Impressions? Comparisons to an SL4, or similar road bike. A Paris looks to be about 95% of a Dogma, which is cool considering I’m maybe 50% or Sir Wiggins or Froome.
I don’t own one, but I have had the chance to demo the Paris and the Dogma several times. I’ve owned a Tarmac Sl3 so I can give my comparison to that.
The Pina’s were much more comfortable in the rear triangle, but felt a little softer (almost negligibly so) in the BB. Handling, I think the Pians came out ahead by just a hair. The Sl3 was fantastic in all but one aspect - the headtube. It was just a little too tall.
If I were to choose, I would go with the Paris. It is simply brialliant.
paris is a good road bike. a little long in the tooth as far as technology goes, but really cant go far wrong.
paris is a good road bike. a little long in the tooth as far as technology goes, but really cant go far wrong.
Just curious … why do you feel the tech is “long in the tooth”?
because it was designed somewhere around 5-6 years ago?
comparing to top of the line bikes today, it won’t have aero features that are being implemented, I (think) it doesnt have internal cabling, and probably wont be Di2 compatible. carbon nano tech was in infancy back then, so mordern frames may be a hair lighter, stiffer. pinarello has moved forward with their whole assymetric thing since then.
like I said, that doesn’t make it a bad bike. it’s still a mighty fine machine considering that it was pinarello’s 2nd top of the line frame just a few years ago. if you absolutely MUST have the latest and greatest, then maybe not. but it’s still a good bike.
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Does a bike have to have aero features to be “current”? There are more to bikes than aerodynamics (Jack may disagree)
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It does have internal cable routing
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It is only sold as Di2
well, no, it doesn’t. but like i said advances in frame technology and things like carbon nanotubes have been made since then, so you do have frames which may be marginally lighter or stiffer. have they updated the design? I don’t know. seems like it, since you say it has internal routing and is Di2 configured ( which didn;t exist when it was introduced), so they may have updated it. but my point stands that it won’t be the latest and greatest.
like I said, still, a mighty fine bike and good enough for you and me. you’ll just have to weigh up if it’s value to you.