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There's a thread on here about the Stigmata, a search should find that. I've read that thread since I've been interested in buying one. Have seen the Pinarello gravel bike but not ridden it. Frame shaping looks weird, IMO.
Note the 2019+ Stig is changed from older models, and is more gravel and less CX now.
I demo'd a Stigmata in the Marin Headlands several months ago and it fit me well, seemed fast and light yet also much more stable than what I'm currently on. (Disclaimer, I've been gravel riding for years on a ~2009-ish CX racing bike with a 980mm wheelbase. So any modern gravel bike will feel more stable on descents than that.)
The base model Stig with Rival 1x felt to me in need of upgrade; brakes aren't very powerful, needs lower gearing for serious climbs. I also disliked the paints SC chose; the green is meh, and the mustard yellow (designed actually to emulate banana slugs common in redwoods above Santa Cruz) is also not my thing.
So I decided to do a custom build with the Juliana Quincy frame, which is the same bike but with a beautiful blue flake paint. Except no one has the frames, and Santa Cruz told me last week they'll arrive (from Taiwan presumably) in early or mid July.
I plan to build it with GRX 2x, the SC Reserve 700c wheels, and 43mm tires. ...When I can get one.
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