Ahead of this weekend’s Kona Ironman event, Cervélo has teased its latest P5X triathlon bike. Along with a radical frame design, the new P5X debuts disc braking, and in general represents what a manufacturer can do when it chooses to no longer conform to the restrictive regulations that the UCI imposes on the world of time trialling.
Following a full year of data acquisition from athletes, bike fitters, coaches and Cervélo dealers, the company set out to design “the ultimate triathlon bike”. It didn’t rush either; work on the P5X began back in 2013.
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Unsurprisingly, an enormous amount of effort went into getting the aerodynamics correct for the P5X, with Cervélo developing and testing more than 150 iterations and burning through 180 hours of wind tunnel time before it went to production with the final beam frame design.
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The P5X frame also caters to the triathlete’s appetite for storage, “Whether training or racing, everything you need to support yourself, including nutrition, flat kit and cold weather gear, can be securely stowed in the exclusive Smartpak, Stealthbox and Speedcase components,” claims Lead Designer David Killing.
Arguably, the biggest performance upgrade a competitive triathlete can make is achieving a proper bike fit, and that’s something Cervélo is well aware of. With that in mind, the P5X claims to offer “unprecedented micro and macro-adjustability” through a unique sliding stack adjustment, something Cervélo says will allow every athlete to find their perfect position quickly and with ease.
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