5 whole errors since the r2.5 holy crap call the BBB.

R2.5, limited number of frames and they were late model ones. Sounds like more of a manufacturing problem than design it wasn’t the whole model line.

Wolf fork - Cervelo didn’t produce these they specd them on their bikes. Not only that after the type of stress was determined to be a failure point Cervelo stopped using them and voluntarily recalled them, even though the company who produced them wouldn’t recall them.

P4- the frame was not recalled. If you tightened the bolt in front of the seatpost too tight it could potentially split a small piece of the carbon behind the seatpost making it very difficult to tighten moving forward. Cervelo basically have everyone a new 2011 p4 if this happened even though the person tightening the bolt was normally at fault.

The frame also fits disc wheels that were out at the time they were designing the frame. It was unfortunate that zipp went super wide with discs the same time the frames started to come out, but that wasn’t realistically their fault. Shit happens.


The bottom bracket can creak on the newer frames I will give you that.

You saying that the head-tube is meant to take the load of regular impact can be perceived as pure speculation.

As a potential buyer doing my due diligence in researching the frame, I wish Cervelo would step forward and say something concrete rather than “poor handling will cause damage....”

It would be good if they can define poor handling. Does accidentally knocking your bike over at a coffee stop count as poor handling? How about lifting up the bike without holding the front end resulting in the handle bars swinging over?

No, saying the head tube is meant to hold up under normal use is just common sense. If it wasn't meant to, there would there would be a warning against it.

Besides this guy's video, is there any real-world evidence that this is an issue? Just treat the bike like you'd treat any bike and you'll be fine.

Edit: I have to come back to this point. You said that this guy is supposedly an ex aviation engineer who started his own carbon fiber repair business. And yet, at least 20 times in this video he appears to be in utter disbelief that a "sharp edged piece of metal" is making contact with the frame. This just shows a complete lack of understanding of how this stop even works. Who in their right mind would look at that mechanism and assume the pointy edge of that cam is what's making contact with that frame. Certainly not any engineer I've ever worked with. Just makes me take his whole rant with a giant grain of salt.

(snip) and even taking with a large pinch of salt, what the video shows is somewhat concerning, and deserving a more specific response from Cervelo in terms of what's their definition of "poor handling" which could cause damage.

You saying that the head-tube is meant to take the load of regular impact can be perceived as pure speculation.

As a potential buyer doing my due diligence in researching the frame, I wish Cervelo would step forward and say something concrete rather than “poor handling will cause damage....”

It would be good if they can define poor handling. Does accidentally knocking your bike over at a coffee stop count as poor handling? How about lifting up the bike without holding the front end resulting in the handle bars swinging over?