Pinarello formally unveil the two new Bolide F HR aerodynamic monitor bikes that they hope will give crew Italy the sting for Olympic Gold this summer time in Paris. Not a prototype any longer.
Based mostly on the Hour Report-setting, 3D-printed scandium alloy Bolide F from 2022, these two next-generation bikes purpose to set extra benchmarks on the monitor within the males’s and ladies’s Olympic crew pursuit occasions.
The reigning Olympic champion males will race on 3D-printed scalmalloy Bolide F HR 3D bikes. Whereas the ladies will race on an all-new carbon iteration, the Bolide F HR C monitor bikes, recent out of a brand new mould…
The place did this 3D-printed monitor bike come from?
The 3D-printed alloy bike was initially developed for Filippo Ganna’s Hour Report try in October of 2022. A distance {that a} yr and a half later, nonetheless stands. The 3D-printed alloy Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D really quietly debuted a pair months earlier with one other rider breaking the earlier benchmark. Ganna’s Ineos crew efficiency engineer Dan Bigham set a then-record distance of 55.548km whereas testing the brand new bike in August. Just for Ganna to trip his new Bolide F HR 3D monitor bike 56.792km in an hour simply 7 weeks later in Grenchen, Switzerland.
“The next week Ganna additionally set a brand new 4km particular person pursuit world file at sea stage on the bike on the UCI Monitor World Championships, breaking the four-minute barrier along with his time of 3min 59.636sec.” Apparently, he should have a reasonably stable restoration program, too.
Pinarello Bolide F HR monitor bikes for the Paris 2024 Olympics
Now, the Italian nationwide monitor groups hope they’ll leverage Pinarello’s record-breaking Bolide F HR bike to Olympic victories. The Italian males are already reigning Olympic champions within the crew pursuit. And the ladies hope to comply with go well with. Every on their very own new iteration of Ganna’s bike. Gold logos for the reigning champion males…
Tech-wise, each new 3D-printed alloy and molded-carbon bikes share these biomimicry ‘AirStream’ ridges on the body’s seattube and seatpost. “Developed in collaboration with the College of Adelaide and aerodynamics R&D companion NablaFlow”, these ‘AeroNode’ bumps primarily based on humpback whale flippers purpose to easy airflow within the turbulent area between the rider’s spinning legs.
Past whale bumps, the frames function narrower and deeper airfoil sections all through. Profiting from the UCI ditching the previous 3:1 rule. Now the brand new Bolide F HR makes use of body cross sections that go as deep as 6:1 and even 8:1 ratios to additional lower aero drag.
Whereas some wild bikes just like the Hope & Canyon went ultra-wide to easy airflow over spinning wheels, Pinarello caught with slender forks and seatstays. Pinarello explains that their evaluation of the wide-open idea was “not conclusive“. “We made the choice subsequently, to undertake a extra dependable mixture of slender forks and seat stays to reduce the burden of the body so as to yield sooner outcomes.”
“Optimised handlebar geometry was achieved on account of a number of rounds of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) testing to minimise the full drag of rider and bike. Once more, we collaborated with NablaFlow to conduct numerous simulations utilizing their AeroCloud software program – which runs on AWS, the popular cloud resolution of the FIA and plenty of F1 groups – to find out probably the most environment friendly design.“
How is a whole monitor body 3D-printed in alloy?
Pinarello creates the Bolide F HR 3D with Direct Metallic Laser Sintering of Scalmalloy, a high-strength scandium, aluminum & magnesium alloy. Every body is produced in 5 particular person elements. There’s 3 for the entrance triangle, plus one for all sides of the mixed seatstay and chainstay. All of it will get bonded collectively to create the ultimate body.
Then, Pinarello can sand and paint all of it to aerodynamic perfection.
There may be additionally a newly-developed Most pursuit handlebar and aero extensions that “permit for exact positioning and optimum aero benefits”. Presumably, in addition they use the identical 3D-printed tech like on Filippo Ganna’s prototype Hour Report bike.
Why now in C carbon OR 3D alloy?
An enormous shift since Ganna’s 3D-printed alloy Bolide F HR prototype, Pinarello now provide the bike in alloy or carbon. The 3D-printed alloy bike is heavier and greater than twice as costly as carbon. So why provide each now that the carbon molds have been created?
The 3D-printed scalmalloy made apparent sense when Pinarello was solely producing one or two frames. And once they had been nonetheless ironing out the kinks producing prototypes. However apparently, for monitor racing the alloy bike remains to be higher “underneath the elevated forces and velocity the male athletes produce”.
The lighter weight girls with typically decrease peak energy output, then again, will get all of the stiffness they want out of a carbon variant. And the lighter carbon Bolide F HR C mannequin can be faster to rise up to hurry.
“As an iconic Italian model, we couldn’t be prouder to work with the Italian monitor crew, who like us, are persevering with to push the boundaries of athletic efficiency… Now we have invested lots to provide six 3D-printed scalmalloy bikes for the male riders and 6 carbon fibre variations for the ladies (together with three separate sized moulds). Our hope is that the boys will defend their Olympic title on the monitor this summer time and our super-strong girls’s crew additionally succeed of their quest for gold. We’ve completed the whole lot we will to offer them the best-possible probability.”
– Fausto Pinarello
Pinarello Bolide F HR – UCI-approved, choices & commercially accessible pricing
Each the alloy Bolide F HR 3D and all-new carbon Bolide F HR C are available in three inventory body sizes. All of which have been examined and UCI-approved. In accordance with the publicly accessible idea of UCI, and particularly Olympic racing, each frames are in the stores now – in two commonplace black paint jobs. Funds constraints would possibly preserve most potential patrons at bay. However different Olympic hopeful groups would possibly bounce on the new frames.
Choose up a light-weight carbon Pinarello Bolide F HR C monitor bike for 12,500€. Or the additional stiff 3D-printed scalmalloy alloy Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D for a cool 28,750€.
I assume, simply pop into your native Pinarello supplier, and place your order at present.
Then, see you in Paris.
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