Originally Posted by merlinextraligh

The P2 is definitely a Triathlon/TT bike, not an aero road bike.

All you have to do to know that is look at Cervelo's own web page, or listen to the various posters on here, who's advice you solicited by the way, who know more about it than you do.

I own a P2 and while you could build it up with drop bars, its not an aero road bike.


If you compare it to a Cervelo S2, which is an aero road bike, and arguably the most comparable analog, there are substantial differences.

Comparing 56mm frames, the S2 has a seat tube angle of 73 degrees. The P2's effective seat tube angle is 79 degrees in triathlon mode (75 degrees set up to be UCI legal) The Headtube on the P2 is 133mm, while the S2's is 173. HT angle is 73.5 on the S2 and 72.5 on the P2. BB drop is 68mm on the S2 and 75mm on the P2.

Those are just some of the more notable differences, and the differences are there for a reason: to make the S2 a good road bike, and the P2 a good TT bike.

Take the bb drop for example. The greater drop on the P2 (along with the shorter headtube) facilitate a low aero position. But the greater drop decreases cornering clearance, which you'll want on the road bike.

The slack headtube angle is going to make the P2 have slow, stable handling, good for riding aerobars, but bad for a responsive, crisp handling road bike. Hence the steeper headtube angle on the S2.

The 79 degree seat tube angle on the P2 is going to help you get in a low aero position on the TT bars, and also give you a more open hip angle, which helps in transition on a tri bike from bike to run. But 79 degree seat tube angle is going to contribute to poor handling on a road bike, as well as put you in a lousy position to climb.

These are just some of the examples. There are reasons TT frames are different from road frames.

You can stick lipstick on a pig...