Pinarello Angliru 105

The Alto de l’Angliru is one of the most demanding climbs in pro road cycling, with climbs of nearly 24% at its steepest parts. With that in mind, the Pinarello have named their entry-level carbon endurance road bike the Angliru, instilling the bike with a feeling of capability and agility. The Pinarello Angliru 105 endurance road bike features many of the same technologies that make it’s more exotic siblings so potent, at a surprising price point.

Key to the Angliru is it’s frameset. Made of Toray T600 carbon fiber, it lends the bike a sense of solidity and efficiency without being dead-feeling or heavy. This is used in for their Think Asymmetric tube profiles. This means the Angliru utilizes larger tubes on the frame’s drive side to emphasize stiffness where necessary, without excess material to weigh down ride quality. Bowed seat stays and the onda fork emphasizes compliance, taking the edge off of choppy or imperfect roads. The Onda fork (Italian for “wave”), in conjunction with the 1 ?” to 1 ½” headtube, delivers excellent stiffness and precise handling as well. Pinarello have also used their Think2 design as well, making the bike easily upgradeable to an electronic drivetrain from Shimano or Campagnolo.

This level of technology is typically unseen in a bike of this price point, but it really reflects in how the bike performs on the road. The asymmetric frame design means the bike feels light on its feet while climbing. Like a Pinarello should, it corners and descends with confidence; few endurance road bikes inspire this much confidence at high speeds. It feels great over rough roads, and tire capacity for up to a 28c tire further takes the edge off on a long ride.

The Pinarello Angliru 105 endurance road bike features a Shimano 105 mechanical groupset with Shimano R500 crankset. A Shimano WH-RS010 wheelset is accompanied by a MOst alloy stem, handlebar, seatpost, and saddle. The bike is available in seven sizes (43cm-57cm), in Pinarello’s 99 Shiny Black colorway.