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Bradley Wiggins has confirmed that he will once again return to indoor racing with a focus on the 2016 Olympic games in Rio but not before finishing out his road career with Team Sky. We hopped over to Majorca, Spain, for an up-close-and-personal look at Wiggins’ Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2.


While Wiggins may be the only knighted road cyclist in history, his Pinarello is quite the standard machine. Save for the decidedly understated team livery, it’s little different from what anyone with a spare US$12k can purchase off the shelf.

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Video: Team Sky mechanic Rajen Murugajan takes us through Bradley Wiggins’ Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think 2 (Cyclingnews)

Wiggins stands at a lanky 1.9m (6ft 3in) tall, so his 812mm saddle height, 100mm saddle setback, and 177.5mm-long crankarms are no surprise. As is typical for cyclists of this caliber, however, Wiggins rides an undersized frame measuring just 56cm that allows for an unusually low front end, particularly when paired with the custom 137mm-long PRO stem that’s slammed down atop the headset cover.

The build kit is Shimano supplied nearly across the board, including a complete Dura-Ace Di2 9070 group with a satellite shifter next to the stem for climbing, a PRO aluminum cockpit with upturned compact-bend handlebars, and a mix of Dura-Ace wheels depending on the situation. Wiggins’ machine was set up with C35 clinchers for a training ride when we caught up with it at the team hotel but 50mm-deep carbon tubulars and Veloflex tires are more typical for race mode.

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Lightweight nods are limited to a fi’zi:k Arione CX saddle with carbon fiber rails and Speedplay’s feathery Zero Nanogram pedals. In addition to saving weight, Team Sky head mechanic Rajen Murugayan says the pedals’ more generous adjustability and rotational float also help Wiggins with some lingering knee issues. Related to that, Wiggins also notably switched last year from his long-standing Osymetric non-round chainrings to standard Dura-Ace round ones.

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The entire team has changed power meters too, moving from SRM to Stages. While there is some debate on the reasoning behind the move, the Stages meters’ user-replaceable batteries should make life easier on the mechanics. Likewise, the Stages meters’ lower cost should mean that the team will have more of them to go around so they won’t have to swap as often – if at all – as before.

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We unfortunately didn’t have a scale on hand at the team hotel but given known weights of similar builds, we expect Wiggins’ machine to be right at the UCI-mandated 6.8kg (14.99lb) minimum when in full race trim.

Complete bike specifications

Frame: Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2, 56cm

Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think2, 56cm Fork: Pinarello Onda 2

Pinarello Onda 2 Headset: Pinarello integrated, 1 1/8-to-1 1/2in tapered

Pinarello integrated, 1 1/8-to-1 1/2in tapered Stem: PRO Vibe 7S custom, 137mm x -6°

PRO Vibe 7S custom, 137mm x -6° Handlebar: PRO Vibe Compact, 44cm (c-c)

PRO Vibe Compact, 44cm (c-c) Tape: PRO PU SL

PRO PU SL Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace BR-9000

Shimano Dura-Ace BR-9000 Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace BR-9000

Shimano Dura-Ace BR-9000 Brake levers: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 STI Dual Control ST-9070

Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 STI Dual Control ST-9070 Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 FD-9070

Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 FD-9070 Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 RD-9070

Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 RD-9070 Shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 STI Dual Control ST-9070 w/ satellite shifters

Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 STI Dual Control ST-9070 w/ satellite shifters Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace CS-9000

Shimano Dura-Ace CS-9000 Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace CN-9000

Shimano Dura-Ace CN-9000 Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace FC-9000, 177.5mm, 53/39T

Shimano Dura-Ace FC-9000, 177.5mm, 53/39T Bottom bracket: Shimano Dura-Ace SM-BB9000

Shimano Dura-Ace SM-BB9000 Pedals: Speedplay Zero Nanogram

Speedplay Zero Nanogram Wheelset: Shimano Dura-Ace WH-9000-C35-CL (training)/ Shimano Dura-Ace WH-9000-C50-TU (racing)

Shimano Dura-Ace WH-9000-C35-CL (training)/ Shimano Dura-Ace WH-9000-C50-TU (racing) Front tire: Continental Grand Prix (training)/ Veloflex tubular (racing)

Continental Grand Prix (training)/ Veloflex tubular (racing) Rear tire: Continental Grand Prix (training)/ Veloflex tubular (racing)

Continental Grand Prix (training)/ Veloflex tubular (racing) Saddle: fi’zi:k Arione CX Carbon

fi’zi:k Arione CX Carbon Seatpost: Pinarello

Pinarello Bottle cages: Elite Custom Race (2)

Elite Custom Race (2) Other accessories: Stages Cycling power meter, Garmin Edge computer, Bar Fly 2.0 computer mount

Critical measurements

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