“The main difference with the frame is that it has a little bit more clearance,” says Olsen. “You can get a 32c tyre in there, or 28c with a mudguard.” Otherwise, Pinnacle have updated the full carbon fork and added 2mm to the chainstays to improve front derailleur clearance when using mudguards, but otherwise the geometry remains compact, with the aim to provide a snappy, responsive ride.

As a result, the Dolomite also retains its versatility, thanks to that additional tyre clearance and eyelets for full mudguards. Olsen sees the Dolomite as a year-round machine which more than matches a carbon fibre frame at the competitive position the range fills.

Move up to the Dolomite 5 and you get Shimano 105 components with an FSA Gossamer chainset and Shimano RS-505 hydraulic disc brakes for £1,150, before you arrive at the flagship Dolomite 6, which wears a full Shimano 105 groupset with Ultegra-level Shimano RS805 hydraulic discs for £1,400. As a side note, all Dolomites come with a compact 50-34t chainset and 11-28t cassette, plus 25mm tyres.

Is that everything? Well, no – not exactly. There’s another completely new bike in the Dolomite range, with Pinnacle also introducing a disc-equipped, singlespeed version of the bike which on paper looks an ideal all-weather commuting machine (providing your commute isn’t too hilly, mind).

“This is a bike a lot of people have been asking for,” says Olsen. The frame is slightly different to the rest of the Dolomite range and has a little more clearance for mudguards, while the head angle is half-a-degree slacker than the regular Dolomite. “It’s a Dolomite which has been optimised for winter and singlespeed riding,” adds Olsen.

The Dolomite SS pairs a 46-tooth chainring with a 18-toot rear sprocket, while TRP provide the Spyre mechanical disc brakes. Yours for £525.

Pinnacle Dolomite 1 (Shimano Tourney) – £500
Pinnacle Dolomite 1 W (Shimano Tourney) – £500
Pinnacle Dolomite 2 (Shimano Claris) – £650
Pinnacle Dolomite 2 W (Shimano Claris) – £650
Pinnacle Dolomite 3 (Shimano Sora) – £800
Pinnacle Dolomite 4 (Shimano Tiagra) – £1,000
Pinnacle Dolomite 4 W (Shimano Tiagra) – £1,000
Pinnacle Dolomite 5 (Shimano 105 mix) – £1,150
Pinnacle Dolomite 6 (Shimano 105) – £1,400
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Pinnacle Dolomite SS – £525

Pinnacle haven’t rested on their laurels, however, and the Arkose has been updated for model year 2017. With the new Dolomite coming in as Pinnacle’s disc-equipped road machine, the Arkose has been tweaked to give it more of an off-road bias. Whereas before it was often used as a winter road bike or all-round machine for both road and off-road use, now Olsen sees the Arkose as a dedicated adventure/gravel bike (though the frame still retains mudguard mounts).

The geometry has been updated accordingly, with the seattube now half-a-degree slacker, the bottom bracket 6mm lower and the chainstays 9mm longer. That should provide more stable off-road handling but also provides additional tyre clearance, with the Arkose now capable accepting anything up to 45c rubber.

In terms of spec, the Arkose range follows the same pricing as the Dolomite line-up, though it starts with the £800 Shimano Sora-equipped model. Again, that bike has TRP Spyre cable disc brakes before hydraulic disc brakes kick in.

Otherwise, Pinnacle have specced 48-32t FSA or Praxis chainsets across the Arkose range (other than on the £900 Arkose X, which has a single-chainring setup).

“Manufacturers are starting to offer smaller chainsets for this type of bike – it makes a lot of sense,” says Olsen of the decision to spec FSA and Praxis rings. “On a bike like this, a 50-34t chainset might feel great on the road, but as soon as you get off-road, the 50-tooth chainring is fairly pointless.”

All bikes in the range come with Kenda Flintridge 35c tyres, again apart from the Arkose X, which uses WTB Nano Comp 40c tyres with a more aggressive, knobbly tread. That, combined with the single-ring setup, gives the bike a “more rugged bias” according to Olsen.

Pinnacle Arkose 1 (Shimano Sora) – £800
Pinnacle Arkose 1 W (Shimano Sora) – £800
Pinnacle Arkose 2 (Shimano Tiagra) – £1,000
Pinnacle Arkose 2 W (Shimano Tiagra) – £1,000
Pinnacle Arkose 3 (Shimano 105 mix) – £1,150
Pinnacle Arkose 3 W (Shimano 105 mix) – £1,150
Pinnacle Arkose 4 (Shimano 105) – £1,400
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Pinnacle Arkose X (Shimano Deore 1X) – £900

Website: Evans Cycles