bolide TT and the new F10 violate their patents on the downtube design – more on that in another post.

Along with aerodynamic tweaks, the frame builds in electronic control into the downtube. Called E-Link, the housing for the control unit makes for a cleaner design rather than having something hanging off the stem.

Thanks to the addition of Torayca 1100-1k carbon fiber in addition to other, the frame ends up 6.5% lighter but 7.1% stiffer. Claimed weight for a 53cm frame is 820g.

Offered in 8 stock colors including Team Wiggins and Team Sky editions, the F10 is also part of their My Way program which allows further customization of paint, decal, and other color options.

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dereksmalls
dereksmalls
7 years ago

And stealing other companies patents along the way it would seem http://blog.velocite-bikes.com/2017/01/open-letter-to-cicli-pinarello-spa/#sthash.r0Owo4ZW.dpbs

FastPete
FastPete
7 years ago
Reply to  dereksmalls

Patents are territorial rights. In general, the exclusive rights are only applicable in the country or region in which a patent has been filed and granted, in accordance with the law of that country or region (source: http://www.wipo.int/patents/en/faq_patents.html)

So If Victor holds patents in Taiwan and China then he can exclude Pinarello from making, using, offering for sale, or selling an infringing product in Taiwan and China and nowhere else.

Pinko
Pinko
7 years ago
Reply to  FastPete

The patent is about a concave tube. The pinarello tube is not “concave”. Besides what is written in the article.

potbellyjoe
7 years ago
Reply to  Pinko

This is the second page where you’ve made the same argument. What exactly makes this tube not concaved when it has a sunken section making it concave? On top of which even Pinarello calls it concave.

For reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concave_polygon

knarc
knarc
7 years ago
Reply to  dereksmalls

If this is true it’s a shame! Especially for such a big name!
i will pay ……. euro for others research, not me!
And this is one of the reasons why i have my dream bike still in a sketch.

Eddie Smith
Eddie Smith
7 years ago
Reply to  knarc

You wouldn’t think Louis Vuitton got to that level by shear pattern making?

lovethebike
lovethebike
7 years ago

You can hide a package behind the fork flaps on the Team Wiggins model, I hear…

mudrock
mudrock
7 years ago

Is that a dimpled surface for aerodynamic effect on the fork and head tube, or just paint? Looks like the team bikes don’t have it.

zane
zane
7 years ago
Reply to  mudrock

Paint

Skip
Skip
7 years ago

The Canyon in that first pic looks sick!

thewaywardcyclist
thewaywardcyclist
7 years ago

For some reason, they downplayed the weird fork but it still looks like a (deleted) that I don’t want to play with. Other than that, it looks like a nice Scott Foil but the big selling point is that it’s a Pinarello made in Italy.
Oh, wait… it’s made in China?
Oh,… it cost what?
For the love of La Madonna del Ghisallo, let the executive board rethink… everything.

yowhuddup
yowhuddup
7 years ago

this looks nothing like a Scott Foil… on a Foil the rear brake is mounted by the bb, for one, and the seatstays are thin. also the TT doesnt slope on the F10. (deleted).

Robin
Robin
7 years ago

I haven’t thought any Pinarellos have looked good since they last made steel frames, but the Pina looks pretty damned good. It’s always good to have more red bikes.

Bill
Bill
7 years ago

Now, with Microsoft numbering conventions..

Michael
Michael
7 years ago

Changes to the F8 are not enough.
Painting is great.
But without a disc I do not buy a road bike.
Changes to the F8 are not enough.
Painting is great.
But without a disc I do not buy a road bike.

Shafty
Shafty
7 years ago

Pinarello lost it a long time ago, but this is just sad. What’s different about this? You could put a handful of different brand’s logos on it, or say it’s from any of the last few years, and it would be the same boring crap. At least come out with a range topping bike with discs. Of course they had to borrow from another bike… they ran out of ideas!

Mark A. Wood
7 years ago

Who wants to ride fast, no doubt, Pinarello should be his/her first choice. Thanks Zach for your nice post with some epic images. Keep it up 🙂

haromania
haromania
7 years ago

That is a sweet looking rig. One of those bikes that looks fast just standing still. Bravo Pinarello.

Yerma
Yerma
7 years ago

Lame, that Ferrari looks just like a McLaren. 😉

Pete
Pete
7 years ago

What about the brakes, are they finally direct mount? No? Then lazy and boring

TheDude
TheDude
7 years ago

Right this is how it is. Campagnolo paid Fran Ventoso to openly complain about disc brakes to ensure they weren’t adopted in the pro peloton as Campag were well behind Shimano and SRAM. With no MTB groupset any longer Campagnolo were scared shi*less about their own demise due to not being able to respond to the growing movement towards disc brakes on road bikes. Anyway here we are with Pinarello and a story concocted by Pinarello that a patent exists for this aero scoop by some guy called Victor. Pinarello go ahead regardless and smaller manufacturers assume that this is actually a patent. Therefore they’re scared into replicating the design into their new frames themselves. Basically this is scare tactics being played out by Pinarello. This Victor chap isn’t even real.

Leonard Kropp
Leonard Kropp
7 years ago

Undoubtedly this Flagship F-series bike is great edition from Pinarello. People who wants to ride fast this will be great for them. Thanks you so much Zach for adding this bike to your blog. Excellent Post

David
7 years ago

The bike’s finishing details include internal routing, a clean fork/head tube transition, and an integrated seat-post clamp—all of which conspire to preserve the frames aesthetic and aerodynamic lines.

Daryl Monson
7 years ago

This focus extends to the F10’s down tube, which was designed to reduce drag on its own and to serve as a shield for the trailing bottles and seat tube, reducing the net drag of the frame’s entire main triangle by 12.6% when compared with the already impressive gains made by the F8.

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