Rode an interesting bike the other day ... a Pinarello! A Pinarello Treviso to be exact. A flat bar hybrid from Pinarello. Image below.
While this bike has a lot of name and image, I have to say that it was one of the least comfortable hybrids I've ever ridden, and didn't offer a lot for the money, outside of the badge on the frame. $1200 gets you an aluminum frame, aluminum fork, and Sora-level components (as compared to say a Trek flat bar hybrid where $1100 gets you a carbon fork, carbon seat stays, and 105-level). It was light, stiff, and zippy. But oh was it a rough ride.
If someone is looking for a very performance oriented flat bar hybrid and who doesn't mind dropping $1200 to get a lot of components typically found on $700 bikes, this would be the ticket.
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