Cervélo has a long history of race bikes – but the new C5 is no race machine. WIth a swept-out fork, a down tube bash guard, wide clinchers and disc brakes, the C5 represents a new category for the Canadian brand that made its name with aero race rockets. I spent three days riding the Canadian brand’s new endurance bike around Napa Valley, California, on a variety of surfaces.
Although the front end is slack and the bottom bracket low, the C5 feels every inch a Cervélo. It’s still blessed with the same righteous urgency that I’ve enjoyed on every bike I’ve ridden from the brand, dating back to the all-alloy aero goodness of the original Soloist.
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Usually comfort means a weight penalty, but the C5 is light; my 58cm test bike weighed 7kg/15.3lb. In fact, Cervélo claims it’s the lightest endurance disc frame available, with the 56cm weighing a claimed 840g.
The C5 is at its best on fast, sweeping descents with plenty of wide-open corners, just the sort of thing you’ll find on big Californian roads. The frame’s ability to absorb bumps and road noise is among the finest we’ve tried. Make no mistake, this is right up there with class leaders like Cannondale’s Synapse, BMC’s GF01 and Giant’s Defy.
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