Pinarello Gravel Bikes

Decoding the Pinarello Gravel Lineup

Two bikes sit at the heart of the acoustic Pinarello gravel range, and they suit quite different riders. The Grevil F is the one to look at if gravel racing is your focus - it's built around Torayca T700 carbon with a layup tuned for stiffness and aero efficiency. Geometry is aggressive: a long top tube, short head tube, and a riding position that puts you over the front wheel and into the wind. This is the bike that makes sense if you're lining up for events like the Rebellion or pushing hard on the South Downs Way bridleways where every watt matters.

The Granger occupies different ground. It uses Torayca T600 carbon - still quality material, but with a layup that prioritises compliance over outright stiffness. The geometry is more forgiving, with a slightly taller front end and a frame that's happier carrying a frame bag on a two-day Scottish route than hammering out a race finish. Think of it as the bike for riders who want Pinarello's build quality without committing to a race position for six hours at a stretch.

Both families share the same core design language and tech, which we'll get into below. Looking for a pedal-assist boost or building from scratch? Check out our Pinarello E-Bikes (Nytro) or Pinarello Frames collections for those routes into the range.

Why Pinarello Frames Look the Way They Do

Spend ten minutes next to a Pinarello in a showroom and a few things jump out immediately. The fork curves. The frame looks asymmetric. The cable routing has vanished entirely. None of that is aesthetic posturing - each element solves a specific problem.

Start with the asymmetric frame design. Your drivetrain pulls constantly on the right side of the bike: the chain tension, the sprocket load, the torque through the bottom bracket shell. On a symmetric frame, that force introduces a subtle lateral flex that bleeds power. Pinarello's asymmetric construction counters this by building the right and left sides of the frame to different stiffness profiles, so the frame stays neutral under load. You feel it as directness - the bike goes where you point it without the slight wobble that can creep into harder efforts on lesser frames.

The Onda fork is the most visually distinctive element and one of the most functional. That wave shape isn't styling - it's a controlled flex zone that absorbs high-frequency chatter from gravel surfaces before it reaches your hands. Flint tracks, broken tarmac, cattle grids: the Onda takes the edge off without introducing vagueness into the steering. It's a narrow trade-off to manage, and Pinarello have been refining it across their road range for long enough to get it right.

The Twin Arms rear triangle refers to Pinarello's dropped, asymmetric chainstay design. The stays are shaped and positioned to maximise lateral stiffness around the drivetrain side while allowing a degree of vertical compliance on the non-drive side. When you sprint out of the saddle on a loose climb, that's where you notice it - the rear end doesn't flex away from you.

TiCR (Total Internal Cable Routing) runs every cable and hose through the frame internally. It's cleaner aerodynamically, and it keeps your gear and brake lines away from grit, road spray, and the kind of chalk mud you'll pick up on a Wiltshire winter loop. The trade-off is servicing time - specifically around the headset bearings, where the routed cables mean you'll want either patience or a mechanic who knows the system. It's not complicated, but it does reward preparation.

If you're comparing Pinarello's approach to peers in the carbon gravel space, Cervélo gravel bikes and Colnago gravel bikes both take aero seriously, though neither leans as hard into asymmetric construction as Pinarello does. Basso gravel bikes offer a more Italian endurance alternative if the Granger's positioning feels like it's still asking too much.

Running a Pinarello on UK Gravel Year-Round

The Grevil F's 700c x 50mm tyre clearance (it also runs 650b x 2.1-inch wheels if you want to go wider and lower) is genuinely useful on the kinds of tracks UK riders deal with most. Aggressive flint on the South Downs, broken limestone, and hard-packed chalk all sit well within that clearance window - run a tubeless setup at lower pressures and the combination of high volume and Onda damping makes for a surprisingly comfortable fast bike.

Winter is where you need to think a bit harder. Sticky chalk-clay, the kind that builds up in seconds on the Chilterns in November, can pack around the aero-sculpted bottom bracket area and the tighter clearances near the rear triangle. The clearance is there in number, but the tube shapes don't shed mud the way a more traditionally round frame does. A quick pre-ride check of clearances and a set of Pinarello mudguards where mounting points allow will save you some grief on messier days.

The TiCR routing keeps your cables cleaner than any external setup will - that's a genuine long-ride benefit in gritty UK conditions. Cable wear and contamination are real maintenance costs on any gravel bike used through winter, and having everything tucked away does extend service intervals meaningfully. Just factor in that a full cable change takes longer than on a traditional setup, and book your mechanic accordingly rather than leaving it for the morning before a ride.

Finishing the build thoughtfully makes a difference too. A well-chosen Pinarello handlebar keeps the integrated aesthetic intact, and if you're thinking about comfort on longer days, a Pinarello seatpost with a touch of setback works well with the Granger's geometry in particular. The Grevil F's stiffness suits riders who've already dialled in their position - if you're still experimenting with fit, the Granger gives you more room to move.

For anyone coming from Pinarello road bikes, the transition to the gravel range will feel familiar in all the right ways - same precision, same build standards, just pointed at rougher roads.