Pinarello X1 105
In stock at 3 shops in Los Angeles and New York City and Boston
Prices and stock checked Oct 22.
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The Pinarello X1 105 Bike is the entry point into Pinarello's X series, a road bike line built for riders who want the brand's performance pedigree without the extreme, race-only fit of the Dogma. Pinarello calls the X series its "true cycling experience," and the philosophy behind it is straightforward: not every rider wants to fold themselves onto a bike built for the pro peloton. So instead of shrinking a race geometry down, Pinarello started over, developing a frame that keeps its performance DNA intact while opening up the fit for long days in the saddle. At $2,950, the X1 105 puts that approach within reach of riders who've wanted a Pinarello but didn't want to commit to a race bike.
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The frame is built from Torayca T600 UD carbon with a unidirectional finish, tuned to absorb road vibration rather than transmit it, which is the difference between a bike that wears you down over four hours and one that doesn't. Up front, the X1 105 uses Pinarello's Onda fork, a design the brand has run since 2000 and refined ever since. Its curved blades aren't just a styling signature — they're shaped to sharpen steering precision while damping the shocks that travel up through the front end on rough pavement. Out back, Pinarello's Flex Stays do the same job for the rear triangle, absorbing vibration through the seatstays without softening the pedaling response most riders expect from the brand. The frame is also asymmetric, a detail Pinarello has built into every model since it recognized that pedaling force isn't distributed evenly between the drivetrain and non-drivetrain sides of the bike. Reinforcing the frame around that imbalance keeps the ride feel consistent under load rather than letting the frame flex unevenly.
Geometry is where the X1 105 separates itself most clearly from a race-oriented road bike. Stack heights run taller and reach shorter across the size range than what you'd find on a Dogma, which puts the rider in a more upright, sustainable position for long…
