Pinarello Size info Needed

cww180 · Jul 27, 2013

Hello,

I'm considering purchasing a 2012 Paris 50cm. I currently ride a 2012 Cannondale CAAD 10 50cm.

My cycling inseam is 29" and saddle height is 66cm. I was wondering if anyone knows the standover for the 50cm Paris. I was also possibly considering the 2013 Pinarello Dogma 2 65.1 Think 2 and was wonder if the 46 or 49 would be better.

Any info would be appreciated. No fitters are located in my area.

Peter P. · Jul 27, 2013

You haven't said whether the CAAD 10 fits you. Are you having issues with it?

The Pinarello web site and the Cannondale web site show each brand's 50cm frame has the same 52.5cm top tube. So if the Cannondale fits you, the Pinarello will likely fit the same with no meaningful difference in standover height.

cww180 · Jul 27, 2013

I guess it fits ok, I was just getting to the point where I was going to cut the steerer tube and remove some of the spacers. The seat tube on the Cannondale is 48, while the Paris is 52 that is the only thing that had me worried.

aureliajulia · Jul 27, 2013

Actually, the center to center of the Paris seat tube is 50, and the center to center of the CAAD is 48. The center to top of the Paris is 52. So, the Paris is likely 2 cm taller than the CAAD. That's less than an inch (2.54 cm= 1 inch). Guess it depends if you can go an inch taller. Choosing a smaller size overall will change much more than the height.

A thought: if you have a trainer or rollers, get someone to take a side view picture, then post it. I won't be able to anything from that, but perhaps someone else might.

A size note, the CAAD is more aggressive than the Paris, and yet you want to cut the steerer tube and increase that drop even more. You might prefer the Dogma to the Paris, as it's got a shorter head tube than the Paris.

Edit, looks like the CAAD's stand over is 73.5, and your inseam is 73.6. Does that sound right? Can you stand over the CAAD only while wearing shoes? If that is the case, then I would stay away from the 50. The dogma has more sizes available, a size 47, whereas the Paris has (I think) a 46.5. Does it feel like losing a centimeter along the top tube would make the bike fit wrong with a slightly longer stem?

aureliajulia · Jul 27, 2013

Wow. Just looked at the Dogmas geo. the 47 has a slightly longer tt than the 50 dogma. Weird. The head tube is a little taller than the 50, but the seat tube is only 47 center to center measurement. The Paris, OTOH, is smaller overall next size down. Sounds like the 47 dogma may be perfect. Perhaps!

Based on everything, I'd go with the 47 dogma, and forget the Paris. Looks like it's made for your body type, at least on paper, and the Paris isn't quite right.

cww180 · Jul 28, 2013

Thanks for that info, ill look into the 47 Dogma it sounds like it might be a good option. I might be able to barely stand over the CAAD without shoe but that would be the max I don't think I do any taller safely.

nescafe · Jul 28, 2013

If it helps, I'm 5'5.5" and ride a Dogma 2 46.5. Perfect.

I tried a 50 Paris and 50 Dogma 65.1 and both felt long. Not unreachably long, but just felt stretched. Don't know what the stem length was though.

On my Dogma 2, I have a 110 stem. We started with 100 stem and the stock Dogma seat post with setback. Felt upright. So we went 110, then dropped the spacers to 1.5cm. My Pinarello AD also noted that the rails on my saddle (SI SLR) were flush to the end with the standard seatpost, so we swapped that too for a Dogma post with zero offset.

With this set-up, I can spend a great deal more time on the drops with no probs at all. In fact, I always wondered how people achieved a flat back and not find that painful, but that's pretty much my form on the bike now:thumbsup: wiggo-like

cww180 · Jul 28, 2013

Thanks that is great to hear, do you have a picture of your bike by any chance? What is your saddle height? Kind of interested to see the slop on a real 465 instead of a catalogue pictures.

cww180 · Jul 28, 2013

Ok my should look similar then at 66-67, thanks for all of the help/info.

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