giovanni pinarello headquarters treviso italy area served worldwide products bicycles and related components website pinarello.com cicli pinarello s.p.a. is an italian bicycle company in treviso italy . founded in 1952 it supplies mostly handmade bicycles for the road track and cyclo cross . the company also produces bicycles under the opera brand name and has an in house component brand most . contents 1 history 2 historical models 3 contemporary road models 3.1 gan series 3.2 dogma series 4 time trial & triathlon models 5 mtb & xc models 2012 6 frame materials 7 gallery 8 sponsorship and victories 9 see also 10 references 11 external links history edit giovanni pinarello was born in catena di villorba italy in 1922 . he was the eighth of 12 brothers . at the age of fifteen giovanni began making bicycles at the factory of paglianti . after a successful amateur career he turned professional in 1947 aged 25 . 1 2 3 4 pinarello died on 4 september 2014 . 5 historical models edit pinarello montello with campagnolo 50th groupset the pinarello montello slx was a landmark model for pinarello as this was the frame with which pinarello achieved their first major pro victories . this model frame was one of the most responsive of the mid to late 1980s as shown by wins in events such as the 1984 summer olympics road race vuelta a espa a the giro d italia and stages of the tour de france . 6 the montello had a brake cable through the top tube chrome sloping front forks and chrome on the drive side chain stay ; later models had the full rear triangle chromed . the montello slx was in red blue and spumoni . 7 pinarellos from the mid 1980s often have the decals restored by collectors as factory applied decals where prone to flakeing off . 8 the montello was fabricated from columbus slx butted tubing with rifling down the inside center . the bottom bracket was investment cast with the pinarello logo and the dropouts were by campagnolo . braze ons for down tube shifters front derailleur and two water bottles were provided . the gpt logo for giovanni pinarello treviso appeared in many locations . pinarello montello at l eroica britannia the pinarello treviso was the second in line model under the montello slx in the mid to late 80 s. built with columbus sl tubing it featured a painted fork and seat stays with chromed chain stays . this model also featured the sloping fork crown . on the road it is easily distinguished from the montello by the single chrome chain stay . however some older models of the treviso 1981 did not have the chrome chain stay . after the montello slx pinarello departed from his standard production design with parallel seat and head tube angles and created the gavia . this provided more saddle setback than the montello or other pinarello designs . greg lemond the winner of the tour de france in 1986 1989 and 1990 9 promoted designs that pushed the saddle further back . 10 the gavia was constructed of columbus tsx tubing . this model was available in red blue with pearl white panels and pearl white with fluorescent splatter . 7 jan ullrich s 1997 tour de france winning paris fp the pinarello paris in the mid 1990s was a 7005 series aluminium bike with an aluminium fork later replaced by the aria carbon fork . it was upon this frame that jan ullrich and bjarne riis won the tour de france . winner of the 2007 editor s choice award for a road racing bicycle from bicycling magazine the pinarello paris fp is the premier monocoque high modulus unidirectional carbon fiber frame . in 2009 the fp6 replaced the paris fp and f4 13 . the monocoque frame uses the same mold as the paris fp but with different carbon fiber 30hm3k . pinarello has been slow to jump aboard the all carbon juggernaut preferring to concentrate on its highly regarded magnesium frame technology as showcased in the dogma series of bikes . but the attraction and momentum of carbon is unavoidable and while the all carbon f4 13 hasn t displaced the dogma at the top of pinarello s line up it is clearly a serious and purposeful attempt to use the material s properties to best advantage starting with one piece main frame construction to exploit carbon s stiffness and low weight . contemporary road models edit the pinarello fp uno was the current base model bicycle built by pinarello evolving from its predecessor the fp1 . the fp uno features hydroformed asymmetric 6061 t6 triple butted aluminium tubing . the next superior model is the pinarello fp due . like the fp uno this has evolved from its predecessor the fp2 . the frame is constructed from 24hm12k carbon fibre . the pinarello fp quattro is built from 30hm12k carbon fibre and features carbon asymmetric stays with onda carbon forks . the quattro also utilises the new icr internal cable routing system which has been developed in house by pinarello . the pinarello neor replaced the fp uno as pinarellos base road bike model featuring the same hydroformed aluminum frame as the fp uno but now boasts a carbon fibre rear triangle as well as onda carbon front forks . 11 the pinarello fpteam carbon is constructed from 24hm12k uni directional carbon fibre and features both tapered 1 1 8 1 1 4 onda front forks and onda rear triangles . 12 the pinarello rahza is a full 24hm12k carbon fibre frame featuring an asymmetrical monocoque design which improved frame rigidity . the frame also features onda forks and rear stays as well as the bb30 bottom bracket . 13 the pinarello marvel is an entirely new asymmetry frame originating from the pinarello paris constructed from torayca 50hm1 .5 carbon fibre made from 30hm12k carbon . rigidity of the frame is further improved by the usage of a tapered headset 1 1 8 1 1 2 as well as featuring internal cable routing . pinarello say that the marvel is top level bike and already uci approved for use in official competitions . the marvel also makes full use of the think2 system allowing the usage of both electronic and mechanical groupsets . other new features include the new onda2v front fork and a new aerodynamic downtube . 14 gan series edit for 2016 pinarello updated their product line starrting with new mid level bikes up to models just below the dogma series . all gan series models take styling and design cues from the dogma f8 . the entry level gan stems directly from the design efforts of the dogma f8 whilst having a less extreme style which aids riding comfort . the gan disk variant contains the same features as the gan but also includes disk brakes both models are manufactured from t600 carbon fibre . 15 the gan s features an all t700 carbon fibre frame whilst still maintaining design features akin to the f8 . 16 the top of the class model is the gan rs which features a higher strength t900 toray carbon . 17 dogma series edit bradley wiggins s dogma2 he rode at the 2012 volta ao algarve the pinarello dogma was the first of the current top line of bicycle made by the company and was the first bicycle of a new generation of frames it is the successor to the pinarello prince range and was released for sale to the public in 2010 . the frames focus around a completely asymmetric design made entirely of 60hm1k carbon fibre with the right hand side of the dogma frame is different in shape and section to that of the left side thus providing increased rigidity against forces placed upon the frame by the action of pedalling . 18 in 2011 the successor the dogma the pinarello dogma 2 was revealed at the 2011 tour de france . the dogma 2 featured aerodynamic improvements which increased the efficiency of the frame . 19 bradley wiggins rode the dogma 2 to victory in the 2012 tour de france . in 2012 mountain bike trials rider martyn ashton created a video in which he performed several tricks and stunts on a dogma 2 . the video entitled road bike party went viral gaining over half a million views in one day and it currently has over 8 million views on youtube . the pinarello dogma k features pinarellos century ride geometry and uses frame design that provides increased comfort without compromising the overall performance . as with other modern pinarellos the frame incorporates an asymmetric design which offsets the asymmetric forces created during the pedalling . the dogma k and the dogma frame differ from each other in the angle of the seat tube brought back to increase shock absorption and reduced head tube angle as well as slightly longer chain stays to increase comfort . furthermore a longer wheelbase makes for a frame that is less rigid vertically improving shock absorption . the pinarello rokh is a frame that was made in an effort to offer the excellent performance of the dogma k to a wider group of cyclists . the rokh s geometry is similar in shape and construction but with an even longer wheel base to add even more vertical compliance than the dogma k. the dogma k hydro mirrors the new model variation seen with the dogma 65.1 whereby hydraulic disc brakes have now been added . the hydro features new onda hd hydraulic disc forks as well as new chainstays accommodating the rad braking system seen on both the dogma xc and dogma 65.1 hydro . 20 nairo quintana on his dogma 65.1 think2 at the 2013 paris nice the 2013 generation of the dogma bicycle is the dogma 65.1 think2 . when compared to the dogma2 the think2 features stronger and more rigid carbon fibre 65hm1k yielding a more reactive frame . moreover the think2 has been built with the new electronic shifting group sets in mind and thus has internal cable routing for both shimano and campagnolo systems . 21 the 2014 dogma 65.1 hydro variant of the dogma is virtually the same as the 2013 think2 model made from torayca 65ton hm 1k carbon fibre with nanoalloy technology . the hydro however accommodates hydraulic disc brakes and features a new front fork developed from the previous onda2 fork called the onda hd hydraulic disk . the frame also features new chainstays which accommodate the new rad braking system derived from the development of the dogma xc . 22 chris froome rode the dogma 65.1 think2 to victory in the 2013 tour de france . dogma f8 with shimano dura ace di2 and enve 6.7 wheelset in may 2014 the pinarello dogma f8 was revealed as part of pinarellos 2015 product launch with the name deriving from this particular dogma model being the 8th generation . 23 the new bike was developed in conjunction with team sky sponsor and car manufacturer jaguar and takes design cues such as the front fork shape from the bolide time trial bike . research advancements have led to claimed aerodynamic gains with the f8 being 26.1 % more aerodynamic than the dogma 65.1 6.4 % more aerodynamic when including the bike rider and the frameset alone being 40 % more aerodynamically efficient than the predecssor . 24 the bike is expected to debut at the 2014 crit rium du dauphin . in april 2015 just days ahead of the tour of flanders pinarello along with jaguar land rover and team sky unveiled the dogma k8 s a replacement for the cobble focused dogma k. the most striking aspect of the new bike is the rear suspension system dubbed the dogma suspension system which can provide up to 10mm of travel