The Pinarello ROKH (pronounced "rock") is a direct descendent of the KOBH which was developed for racing on the extreme roads of northern Europe such as those traversed in the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. As with the entire Pinarello range it features a new asymmetric monocoque frame, making it powerful and highly rigid. The asymmetry helps balance the offset power delivery due to the drivetrain being offset to the right. The stiffness is most noticeable during hard efforts when sprinting or climbing, but it's always working to keep the bike balanced and the wheels planted.

The ROKH features Pinarello's new Century Ride geometry, first developed in the KOBH. The sloping geometry offers a slightly greater stack height for a given reach. This is accomplished by increasing the fork length and rake slightly to raise the front end and changing the rear triangle from the Onda System to the Century Ride System. The Century Ride System incorporates curvilinear seatstays which increase vertical compliance without sacrificing stiffness.

Far from becoming a luxurious touring machine, the ROKH still showcases the ride characteristics that sets Pinarello apart while increasing the comfort and versatility on longer cycling excursions.

The steerer tube of the fork now tapers from 1-1/8" to 1-1/2" to create an even stiffer front end for precise handling, especially when the road gets fast and twisty.

About Pinarello
As a young man Giovanni Pinarello had one dream, to race bicycles competitively. In 1947, after considerable success as an amateur he turned professional, continuing to compete until 1953 and taking five victories during this period.

The end of Giovanni's cycling career allowed him to focus exclusively on developing and manufacturing bikes, having worked in bicycle production throughout his time as a professional it soon became his sole focus and over the following decades Pinarello based in Treviso, Italy would become one of the most lauded cycling manufacturers in the world, with racing success and technical innovation playing a key role in the development of the brand both then and now.

Despite working extensively with Steel, Aluminium and Magnesium during the past, Pinarello now almost exclusively utilise Carbon Fibre in frame, fork and component construction. Their close working relationship with industry leader Torayca in Japan gives them access to the very highest grade carbon fibre normally reserved for the aerospace industry, and is combined with advanced design and construction techniques to produce some of the finest bicycles available today.