Pininfarina is known mostly for designing, and
lately building, cars, but it actually dabbles in various fields, one of them
being bicycles, where it got involved in four years ago with the first SK. Fast forward to 2019, and the Italian
design house has an all-new SK bicycle out, which has been created for De Rosa.
Said to have “strong innovative elements”, the bike is more aerodynamic and
features new seat and top tubes, as well as integrated cables in the chassis
and a redesigned fork.
According to the De Rosa, which has made a solid
name for itself in the 1960s and 1970s for making road-racing bicycles, the new
SK’s polished frame tips the scales at only 950 grams (a little over two
pounds) in its medium size, whereas the fork alone weighs another 370 grams. It will be offered in frame sizes from 460 to 600, sporting the
brand’s lettering, special decals and new heart logo, all of which have been
designed by Pininfarina.
De Rosa didn’t say anything about the pricing and
availability of the new SK, but the old one isn’t a bike is available in Italy
from € 2,500 (US$ 2,847), so expect something similar.
