Description
Finding the proper all-around road bike that can be ridden, raced, and fully enjoyed can be a fun experience and the Cervelo R-Series takes full advantage of the SquovalMax tubeset, R-Series carbon disc fork, and the proven R3 crucial areas such as fit, handling and overall stability. The R-Series Disc frameset easily carries 28mm tires front and rear. Packaged here as a complete bike, featuring the impressive wireless SRAM Force eTap AXS HRD disc brake groupset and a DT Swiss carbon wheelset, the R-Series is a terrific all-rounder, as happy going up hill or down, sprinting or piling up the miles.
Perhaps that is the best place to begin. The R-Series Disc is a road disc brake bicycle. Not an allroad, gravel or endurance bike. This design comes from the standard bearer R3, our best selling model for years. You get a tapered 1⅛" to 1½" carbon fork. There are 12/100mm front and 12/142mm rear thru-axle dropouts optimized with the RAT twist-lock thru axle system. Flat mount standard caliper mounts fully integrate with the frame and fork, and yes the tire clearance is 28mm on a 25mm wide rim. These are features that actually suit the modern road bike preferences and are effective for improved handling, ride quality, torsional stiffness and overall performance that certainly carries onto the road.
The tapered, full carbon disc fork rides into the matched tapered headtube that, along with the main frame tubes, ensures exceptional torsional stiffness under any load. The always evolving square-oval, or SquovalMax tubeset that features a flatter shape system and improved aerodynamics is a modified version of the R5 but with a few changes, especially with the R-Series maintaining a round 27.2mm seatpost. The shapes and carbon lay-up improve the lateral stiffness by 18% over the first generation R3 disc frameset. The geometry has a lower standover height and improved toe clearance, improving overall stability, especially under braking forces from the hub mounted disc rotors. Wider tires at slightly lower pressures also improve handling, improve aerodynamics, and reduce rolling resistance. As a sub 1000 gram frame, the R-Series is still a superior climbing weapon- where the 18% stiffness really shines through, yet now is an even more capable descender and overall stable platform in all conditions. ... Read More
Features
- Road disc brake complete bike built for performance, value, in true R-Series tradition
- Features SRAM Force eTap AXS HRD groupset; wireless electronic shifting, hydraulic braking
- Balanced design and all-round road race (like the R3) geometry favors responsive, assertive handling and acceleration with tremendous stability and ride quality
- Frame and fork designed specifically for disc brakes, thru-axles
- One-piece rear triangle, slender 1cm thick R3 seatstays, no rim brake bridge
- Flat mount caliper mounts, thru-axles enhance safety, alignment, weight performance
- R-Series SquovalMax tubeset design seriously improves lateral stiffness and aerodynamics while maintaining a sub 100 gram frame weight, 12/142 thru-axle dropout
- R-Series Carbon Disc Fork, tapered 1⅛" to 1½" steerer, 12/100 thru-axle dropout and internal brake housing routing
- Tire clearance of frame/fork to 28mm depending on actual tire and rim specifications
- Future Proof internal cable routing and stop set for mechanical or electronic drivetrains, and internal brake housing
- Supplied 12mm RAT-type thru-axles front & rear: 12/100mm front,12/142mm rear
- Force eTap AXS HRD 12 spd: Front and Rear derailleurs, Doubletap HRD Shift/Brake levers, Flat Mount HRD hydraulic calipers, Force DUB 48/35 Crankset with DUB BBright bottom bracket, XG-1270 10-28 cassette, Force 12 spd Flattop chain, CenterLine XR 160mm disc rotors
- Wheelset: DT Swiss PRC 1450 Disc (Center Lock) 12mm thru-axles (12/100, 12/142), XDR
- Tires: Vittoria Rubino Pro TLR G 700x25mm tires, with tubes
- Kit: Cervelo Ultra Light AB07 Aero alloy bar, Ultra Light Alloy Stem, SP-19 Carbon 27.2mm seatpost, bar wrap; Prologo Zero II STN Saddle; FSA IS-2 Tapered Headset
- Stocked in: 48, 51, 54, 56, 58 cm sizes
- Component specifics by frame size
- 48cm | Bar width: 38c-c, Stem length: 80mm, Crank length: 165mm
- 51cm | Bar width: 40c-c, Stem length: 90mm, Crank length: 170mm
- 54cm/56cm | Bar width: 42c-c, Stem length: 100mm, Crank length: 172.5mm
- 58cm/61cm | Bar width: 44c-c, Stem length: 110mm, Crank length: 175mm
- Color: Black/Grey/