We had a 56 P3 Carbon overnighted to us from Cervelo. We are currently building it and will post more pictures on our sight during the day @ www.austintricyclist.com .
I’m doing a mostly standard build except Cane Creek Carbon brakes, FSA RD 400 wheels,
FSA OS 140 stem, 175 length DA 10 cranks, and Vision carbon aerobars.
I raced my P3 SL at about 16.25 pounds so this should build out super light. More pictures to follow during the afternoon.
Sounds sweet!
We had a 56 P3 Carbon overnighted to us from Cervelo. We are currently building it and will post more pictures on our sight during the day @ www.austintricyclist.com .
I’m doing a mostly standard build except for an Easton aero fork (1/2 pound savings), FSA RD 400 wheels,
FSA OS 140 stem, 175 length DA 10 cranks, and Vision carbon aerobars.
I raced my P3 SL at about 16.25 pounds so this should build out in the fifteens. More pictures to follow during the afternoon.
Cool Don … keep us updated!
What the heck are you doing?
You don’t put clip-on aerobars on a P3C.
Next time you post a photo I expect to see carbon-max Visions or Oval a900’s. Kapeshe?
What fork is shipping with it? I can’t find the spec on a chord but thought the wolf was also about 400g, same as the Easton.
Thanks.
It comes with a Wolf “Time Trial” fork. It looks like a slightly deeper version of the standard Wolf road fork.
I prefer the flexibility and low weight of the 3 piece Vision bar system. I install the pads in the turned forward position so I can get a low front end (around 16cm of drop) without knocking my knees on them.
I really like many aspects (looks, weight, brakes) of the Easton Attack bars (they are my favorite one piece so far) but the pads are too far back.
The mechanics are running the cables right now. While the cable routing was slightly harder than a normal P3, they said it was still better than any other carbon bike they have done and they believe the shifting will perform a lot better than other routing systems.
Welcome to the forum Don… glad to see you made the plunge.
Can’t wait to see this pretty little thing this weekend. Still aint got nothin’ on my TiPhoon though. 
l8rs
That is great news. Cervelo is spot on schedule with what they projected as delivery for the P3C. I’m impressed.
Right.
With apologies to KB at QR.
The options: Ult TiPhoon at over $5000 or a P3 Carbon for $4395.
The answer: At the same price, the P3C blows everything away. At a thousand or more less than the others, there really is no competition.
Mark, we missed you at Cactus Challenge Saturday.
not so sure. the tiphoon comes with real design carbon wheels with super nice hubs and is a Titanium bike which will last much longer than a carbon bike.
the lucero is at $100 less than the P3C with ultegra and carbon wheels…
“… is a Titanium bike which will last much longer than a carbon bike…”
Oooookaaay, Francios. Because as we all know, triathletes buying ultra high end bikes hold onto them for decades. They aren’t the type of consumer to get a new bike every two to three years. The most important things to the sort of people these bikes appeal to are value and long term durability. Their purchases have nothing to do with wanting the latest sexy thing.
Though the tiphoon is sweet. Whenever I’m around that bike I catch myself staring.
Mark, we missed you at Cactus Challenge Saturday.
Yeah, I know… the flu can be a bitch. Still looking for the results though.
Have fun with the P3C. I am assuming it will debut Saturday
sure no…but when you travel you sure feel more comfie with a Ti bike than a carbon one…I’ll get back to you on this when I arrive in Brazil (fingers crossed)
and it’s francOIs with OI, not IO…man I don’t post enough or what??
Sorry about the spelling error, Francoisise. I just have fat fingfers.
(Now where’s my typing wand?)
Man, don’t sell that bike until I get a look at it. I should be in on Tuesday.
I think Don will keep this one around for awhile.
Don, if the weather is clear by noon tomorrow, lets go ride! I don’t even want to ride the thing, I just want to see it on the road. As a bonus, you would have two “on the road” rides in one week! Imagine the possibilities.
oh, no shortcuts by the Zilker train tracks…not on the P3C!
How did you guys manage to get the first one? Pretty sweet, I hope they are in Illinois soon!!!
-Colin
…probably cause they sell tons of Cervelo’s anyway… Don does a great job moving them on to happy buyer/riders
that bike is gonna fly out the door - I just got my up close and personal with it and it looks like hot sex on a cold night or slicker than whale snot or hotter than a… well, you get the picture…
Well, that 200g in the fork would be the best 200g you can spend on the bike if you’re going for aerodynamics. The dropouts alone make a difference, not to mention the exact blade and crown shape. I love the new Wolf TT, that’s probably my favorite fork to date, but I have to wait until we have the 1" version ready for my P3.