Plainsman
09-24-08, 11:31 AM
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/worlds08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/worlds08/worlds082/bettiniphoto_0030512_1_full
Triathlon - Rumors look to be true, the Cervelo P4
Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.View Full Version : Rumors look to be true, the Cervelo P4
Plainsman
09-24-08, 12:10 PM
And on the Cervelo site...
http://www.cervelo.com/bikes.aspx?bike=P42009
http://www.cervelo.com/bikes.aspx?bike=P42009
uncle_evan
09-24-08, 01:40 PM
a very sexy bike indeed..
DrPete
09-24-08, 04:41 PM
Very utilitarian. Kind of a nice change in aesthetic, though I do love the mega-decal'd uber-bling TT frames.
Triguy
09-25-08, 11:17 AM
For those of you who haven't gotten to see the patent Applications for Cervelo, I suggest looking them up. This bike took about 1/3(hidden brake, integrated bottle) of them and applied it to a very refined shaped of the P3C.
Whats left though is far more interesting to me such as a drinking straw through the frame from the integrated bottle, brakes hidden in the fork like they are in the stays, and a more integrated front end.
The word "utilitarian" is interesting in this case. It's utilitarian in that it's a no frills approach to getting a bike from A to B as fast as possible. It's not utilitarian in that it has one bottle mount(16 freaking ounces), a hidden brake(how easy is it to adjust I wonder?), and to a lesser extent reverse entry dropouts, a $4800 price tag and internal cable routing through a pulley system.
Cool bike nonetheless. Wish I could ride it.
Whats left though is far more interesting to me such as a drinking straw through the frame from the integrated bottle, brakes hidden in the fork like they are in the stays, and a more integrated front end.
The word "utilitarian" is interesting in this case. It's utilitarian in that it's a no frills approach to getting a bike from A to B as fast as possible. It's not utilitarian in that it has one bottle mount(16 freaking ounces), a hidden brake(how easy is it to adjust I wonder?), and to a lesser extent reverse entry dropouts, a $4800 price tag and internal cable routing through a pulley system.
Cool bike nonetheless. Wish I could ride it.
StanSeven
09-25-08, 12:15 PM
Competitive Cyclist reports from Cervelo that the P4 is 30 seconds faster over a 40km TT than the P3.
They also say it holds 2 water bottles
They also say it holds 2 water bottles
bikinpolitico
09-25-08, 12:29 PM
Boring! I'm waiting for the P5.
uke
11-24-08, 08:30 PM
Competitive Cyclist reports from Cervelo that the P4 is 30 seconds faster over a 40km TT than the P3.
They also say it holds 2 water bottles
I know in a race, 30 free seconds aren't anything to laugh at, but over a 25 mile course, that's not much. At $2300 more than the P3, you're basically paying $77 per second.
They also say it holds 2 water bottles
I know in a race, 30 free seconds aren't anything to laugh at, but over a 25 mile course, that's not much. At $2300 more than the P3, you're basically paying $77 per second.
Garfield Cat
11-26-08, 09:48 AM
You might take that $77 and amortize that over several races, training rides. That will bring the price down and then you can convince yourself to buy it. Have fun.