I was planning on getting a 2005 Cervleo Soloist Centaur (51cm) but it sounds like with the delays at hand, I’d be better off getting something else. Interested in thoughts on roughly equivalent bikes. I like the fact that it’s mostly a road bike and can switch to a TT-style fairly easily. This is not a requirement however as I will likely get a TT bike within a few years.
Have 5 years experience riding and my previous bike was stolen. Been out of the saddle for about 4 months now waiting for this Cervelo. Also, I’m happy to hear other good road bike recommendations even if they’re at a higher price point. Might consider going towards $3000 if there is a compelling reason.
Any experience with Felt? Is the F55 a somewhat equivalent machine?
You can have the same concept of the Soloist with any road bike with a compact frame, only instead of the Cervelo flip around post, swap with a neutral set back post for the “multi-sport” TT/tri position. With the neutral post and the seat forward on the rails it should give you about 75/76 degrees effective seat angle as you would have with the Soloist. I rode exactly this way with my Giant TCR and it worked very well.
I don’t know much about Felt, but the TCR is well worth a look. If you want a nicer ride than aluminium have a look at the compact Lemond OCLV/steel frames which are half carbon and steel. I’ve just swapped my aluminium TCR frame for one.
