So here’s the deal; I had a pretty bad injury to my left leg prior to which I was fairly AG competitive at some local triathlons. I told my wife that if I was ever able to come back from the injury I’d build myself my dream bike. Long story short is that I did come back and am doing well enough to justify my purchase (keep in mind this is going back a couple of years). I bought a 56cm P3C frame and built it up using some good components (Easton fork, Sram Red, Profile CarbonX aerobars, ZG brakes, Zipp 1080 rear 808 front etc etc).
The other day I bought a Park digital scale to weigh my bikes (I got a good deal on it) and weigh them I did. The Cervelo came in at, what I thought was, a rather portly 20.08 pounds. I know that I could strip the frame of the cages and speedo but I thought it was a bit on the heavy side. Not really looking for suggestions because I know I could make it a bit lighter by changing out the aerobars, chain and a few other nick nacks. I’m really not complaining, mind you, this is just an petty observation on my part. I like the the big girl and she does go down hill like a bat out of hell.
The frame makes up very little of the overall weight of the bike. Your bike’s weight isn’t so much about the P3C as it is the components hanging on it. Aero and light don’t necessarily come in the same package.
My 56 P2C is about 18.5 with Dura Ace on and nothing special weight weenie wise. I’ve got Vision base bars and Syntace C2s as the front end and race with Nimble Crosswinds on it. The only carbon bits besides the frame/fork/seatpost is the Cane Creek brake levers.
Not sure how you manage to get a P3C up to 20lbs? Maybe you have a special talent.
I haven’t weighed my P2C recently, but I’m pretty sure it’s over 20 now if I go with my most aero set-up. I used to be much more of a weight weenie, and when I first built it up it was 18-19 lbs (size 58), but since then I’ve been drinking the ST aero kool-aid… swapped to a heavier saddle that allows me to sit more forward with less discomfort, gotten a rear disc, and I’m also working on some more adjustable aerobars and a deeper front wheel which both add yet more weight. I’ll still switch back to the 404 wheelset for a hilly course, though, which might save 3/4 of a pound (that disc is a boat anchor).
Here is the photo of my big girl. I’ll call her Rosie. I know that the XLab set up is pretty heavy. I do have an extra tube in the Carbon Wing plus the stickers weigh a good five or six pounds but, hey, I like stickers. For all you folks out there in California and in the southern USA the white stuff is snow and it’s 20 degrees here in New York this afternoon
Those wheels are really heavy, actually. The saddle is heavy and so are the bars.
Also, don’t ever clamp the top tube. It can crush. I have seen a P3C that was ruined because a mechanic clamped and crushed the top tube. Buy a new stand or use your trainer.
Hasn’t anyone ever told you, there is no such thing as being big boned. It’s just fat. Maybe you should take it out for some exercise more often.
Remember, the first step is admitting you have a problem.
How’d you set up the P3 at 17 pounds? What was the frame size? Just curious. I’m sure if I put a set of lighter wheels and got rid of the carbon wing I’d be at 18 and change. It all adds up.
I have a P3SL and I’ve always thought that it weighed less than my friends P3C even though my bike is 58 vs their 56. Both are pretty much stock bikes, although we’ve never actually gone as far as weighing them.
Actually for a 1300g frame it should not be difficult to get it down to the 16lb mark with the right products. For example, Sram Red drivetrain, Vumaquad crankset, KCNC brakes, Easton Attack bars with visiontech brake levers, Ritchey WCS stem with Ti bolts, 404 tubulars, Speedplay pedals.
