A friend has an old (2014) Cervelo P5 Frameset that he is giving away. I would be interested in building it but am worried about the stem/handlebar that would be needed as I can find an old one anywhere. Can I use a regular stem and any standard triathlon handlebar combo? Thanks
Alpha One works very well on that bike. A little bit of creativity needed with the top fairing piece but other than that it’s as clean as it gets.
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You can get much better bars that the originals now but even a basic alloy cockpit works just fine on that frame (without the shaped spacers).
Set up well, it’s still unlikely that there is anything faster.
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Can I ask how you did the custom parts? I also just got a 2015 P5 and want to get the Alpha 1 since its so hard to find parts
Hi Chris,
I made 2 custom parts on this build:
- the beard support, 3D printed in ABS, screwed to the Alpha1 stem and holding the brake hose cover
- the stem cover, in carbon fiber. I have made this part in carbon fiber / epoxy. I had initially made it out of 3D printed ABS but it was not hard enough, the brake hose would eventually break the part. So I 3D printed a mold and then made the piece in carbon fiber.
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Tell me if you need help, I’ll be happy to support. 
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The Red P5 was my old bike. Nick gave me the cad file for the underside anatomy of the AlphaOne base bar so I could perfectly fit my nose fairing. Happy to provide you with extra printed nose or STL file to print your own. That looks like a size 51? My nose if for a size 54 but it can be trimmed down to size
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Hi! Is there anyway I could get the stl file for that beard support adapter. I would greatly appreciate it for my build!
Sure, is there an email I should sent to?