Cervelo's new R5 road bike is now official
Having been ridden to the top step of the Tour de France Femmes by Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the new version of Cervelo’s lightweight race bike has hardly been a secret.
Now officially released, the new R5 boasts significant weight savings from its predecessor. Now, with a frame weighing a claimed 651 grams (size 56 cm) and a fork weighing 298 grams, the new frameset is 100 grams less than before, while an additional 150 grams is saved in the new one-piece HB18 handlebar.
The other notable update is in the geometry, where the fit numbers now match up to the company’s S5 aero bike. Speaking of fit, there are 15 different handlebar and stem size options, and Cervelo recently introduced a program that encourages dealers to change the bar (where a different fit is needed) at no extra cost.
With a single-tier frame, all options in the R5 range are high-end. At US$14,250 / €13,000 / AU$18,500 / £11,000, the top-tier R5 Red 1, built with SRAM Red XPLR 1x, is claimed to weigh just 5.97 kg (without pedals). Meanwhile, the lowest-priced option in the range is the R5 Force, priced at US$9,950 / €9,000 / AU$13,800 / £8,500. Framesets are priced at US$6,500 / €5,700 / AU$8,500 / £5,000.
