I was at the Endursport Open House( In Toronto) yesterday and I had my hands on the new Cervelo Bayonne. I am not a bike techie by any stretch, but this bike is something that has to be felt to be believed or amazed as was the case with me.
I was informed that the bike weighs 14.5 pounds. When you pick it up it almost floats up in the palm of your hand. It’s an extraordinary feeling. I would imagine that this sort of bike would change the way you ride. I briefly rode a 17 pound rig a few years ago and that was an eye opener and took some getting used to. Take three more punds off and I am not sure what I would do. Crazy!
Indeed, I don’t have much to loose in the first place. In fact, when I stopped training really hard a few years ago, my weight dropped by about 5 pounds!
Back to the bike - this thing has to be seen and felt to be believed. A good bike has a certain mass and feel to it. The Bayonne breaks all those standards. I am not a bike tech guy or guru in any way, but this thing was really impressive.
Have you seen the msrp of the Bayonne on Cervelo’s website? Ouch!
I agree that technology is expensive, but that’s a lot of extra cash for a frame that’s 200g lighter than the r2.5! (not that I don’t drool over it, of course)
That’s $1800 to lose 150 grams. That seems like a lot to me. Can anybody explain why there is such a large price differential for a seemingly small difference in weight?
Not that it really matters for me, I’m just curious- I’ve got thousands of grams to pare off MY frame before I start worrying about 150 grams on my bike’s frame.
I don’t want to answer for Gerard, but having bikes like this on the cutting edge does set you apart and give you a profile. Your top athletes will use the product(often with their direct input on the development). The key media people in the industry will want to cover/talk about them. It raises the company profile overall - in side and outside the sport even though the product may be out of reach in price for just about everyone and not sell “well”.
I recall when I was at Sugoi that the Fashion Editors of the main stream women’s and men’s fashion magazines always wanted to write about and photograph the cutting edge prints and designs that we had on offer, even though these rarely if ever sold well. Despite that, it was good to get the profile, in key trade and consumer magazines that were beyond the sport because it expanded the horizons of those products and the brand.
"The new store will be in the Beach on Queen street. Not sure of exact location but I think about 1/2 way between Woodbine and Neville Park. "
If I had to live in the “big smoke” the trendy Beaches area would likely be among my first choice, or at least would have been when house prices were more realistic, but it’s too bad they’re moving from their old location since it was just off the 401 and quite easy for us out of towners to get to. Will be a bit more of an effort now.
It’s my understanding that this will be a SECOND LOCATION for Endurosport - in the Beachs. The Don Mills location will continue. The Beachs shop will focus on shoes, apparel and accesories, I suspect due to the smaller location.
Sorry if I gave the impression that the Endurosport Don Mills location neear the 401 is closing. My understanding is that it is NOT.
Fleck
P.S. Side note on the Beach: Indeed, an awesome place in the city to live, but from a cycling perspective, perhaps the worst. Poor access to any decent road or off-road cycling unless you like coasting along the Martin Goodman Trail at a snails pace! However, the running from the Beach is very good as is the swimming with an outdoor 50y pool in the summer right on the beach