All About Zwift’s New Pinarello Dogma F 2024 Frame

In June, Pinarello rolled out the latest version of their flagship road racing bike, the Dogma F. Previous versions of this bike were ridden to Tour de France victories by Team Sky/Ineos in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019… so it’s fair to say the Dogma line has built a reputation as a strong all-around race machine. Last upgraded in 2021, the real-life “New Dogma F” (that’s what Pinarello calls it) is 108 grams lighter than its predecessor, with a new cockpit, a slightly longer wheelbase, slight aero gains, and more tire clearance.

The Pinarello Dogma F 2024 is available in Zwift’s Drop Shop once you’re updated to game version 1.72. Here’s how it’s described there:
“Whatever the road throws at you, the DOGMA F is always the right bike.“

Priced at 1,400,000 Drops, it’s slightly cheaper than the previous Dogma F (1,418,600), but both versions are level-locked at 40. They share this high-level unlock with a handful of other frames (mostly Pinarellos), and the only frame with a higher level lock at this time is the Zwift Safety at level 44.

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The new Dogma F is rated 3 stars for aero performance and 4 stars for weight on Zwift, which matches the previous Dogma F’s ratings. But would it perform just like the old frame? We ran it through our battery of tests to find out…

Here’s everything you need to know about the performance of the new Pinarello Dogma F 2024 frame in Zwift.

Aero (Flat/Rolling) Performance

The new Dogma F is faster on flat roads than the previous version but just barely, beating it by one solitary second in our flat test.

The Dogma F 2024’s flat test time of 51:19 puts it 2 seconds behind the “fast four” (Cervelo S5 2020, Felt AR, Specialized Venge S-Works, Uranium Nuclear) which all turn in identical times of 51:17. It’s probably best compared with the Scott Addict RC and Canyon Aeroad 2024, though, since it’s more of an all-arounder than a pure aero frame. The new Dogma F is 1 second slower than the new Aeroad 2024, while it is 3.5 seconds faster than the Scott Addict RC.

All of this means the new Dogma F is 6 seconds faster than our “baseline” Zwift Aero frame on our test course, which is two laps of Tempus Fugit totaling 34.6km.

Climb Performance

With its ultra-light 4-star weight rating and the IRL frame being lighter than the previous version, we figured the new Dogma F would outclimb the old one. And it certainly did! The new Dogma F is 4 seconds faster up the Alpe than the previous version.

The Dogma F 2024 turns in an Alpe climb time of 48:55, which is 33 seconds faster than our Zwift Aero baseline and 5 seconds slower than the best climbing road frame in game – the Specialized Aethos.

Compared to its all-arounder competition, the Dogma F 2024 turns in the same climb time as the Scott Addict RC, while besting the Canyon Aeroad 2024 by 3.5 seconds.

Note: all test results above are from a 75kg, 183cm rider holding 300W steady using Zwift’s stock 32mm carbon wheelset.

All-Arounder Comparison

Until recently, the Scott Addict RC was considered the best all-arounder in game, at least if you removed the Tron bike from the equation. Then the Canyon Aeroad 2024 came out last month, turning in a better aero performance than the Addict but a slightly worse climbing performance. (You could say the two frames were quite evenly matched, with the Aeroad 2024 having the edge in aero performance, and the Addict having the edge on climbs.)

But here we have the Pinarello Dogma F 2024. It matches the Scott Addict’s climb performance, while beating it in aero performance. And while it loses to the Aeroad 2024 by 1 second in our flat test, it beats the Aeroad by 3.5 seconds on the climb!

What if we compare it to the Tron bike? Here’s an updated version of a very useful chart that makes comparison easy:

Tron vs Top Performers

Colored based on frame. Mouse over each point for details.
Zwift Concept Z1, Specialized Venge S-Works, Pinarello Dogma F 2024, Canyon Aeroad 2024, Scott Addict RC, Specialized Aethos

If you only look at the enlarged dots (which are the top-performing setups), you’ll see two noteworthy things:

• The Tron (yellow dot) is no longer sitting on that top performance curve. It has been beaten.
• The Pinarello Dogma F 2024 has three top-performing setups (using the DT Swiss Disc, ENVE 7.8, or DT Swiss 62 wheels).

Conclusions

While the performance gaps between Zwift’s top all-arounders are admittedly small (less than 5 seconds in a ~50-minute test), the new Pinarello Dogma F clearly has the best performance in this category.

Last month we said the new Aeroad was about to become very popular with Zwift racers, and the same is true of the new Dogma F. But while the new Aeroad is available at level 10, the Dogma F is a more exclusive item, requiring level 40 or above.

And no: you don’t get a color slider with the new Dogma F. (There’s actually one that shows up, but it doesn’t do anything. We assume this is a bug Zwift will fix, but we don’t know if “fix” means the color slider will work… or it will just not show up. We vote for a working color slider.)

We’ll be updating various posts soon to add the Dogma F 2024, including:

• Zwift Shopping Guide: What To Buy from the Drop Shop at Each Level
• Fastest Bike Frames and Wheels at Each Zwift Level
• Zwift Speed Tests: Frame Ranking Charts
• Speed Tests: Zwift’s Fastest Bike Frames for Flat/Rolling Races

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