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Cervelo knows that while there will always be a true race bike that is super light, fast, and quick-handling, the modern road bike requires capability for larger tires, with more stability- but moderately fast handling, and power transfer efficiency expected of a race bike. Yet it can still have this ultimate Dura-Ace R9270 Di2 12-speed groupset, hydraulic disc brakes, a New Reserve 40|44 carbon wheelset and a lightweight kit. This modern road bike shrugs at notorious urban roads, cobbles, chip seal, and floats over the smoothest pavement. Cervelo's understands that fast handling isn’t always better, and the how the company is evolving toward bike designs with handling and overall development informed by specific needs. The inspiration was the multi-surface Paris-Roubaix, the Spring Classic that is harder on bikes than any other race on the calendar, with zero margin for error. After drawing from some of their legendary frame history, the engineers increased the rear center, lowered the BB, and increased the trail while adding tire volume space and better rough surface deflection. Relatively speaking the handling is still fast enough to be corner and descent-friendly but with added rougher surface stability. The result is a speedy bike that is versatile and well mannered.

The creation of the Caledonia-5 began with this recognition of modern road cycling and a sense of where it is going. This complete build represents a pure endurance road bike. Caledonia is race-bred, with much more surface versatility than a Grand Tour ready design. With capacity for 34mm tires (31mm with fenders), the more stable handling, disc-only frameset has different overall geometry numbers but with Stack and Reach the same as an R-Series. The frame design and cockpit set-up allow for most cyclists a reasonable fit, and unlike with the R5/R-Series geometry differences, both Caledonia frame-level options share the same geometry. Much was learned from the years R-Series development and combined with the knowledge gained from the Aspero design process, the engineers found a great balance of speed, comfort, clearance and handling while maintaining the aesthetic cleanliness Cervelo's riders demand.

Aero considerations are just as much a part of the Caledonia as any Cervelo, as is the combination of tubes, carbon lay-up, and integrated features. The company's proven library of tube shapes is at the core of every bike design and these well tested and proven tube shapes all have different known attributes. Cervelo believes one can’t cheat physics. Triangulation and the force required to deflect is at the heart of the "double-diamond" frame design. The engineers know how their tube shapes behave, and it’s a matter of placing them in a layout that achieves the desired compliance based on that deflection. Lower modulus carbon in key areas complements the high modulus materials perfectly. Just as with the change in handling speed over less than pure paved surfaces, the design team is aware that if cyclists are more comfortable, they’ll be more confident. In the Caledonia 5 you'll see the tapered aero headtube, use of Squoval and aero tube shapes, D-shaped carbon post, and a new fork and steerer.... Read More