This is very noticeably the brand ridden by Messrs Wiggins and Froome – we’d spot those fancy curves anywhere. But by using a lower grade of carbon fibre Pinarello has managed to bring that distinctive shape to a wider audience.
- Highs: Handles like a dream
- Lows: The brakes feel numb and they lack power
- Buy If: You want a bike that bristles with handling prowess, and don’t mind making a couple of upgrades to get the best from it
Like the company’s Rokh model, the Razha K uses Pinarello’s ‘comfort’ geometry. In practice this means it is a little longer – and with longer chainstays – than its Dogma, and it’s noticeably higher at the front too, with a 215mm tall head tube.
This makes the riding position pretty commanding, though the Razha never feels pedestrian, in spite of its weight. You don’t exactly fly up steeper climbs, where you notice the mass of Shimano’s entry-level wheels, but the compact chainset and 11-28t cassette mean walking’s never necessary, even if you’re not going to spin like Froome.
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A huge tapered head tube flows smoothly into the Onda fork
But on descents and the flat the Razha comes into its own, and we were impressed with how it responded to our input. Getting down onto the drops of the mid-compact Most bar allowed us to hustle through fast corners and battle on at speed even into some hostile winter headwinds.
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