I have always admired the engineering of the Cervelo bikes. The PC3 was my first dedicated triathlon bike. Cerveos' are fast and the P5-X continues to show engineering leadership - really well done.
We at PremierBike are very proud to have come within a watt or two of the P5-6 (a bike - when similarly equipped like the Tactical cost over twice as much - $2,500.00 per watt) Ouch...and 2-3 watts of the P5X (when similarly equipped like the Tactical costs 3 times as much - $3,000.00 per watt) Super Ouch..; however as Dan's article points out - our bikes are very close. Happy for us to have been 3rd rather than 4th, 5th or 6th - but still all the bikes are close.
If fact, had the test been conducted on the road where our (Standard Equipped Optimized Chain) could be factored in - the Tactical would have come out in front of all the bikes (based on previous tunnel/velodrome comparisons).
So at $5,500 compared to $10,200.00 and $15,500.00 we are very happy.
As the article and Report point out: it comes down to which bike looks best to you, which bike works for your needs and which bike provides the most bang for the buck.
Dan Kennison
facebook: @triPremierBike
http://www.PremierBike.com
http://www.PositionOneSports.com
We at PremierBike are very proud to have come within a watt or two of the P5-6 (a bike - when similarly equipped like the Tactical cost over twice as much - $2,500.00 per watt) Ouch...and 2-3 watts of the P5X (when similarly equipped like the Tactical costs 3 times as much - $3,000.00 per watt) Super Ouch..; however as Dan's article points out - our bikes are very close. Happy for us to have been 3rd rather than 4th, 5th or 6th - but still all the bikes are close.
If fact, had the test been conducted on the road where our (Standard Equipped Optimized Chain) could be factored in - the Tactical would have come out in front of all the bikes (based on previous tunnel/velodrome comparisons).
So at $5,500 compared to $10,200.00 and $15,500.00 we are very happy.
As the article and Report point out: it comes down to which bike looks best to you, which bike works for your needs and which bike provides the most bang for the buck.
Dan Kennison
facebook: @triPremierBike
http://www.PremierBike.com
http://www.PositionOneSports.com