My son had a P3SL that we purchased NOS at the start of the 2006 season for TT use. He won virtually every race he did on it, incuding nationals. Unfortunately, he crashed at junior worlds and destroyed the bike. Our first plan was to replace the frame with a P2SL for his older brother since the younger one was going to move up to a team that would supply a bike. Now, his injuries are turning out to be more severe than originally understood (collarbone healed, but nerve damage prohibiting movement of left arm) so he may not go to the new team.
Cervelo is now offering us three options: P2SL, P2C or P3C. Pricing attractive on all and I can afford any of them.
I'd be interested in comments on the following:
Choice - My first inclination is toward the P2C. Looks to have most of the aero advantage of the P3C but obviously quite a bit cheaper. However, it may not have as good value for resale purposes. Or will it?
Sizing - The 58 cm P3SL was a good fit. What does this imply for sizing of the new bikes? I'm not sure what stock our LBS has left for fitting and I don't know whether they even carried the P2C although its measurements look identical to the P2SL. Are there any rules of thumb that would suggest what size should work? At 6' 2", the 58 seems large compared to what pros are riding and what I ride (1/2" smaller and on 56 P2SL).
The bike will be used for TT's. Set up will be fairly aggressive since maximum ride time will be only a little over an hour (less if ridden by #2 son).
Cervelo is now offering us three options: P2SL, P2C or P3C. Pricing attractive on all and I can afford any of them.
I'd be interested in comments on the following:
Choice - My first inclination is toward the P2C. Looks to have most of the aero advantage of the P3C but obviously quite a bit cheaper. However, it may not have as good value for resale purposes. Or will it?
Sizing - The 58 cm P3SL was a good fit. What does this imply for sizing of the new bikes? I'm not sure what stock our LBS has left for fitting and I don't know whether they even carried the P2C although its measurements look identical to the P2SL. Are there any rules of thumb that would suggest what size should work? At 6' 2", the 58 seems large compared to what pros are riding and what I ride (1/2" smaller and on 56 P2SL).
The bike will be used for TT's. Set up will be fairly aggressive since maximum ride time will be only a little over an hour (less if ridden by #2 son).