Cervélo has a long history of race bikes – but the new C5 is no race machine. WIth a swept-out fork, a down tube bashguard, wide clinchers and disc brakes, the C5 represents a new category for the Canadian brand that made its name with aero race rockets.
We spent three days over the back end of 2015 riding the Canadian brand’s new endurance bike around Napa Valley, California, on a variety of surfaces. The impression we got was strong enough to propel the C5 into our sister title Cycling Plus's annual Bike of the Year longlist, from where it ended up scooping the magazine's 'best debut' award.
Shape shifting
The frame features a standard 73-degree seat angle, but up front the head tube has been slackened down to 71, and the fork offset increased to 53mm over the R series' standard 43mm. The stack is also up from 580mm to 595mm for a 56cm size and the reach is 5mm shorter down from 387mm to 382mm. That should give the C a more relaxed riding position, with the bigger fork offset aiding handling stability on rougher surfaces.
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Because the C series is designed around using larger tyres, Cervélo has increased bottom bracket drop. It’s now up to 75mm from 68mm for comparable 56cm R- and C-series bikes. The lower BB also influences the stack number (the vertical distance from the crank axis to the top middle point of the head tube).
A down tube bashguard increases rough-terrain confidence
Serious cornering prowess
Well-appointed spec
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