The custom-painted Pinarello that Ben Swift would love to replace
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Ben Swift's custom painted Pinarello F12 X-Light(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
The bike features the national colours, in celebration of Swift's title of British road race champion(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
A closeup of the seat cluster, where the model name adorns the seat tube(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Here's a close up of the red, white and blue detailing on the frame(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
The same adorns the fork, although a small piece of grip tape is used to protect the frame and hold the transponder steady(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
The Pinarello name is also subtly placed behind the seat tube(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
The bike is fitted with a Stages Dura-Ace R9100 LR power meter crank(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
The rest of the groupset is also Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9150(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
Swift will also use Shimano satellite shifters, which simplify shifting while sprinting(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
He will use MOST Talon X-Light integrated carbon handlebars (Image credit: Josh Croxton)
No dimensions are printed, but the GB mechanic tells us it's a 130mm stem length(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
These are wrapped in a grip tape, also from Pinarello's components brand, MOST. (Image credit: Josh Croxton)
He will use a Fizik Arione saddle(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
And he will use Elite Vico carbon bottle cages - a common sight in the pro peloton(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
This Sunday, as Yorkshire wakes up to its final day of the UCI World Championships, an early start beckons for Ben Swift and the rest of the elite men vying for the title of world champion and the coveted rainbow jersey.
Yorkshire-born Swift, who started the year by rupturing his spleen in a crash in Tenerife, will be hoping for good late-season form as he leads Great Britain on 280km of Yorkshire's grippy terrain. He'll be hoping for the kind of form that carried him to victory in the British Road Championships in June.
As is commonplace in today's pro peloton, his national title earned Swift a new, custom-painted bike. Team Ineos sponsor, Pinarello, was quick to supply Swift with a Union Jack themed F12 X-Light. While Swift is loving his new set up – he even took to Instagram to show his appreciation – it's unquestionable that he would love another, and he'll do anything within his power to replace the red, white and blue for the blue, red, black, yellow and green of the rainbow jersey.
Swift has the very best components to help him in his quest. His custom Pinarello is paired with Shimano Dura-Ace C40 tubular wheels, shod with Continental Pro Ltd tubular tyres. The bike is fitted with a Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Di2 groups, complete with satellite sprint shifters, a Stages Dura-Ace dual-sided power metre, a Fizik Arione saddle and Pinarello Most integrated carbon handlebars.
Click through the gallery above for a closer look at Ben Swift's Pinarello F12 X-Light.
Ben Swift's Pinarello F12 X-Light full bike specifications
Frameset: Pinarello F12 X-Light
Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 11-30
Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
Crankset: Stages Dura-Ace R9100LR
Wheelset: Shimano Dura-Ace C40 tubular
Tyres: Continental Pro Ltd tubular 25mm
Handlebars: Most Talon X-Light
Handlebar tape: Most
Stem: Most Talon X-Light
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 +4mm
Saddle: Fizik Arione
Seat post: Pinarello F12 proprietary
Bottle cages: Elite Vico Carbon
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Josh is Associate Editor of Cyclingnews – leading our content on the best bikes, kit and the latest breaking tech stories from the pro peloton. He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he's covered everything from buyer's guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews.
On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, 'cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.
