So we wanted to as a number-one priority address that and make it more liveable. Scott Roy, Cervélo's engineering manager explains: “The bike had been across three different teams and there was a consistent complaint about stiffness in the front end. While that wasn’t a problem for most riders, Cervélo's WorldTour teams reported that the bikes got more uncomfortable as the weeks of a Grand Tour wore on. So far, claims for stiffness are conspicuous by the absence, and that’s because the new Cervélo R5 is actually less stiff than the previous version.Īccording to Cervélo, the goat-like climbing ability of the previous R5 came at the expense of a bit of jarring, especially at the front end. Comes in four builds (top two Shimano and top two SRAM) or frameset only.15mm offset seatpost replaces 25mm offset for the larger sizes.Exactly the same geometry as before and same six sizes, with same number of fork offsets across the sizes for handling consistency.Frame more compact than before - 15mm extra standover (but no dropped seatstays).More tyre clearance - 34mm up from 28mm.Faster in wind tunnel overall thanks to the integrated cockpit and other small frame refinements (the ‘chin’ between the fork crown and down tube and the fastback seatstays).Integrated cockpit compensates for inferior aerodynamics of smaller down tube.Disc brake and electronic groupset compatible only.Less stiff than before - in response to pro and consumer feedback.Seatpost is 20g lighter bar and stem 12g lighter each.Frame weight is 703g (size 56cm, painted).

130g has been taken off the frame weight - a 16% reduction off previous one.

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