I thought about Premier Tactical! Sadly my saddle height puts me into a large but the arm pad height is too low. Dan was incredibly responsive via email to help me sort this out with data from a recent Retul fit. Definitely a bummer I can’t send him some of my $$. Thanks for the suggestion!
Now that’s a good lookin ride! The slickest part has to be that Delta. Thank you for making my decision so much easier haha. I’ll definitely check out the Omni fit calc. Gotta make sure it can handle my non-pro triathlete measurements
Being able to buy the complete frame set without the Alpha One is a slick deal.
Now the P-series just became a nice bike!
I’m curious which bike you ended up buying?
I was recently in the same boat, and had narrowed my search down to the Canyon Speedmax CF 8 eTap or the Cervelo P-Series Ultegra Di2. Both the same price. In either case I’d be replacing the cockpit with an integrated setup from 51 Speedshop. The Canyon certainly wins the component race. I’d much prefer an eTap build, and the Canyon includes a power meter. The wheels are also nicer than the Vision 55TC’s that come on the P-Series.
However, in the end I went with the Cervelo. There were a few local shops that actually have the bike in stock, and I like being able to touch it before I buy. Plus, they were willing to be very flexible replacing some stock parts for a credit. That’s a huge bonus, since I know my exact stack and reach. Heck, the shipping date with Canyon get pushed back every other day, so who knows when you’ll even be able to take delivery of one.
Hey, I’m curious if you’re happy with your P series purchase. I recently bought one as well with the Ultegra groupset and just finished my first 70.3 with it.
I have gripes with the aluminum base/aero bars which rotate and I had to glue on and of course the alloy wheel set which I don’t find great to race with. That right there was another $1000 on a decent carbon wheel set and I wonder if the Canyon wasn’t worth waiting for.
That being said, I’m still overall happy with the Cervelo and the fit is good. My LBS echoed a lot of what was said here and pushed me hard for the p series over the Canyon due to fit and parts.
Try some carbon paste for your basebar and aerobars where they clamp. Should take care of your rotating issues.
Yep, thanks, finish line grip carbon is what I ended up going with. There’s still a little give but much better than it was before. Kind of annoying if I have to do this each time when I travel but better than the alternative.
I got a P series this last winter, the Di2 version with upgraded Vision 55 wheels and cockpit. It fits me well. I love the adjustability of the cockpit. Love the blue/green color that changes depending on the light, but isn’t an over the top and busy paint scheme. Its a great bike, not holding me back in any way, and I don’t envision replacing it any time soon.
I considered the Canyon as well. Ultimately the best bike fitter I know in my region of the country felt the P-series was the far better option of the two for optimizing fit.
When I tried to estimate my size with canyon’s website, the bot couldn’t even recommend a size for me because I’ve got a long torso and short legs, lol. Guess the Germans are mostly built like Fredeno 😂.