let me start by saying that I have a new P2k that I really love. In fact, that's what drew me to the polished aluminum P2 (the precursor to the P2k) that I saw leaned against a semi truck at wildflower. I had seen pictures on the cervelo site, but up close in person some of the details stood out much more. I can't stop thinking about the way the downtube extended past the BB to create additional lower fairing for the rear wheel. why on earth wasn't that continued in the P2k or at least the P3? that is cool. Looking at the cable routing, I'm sure that had something to do with it, but come on, that's worth keeping for the coolness factor alone.
the other thing I noticed was the cutouts in the rear dropouts. I must admit that I feel the dropouts on my p2k are anything but delicate. I had a litespeed frankenbike that had the laciest dropouts back there. oh they were sweet. for some reason the P2k dropouts look better than the P3, not sure why the apparent backwards step here.
while I'm on the topic (or at least close to it), how about some additional wishes for the brains at cervelo - I get the versatility of the flippable seat post head, but I think it would be great if I could get the carbon post in a fixed configuration. this should allow the aero shape of the tube to extend higher and drop a significant amount of weight. I think the current head has all the elegance of a quill stem.
last thing (I had plenty of time to think about all this driving back up to WA after last weekend), carbon is sooo sweet. I'm not sure why, but I really lusted after all the carbon I saw this weekend. how about a monocoque P4 (with the down tube fairing extension from the P2!)? I don't suspect I'll buy a P3, but a carbon P4 could really do it for me. Maybe if they've had a good experience w/ the wolf fork, they'll consider this.
even with all that, I didn't see a single bike through the whole weekend that I wanted to trade my p2k for, including the P3. but it's that love that makes me want even more from it!
the other thing I noticed was the cutouts in the rear dropouts. I must admit that I feel the dropouts on my p2k are anything but delicate. I had a litespeed frankenbike that had the laciest dropouts back there. oh they were sweet. for some reason the P2k dropouts look better than the P3, not sure why the apparent backwards step here.
while I'm on the topic (or at least close to it), how about some additional wishes for the brains at cervelo - I get the versatility of the flippable seat post head, but I think it would be great if I could get the carbon post in a fixed configuration. this should allow the aero shape of the tube to extend higher and drop a significant amount of weight. I think the current head has all the elegance of a quill stem.
last thing (I had plenty of time to think about all this driving back up to WA after last weekend), carbon is sooo sweet. I'm not sure why, but I really lusted after all the carbon I saw this weekend. how about a monocoque P4 (with the down tube fairing extension from the P2!)? I don't suspect I'll buy a P3, but a carbon P4 could really do it for me. Maybe if they've had a good experience w/ the wolf fork, they'll consider this.
even with all that, I didn't see a single bike through the whole weekend that I wanted to trade my p2k for, including the P3. but it's that love that makes me want even more from it!