Very nice build & specs.
But i'm wondering why its 15pds.
Starting of with a CA...most builds of this frame with your specs weigh about 13pds or less.
Maybe calibrate your scale?
Drool bike nevertheless.

I just wet my pants!

Yeah... might be less than 15 lbs. I weighed it with the saddle bag on there (with tube, co2, levers). oh and my dog was on the scale.

dooooode, that is some SWEET action! i agree with other though, with that build it's gotta be sube 15 lbs

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Very nice build

It'd be a perfect 10, but the Russian judge docked points for it being cross-chained. 9.5.

You'd prolly hafta fill the seat tube w/ lead fishing weights to get that bike *up* to 15 lbs.

Ride 'r hard, put 'r away wet! Enjoy.

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Gorgeous.

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Sweet bike, do you live near GA or are you traveling?

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Styrrell

LMAO!~ Only on ST would someone notice that...

Definitely my current dream bike if I could fork over the cash for that expensive of a bike--jealous!

Very nice build and ride!'

BTW, have to dock you another point for skewer quick-release position: Rule 41
(http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/)

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Awesome. That's my dream bike!

Did you notice a difference going from the R3 to the R5CA in the ride and ride quality?

Agreed with the others - the build has to be less than 15 lbs. It's amazing because that's all regularly available and stock kit. Nothing super fancy.

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Beautiful! Weigh her w/o the saddle bag. My 2012 R5 w/ Ultegra Di2 comes in at a touch under 15lbs w/o saddle bag.

Because of ST the first thing I look at when someone posts a bike pic is if it's in the big chainring :)

BTW that is a gorgeous bike!

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Absolutely beautiful bike, and decent photography as well.

Wow you guys are a tough audience.... yes ol' skewer rule #41 got me again. I live in Atlanta and will be spending the weekend up in Dahlonega for Six Gap, about 1 hr north. This proximity has been great for training in the mountains on Sundays! Anyone here riding it this Sunday?

I'll try to compare to the R3 as honestly as I can. I owned the white 2008 model R3 and put 6000 miles on it, then the black 2011 model and put 3000 miles on it. The R3 was my first real bike and it was magnificent. It never held me back on any ride. In comparison, the R5ca has a massive BB area and supposedly the rotor crankset is stiffer than Dura Ace, so it really goes when you mash the pedals. I can not discern any lateral flex. As for the weight, it is noticeable when you pick up the bike, being about 1-1.5 lb lighter. can you notice that while riding? I would need to ride them back to back to be sure. i weight 158 so we're talking about a difference of <1% here. I have noticed a few times when I pulled on the pedals during a surge that I was lifting the bike up... its extremely easy to bunny hop for example...

And of course, the matte black finish does make a difference when you're pulling the A group at 32 mph...

Thanks for all the praise! As for the photos, we've had perfect weather in Atlanta all week, and since I'm tapering I had more time for a photo shoot than a ride...

Also, shouts out to Fresh Bikes Cycling in Washington DC who sold me the frame! Jason Walder there is the man! (they are the biggest Cervelo dealer in the world!)

must be nice to have 15k to spend on a bike..looks awesome..ride her hard

Needs a good clean, but other than that.......

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"Happiness is a myth. All you can hope for is to get laid once in a while, drunk once in a while and to eat chocolate every day"

Ahhhh was in Fresh Bikes new shop last week and saw the R5ca they had built up in the shop-ridiculous!! My buddy was with me and I told him to buy it-he picked it up and couldn't believe how little it weighed!

I'll probably be there. I live in Duluth and am getting ready for B2B so this will be my last long ride. I'll likely lineup towards the back. The start can be chaotic. 10 guys who have a shot to finish in the first group and 300 who will get dropped on the 1st or 2nd climb all trying to be in front.

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Styrrell

Yeah I saw that R5ca.... here's the article on it
It is definitely the lightest bike I've ever held. The one I saw had lightweight wheels... they were 6k for the pair... ouch!

No bento box?

Oh I did the B2B IM last year! What a great race. I would recommend it to anyone. And the downtown finish should be even better than running over to the battleship this year. My one advice would be that if you have a headwind for the first 50 miles like we did (riding inland), just go on heart rate or power and stay calm, rather than leaving it all out there on the bike course!

Six gap is my A race of the year so no HIMs or IMs this year. I'm going to try to line up at the front and be one of those 300 who get dropped on Neels Gap! My goal time is 5:40--Brian Toone is a monster who did it last year in 5:07.

I did B2B a few years ago with a taiwind for the first part and a headwind in. I'd much rather have the reverse, but I tend to overbike no matter what. Still its a nice race and a nice venue.

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You forgot the best, if not most poorly-focused, photo! Pack-feeding behavior in the wild...
Now I'm going to have to go and do a little photo shoot too. I think I'll wait until I cut my steerer tube down to avoid that critique. At least I replaced that awful stem and dropped the bars.
As for the weight comments... I weighed mine with pedals and EA90SLX wheels @ 14lb 3oz. My wheels are supposed to be 200g heavier than AlpineGoat's 303's. I have Red versus his Dura-ace, which makes up some of the difference... and speedplays. I bet he didn't have his carbon cages on at first weigh-in, but I still agree he was likely under 15. Once we recover from sixgaps we'll have to do some more computrainin and I'll get them both on the scale for some better data. I will say that all the ones I've seen on weightweenies etc in the 11-13lb range usually have a full complement of esoteric superlightweight pieces from companies like ax-lightness, tune, etc. I'll likely pick up little ancillary parts of that caliber (or calibre, as it often is), but I don't know I'll be making the jump to brake replacement, the $800 stem (actually 800 euros), a $900 crankarm, or any of those major mods. I also would like to stay on clinchers, which will keep me out of the ultralight realm.

Curious how you took those whotos with nothing holding the bike up

The CA is so light it doesn't fall over.

if you look closely there is something going on by the pedals, I imagine he photoshop it but not 100% sure.

Fishing line tied to a single latex balloon ought to hold that bike upright

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Beautiful bike. I'm from Johns Creek. Can't do SG this year as I just did Moo and spent a little too many spousal approval units on that trip. Enjoy! The weather is going to be unreal, and riding Hogpen on that bike is going to be a blast.

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Haha

Seems like a ton of people on the forum in ATL. The Gtc club hold rides every saturday, generally up 316 toward Bethlehem. Typically 50-60 miles 18 + average and a very good group. maybe 6-16 riders. You guys should come on up and do some. Gtcbike.com for times and courses.

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Styrrell

Wait . . you have two R5CA's? One's for the rain, right? :)

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Ha -
No - the one with white tape (white spy, as I like to call it) belongs to the original poster.. he is a friend, lives close by, and generously helped me put mine (black spy) together a few weeks ago. So while "we" as in the neighborhood have 2, I don't.

Well, unless he wants to loan me his when it rains...

How do you hold the bike upright? With the R5ca its more a question of how do you keep it from floating away!

Your bike has my vote for president.

Have fun on hogpen 6 gap is epic looks like good weather, 2 years ago the rain was crazy, enjoy

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Quite a discount on this bike... Under $5,000 for the frame set. It's almost like losing money if you don't buy it!

I will sell you a sub15 Caad10 for 1500, Just Sayin.. R5 is nice bike though..

Stunning.

Pure perfection.

You need more drop from the saddle to the top cap.........take those spacers out!

So, how did the ride go with the new steed? Starting line photo, that my wife took... 2600 riders total (3 ride distance choices), with the majority doing the 104.6 mile century option. She started later and did the 58 mile option.

So... Did they finally release a bbright adapter for the sram red crank?

Yeah I think there have been a few options for a while. I know wheels mfg makes a kit. I got mine secondhand from a lbs - i forget the make and I think I saw a third make online. They arent too hard to find but the instructions are dicey. On mine i had the two main halves and two things that were kinda like bearing caps but maybe really spacers? With both, proper torque would bind the crank. I ended up only using the drive side (the chain line was good with it so i tried to keep it) and that worked perfectly.

That sure is one sexy machine.

Great pic mlinenb! Very very strong riding... I think you saw my ride report on FB. Here are the stats from Strava: http://raceshape.com/strava-segments/771638

Sweet ride!

ditto

I did, indeed. Excellent ride!

Apologies for the incomplete reply earlier.. I wasn't at a PC. I stumbled across a related link on the Cervelo forum and thought I'd share more complete info. There are at least two manufacturers of GXP->BBRight adapters, and they are listed below. NOTE: The wheels mfg link states that the R5CA BB is different than the other BBRights and that their kit will NOT work. I confirm I have the Enduro kit, and it looks/feels great installed as noted earlier - with only one spacer/cap - the drive side.
From Cervelo forum:

Enduro (alloy option):
http://www.excelsports.com/...;major=1&minor=6
Wheels Mfg. (Delrin-thermoplastic option):
http://wheelsmfg.com/...for-sram-cranks.html

Keywords:
SRAM GXP Red crank in a BBRight cervelo R5 R3 R5ca frame adapters enduro wheels mfg spacers chainline

Hi perullo,
Could you post technical specs of the R5ca you ride? I am a recent owner who has come up against seemingly unscalable crank-BBright wall (I live in India, which significantly cripples my access to brands like Rotor). Can I mount a 172.5mm-long-spindle SRAM Red on a BBright frame? Thanks.

Yes. 172.5 isn't the spindle length. It is the crank arm length and has no bearing with compatibility with any other components besides rider preference. The spindle length is standard on all gxp cranks. You'll want to confirm if your sram red crank is a gxp spindle. If so, the note and adapter I mentioned will work. If not, find out what type it is (I believe the only other option may be BB30) and find the proper adapter for that (likely from the same web sites/links I posted).

Thanks for clearing that up. The spindle length isn't that of a GXP crank, alas. It fits a regular BB30 bottom bracket. There is simply no way the spindle can be extended to fit a 79mm direct fit bottom bracket, I'm afraid. I'll have to wait till a Rotor 3D+ becomes available in this country (or pray for the benevolence of a continent-hopping friend).