I have used the thread together bottom bracket for this same bike. Since the frame as titanium the dissimilar materials almost fused together making it really difficult to remove. To answer your question, yeah I prepped the surfaces before installing. Anyway Its odd that I would pick a bottom bracket based on removing it but did. I expect to wear it out. I put over 6,000 miles on the commuter per year. I'm expecting to replace this every two years. On the bright side this part is about a third of the price of that wheels manufacturing thread together, so win/win?
I like this saddle in general, but it's on the racy side and the 3D padding is quite thin. I found it a bit harsh for longer (5-7 hour) rides on bumpy terrain. For an hour race on smooth pavement, it'd be great.
It's very light, the quality is high, but I wouldn't buy it again for this price. I have a Specialized Romin 3D saddle that is vastly more comfy, and it's somewhat less expensive. Easier to find used than this one, for sure.
Purchased these to control a Reverb AXS xplr dropper post I added to my gravel bike. These with a blip box are the best way to control the dropper post on a Shimano Di2 drop bar bike. Blips won't work with the dropper post. I like the dropper post for 200 mile unbound North course because it helps on the steep rough descents. These are easy to install near the shifter with the formable holders and route the wires under the bar tape. These are mirror images of each other so you can put them in the same location on both sides if you want and not have to do a 180 with the control wire to get back to the blip box. I also have these on my TT bike at the brake levers and they work great there too with a blip box.
I've owned well over a dozen high-end road bikes over the past 25 years. This is far and away the best riding bike I've owned. I should note that many of my other bikes are/were all-out race bikes (i.e., the bikes that the TdF pros rode), so they compromised comfort for performance. But I've also owned a few endurance bikes that were nowhere near as comfortable as this one.
The Dogma X is aimed at the rider seeking a more comfortable ride without giving up much on the performance front. And I think Pinarello has succeeded admirably. It feels fast and responsive, and my ride times for my regular routes are about the same as my race bikes, but I don't feel nearly as "beat up" at the end of the ride.
The handling is solid, with excellent grip in the corners. It's not quite as nimble as some of my race bikes, but is plenty responsive to avoid obstacles.
Since acquiring this bike last year, I've decided to sell several of my other road bikes. I used to like switching between them to get a bit of a different flavor, but I haven't ridden anything but this bike since getting it. It's that good.
