Cervelo Road Bikes | R5 SRAM RED E-Tap (2018)

For riding with the times and benefitting from the greatest possible advantages that modern technology can provide, the Cervelo R5 eTap Disc Road Bike assures you of a premium performance from a lightweight, stiff, responsive bike that offers wireless gear changing alongside an impressive, modulated braking force that gives you the best possible biking experience.

Built around Cervelo's intricately and meticulously designed R5 frameset, this latest model has been tweaked to provide major improvements on the previous iterations. With rider-first geometry at the core of Cervelo's composition, they've focused on improving the rigidity without compromising the lightness of this bike. The results are evident too, and Cervelo themselves claim a 13% stiffer bottom bracket and a 21% more solid headtube, allowing you a greater degree of control and efficiency over the power you can put through your machine.

Cervelo's trademark all-carbon Squoval tubing assures you of an unrivalled level of structural integrity, and you can be assured of a responsive ride at every point of your pedal stroke. With an aerodynamic benefit assured by this innovative shaping, you can benefit from a 44-gram improvement, giving you a slight edge that can make the difference when riding at that top-end threshold pace.

Equipped with the world's most advanced wireless shifting groupset to assure you of a smooth gearing pattern without the hassle of cabling interfering in your experience, you can be sure of direct, measured, precise shifting on behalf of the revolutionary SRAM RED eTap groupset. 11-speeds served on the fiercely aerodynamic and fast-rolling Zipp 302 wheelset that this bike is supplied with, you can be sure to produce your best ever performance on the bike.

Finally, equipped with disc brakes, this lightweight, aerodynamic and impressively specced bike is ready to provide a top-of-the-line braking force that gives you the confidence to carry your speed for longer, taking your pace into the corners and scrubbing it off later into your ride, leading to an overall, faster performance by bike.

Features

• 21% stiffer at the headtube, 13% stiffer at the bottom bracket, and a 44GM aero improvement over the previous model.
• Clearance for tyres up to 28mm
• New handling geometry
• Disc brake specific
• Ideally suited for climbing with its lightweight construction
• Squoval tubing for strength
• Equipped with a full SRAM RED eTap groupset

Specifications

• Frame: Cervelo All-Carbon, R5 frame for disc
• Fork: Cervelo All-Carbon, tapered R5 fork for disc
• Headset FSA IS2 1-1/8 x 1-1/2"
• Stem: Cervelo Carbon Stem
• Handlebars Cervelo ABO6
• Front Brake: SRAM RED HRD
• Rear Brake: SRAM RED HRD
• Brake Levers: SRAM RED
• Front Derailleur: SRAM RED eTap 11-speed
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM RED eTap 11-speed
• Shift Levers: SRAM Red eTap, 11-speed
• Cassette: SRAM XG 1190 11-28T
• Chain: SRAM RED 22
• Crankset: SRAM RED 52/36
• Bottom Bracket: SRAM PF30
• Pedals: NA
• Front Wheel: Zipp 302, clincher
• Rear Wheel Zipp 302, clincher
• Front Tyre: Continental Grand Prix 700 x 25c
• Rear Tyre: Continental Grand Prix 700 x 25c
• Saddle: Fizik Antares R5
• Seatpost: Cervelo Carbon SP18

Geometry & Sizing

*Note: Images are for representational purposes only. Actual size/packaging varies with product type/size.

Additional Shipping Charges Apply:
Large volume / volumetric weight Shipment - This product originates from our distribution centre in Bangalore, India. It will be transported using the most reliable and premium courier partners to ensure reliable product delivery to you. Any orders received out of Bangalore will attract a nominal shipping charge, to be decided and applied by couriers after the order is placed and when the product is ready for dispatch - by checking the volumetric weight of the shipment box. Applicable shipping charges by the transporter will be communicated and to be paid before the dispatch.