Not a lot of good info or pictures on the cervelo website, can you explain a bit more on how the top tube bento box mount and/or mount cover works? Thanks.
Greg @ dsw
Basically, just a mount. Two holes spaced water bottle length apart. The plastic piece just snaps in if you want a clean look and a bit of protection from elements etc.
You could put your bag, or any other bag there provided it fits with stem etc.
ETA: the holes are recessed a bit so the plastic is flush with the top tube.
Maurice
Pulled this image from the Contender Bicycles blog
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Awesome, thanks!
If I wanted to get his bike and make it my gravel bike / Enduro bike (swap wheels) would I be making a good purchase?
I realize I’m in the minority here, but I love my C5. It all depends on what you’re looking to do with the bike. I was looking for an ultra comfortable road bike that I could put tons of training miles on crappy paved(ish) back roads without feeling beat up, and maybe occassionally ride a gravel road or two. The bike is perfect for that. I think the main problem with the C series is that Cervvelo tried to market it as a bike that’s ‘capable of being ridden in gravel’. While that’s absolutely true, that doesn’t mean that it’s a gravel bike. It’s sort of an in-betweener between gravel bikes and endurance road bikes, which put it in a wierd middle ground that some folks have a hard time getting their head around. They want to put it in one of those boxes, and it’s not exactly either. Doesn’t mean it’s not a fantastic bike.
If I wanted to get his bike and make it my gravel bike / Enduro bike (swap wheels) would I be making a good purchase?
I’m guessing you mean Endurance rather than Enduro. If that’s the case, then I. Think this would be a good choice. Light weight, short chain stats, adjustable trail, probably a bit more aero than most gravel bikes. It’s on my list along with the 3T exploro and Open UP to have one bike for road and gravel
No doubt. My critique is less of the bike and more of the decision making by POM/Cervelo. Creating a UCI (CX) bike that’s limited in what it can expand to handle while okay for TT applications seems short sighted for anything in the “road-ish” category.
If I wanted to get his bike and make it my gravel bike / Enduro bike (swap wheels) would I be making a good purchase?
I’m guessing you mean Endurance rather than Enduro. If that’s the case, then I. Think this would be a good choice. Light weight, short chain stats, adjustable trail, probably a bit more aero than most gravel bikes. It’s on my list along with the 3T exploro and Open UP to have one bike for road and gravel
Yes I meant endurance. I like the blue frameset, so I’m questioning building out a bike that can tackle road and gravel so that I could justify the purchase
If it was me I would probably have a 650 wheel (say bomber strong Alu, but cheap) with 42 gravel tires then a really nice set of 700 road race/aero.
The frame at 2500$ is very attractive if you have an old bike to swap over or a garage full of spare parts.
Maurice
Good points. I guess this is at the very racy end of the gravel spectrum. Still, it’s getting to be that buyers are splitting hairs when comparing these bikes. Evreyone is offering something.
BTW, the Checkpoint is advertised as clearing 45s at 700c but can definitely handle some bigger (labeled) tires. That bike has tons of room.
Mea Culpa, my source was incorrect on the Checkpoint. You are correct.
Chainstay length vs tire clearance is a dance they all have to do. The bigger tire you want to clear, the longer you have to make those stays, and the less sharp the handling. Cervelo naturally chose to hang their hat on the “racy” end of the spectrum, which meant keeping the chainstays relatively short, and, therefore, limiting ultimate tire clearance.
I am curious how compromised this would be for CX? Comparing it to the Canyon Inflite and the geo is pretty close.
How do the frame weights compare?
The other thing I would wonder about is compliance.
How do the frame weights compare?
The other thing I would wonder about is compliance.
someone in weightweenie got a frame (looks on the smaller side)
122xg for frame
450ish for the fork…
187g for the seatpost
that’s reasonable I think
Great bike, loving it so far (compared to the Canyon Inflite it is replacing) and will be thrilled even more once I get AXS but I am not loving this downtube cable housing guide. It is supposed to snap into the frame, but mine just sits there and pops out at the slightest movement of the cables, the bike, the wind.
Nice. Just saw one in the shop today. Sales guy said when he’s ridden it feels a lot like an R series, he likes enough that he’s buying one for himself.
I’m thinking I’ll get the teal frame set and build it up
Finished Building it very early this morning.
There are some really nice little details: e.g. Cable stops /grommets.
Still need to cut the steerer once I’m settled on handlebars, stem, etc. May need to recut the cable housing
Currently, the position leans more toward my road set-up than my CX. I need to get some miles in before I determine where I want to be.
At the moment, I’ve only had a quick roll in the dark neighborhood, but I could immediately tell the steering is more quick than my CX bikes (Crux’s). I’m looking forward to trying the variable offset chip.
Overall, I think this is going to be a good general purpose bike for me. (I ride 50% Gravel, 35% MTB, 15% Road). With a set of road wheels and a set of gravel, it’ll handle all of my “drop-bar” riding.
Whats your seat looking at?
I just started building my Aspero up as an “all road” bike. The only thing I’ve done so far is put the bottom bracket in. I’m planning to build it with Force AXS 1x. Any tips or tricks you found that I should keep in mind? Thx
Hey seeyouincourt,
Glad you’re enjoying the ride! Were you able to get your housing guide sorted? It should snap into place quite securely. If it’s still an issue send me an email at jmacel@cervelo.com with some images and I’ll help you out!
Rob, that’s a super cool build. Thank you for sharing! Your riding percentages sound a lot like my outdoor percentages (except for the 8 or so weeks before the bigger tri of the year) and I keep thinking of updating one of my ancient 2016 CX bikes.
BTW - Thanks for all the info on the new Octane tri suit. I really, really like it so far.
Whats your seat looking at?
The steerer tube?