When I bought the 2001 Cervelo Prodigy, the only Soloist available was the aluminum. Same goes for the TT bikes. They (TT) were all aluminum. Not even impressive to look at. Paint job was so, so. Not like Ridley which does powder coating and a nice clear coat. I had the Ridley for the past two years.

Today's carbon RS has a nice finish. I can't complain. My Prodigy on the other hand, I need to get it refinished, if I'm going to keep it. Maybe it will be a collector's item. Cervelo will probably never do a steel frame again.

But somehow Cervelo kept the triathletes attention. Now, if you check slowtwitch.com for the bike count after the World Ironman in Kona, you will find Cervelo way represented, amateurs and pros.

Cervelo is still relatively a small company. I hope it stays that way but in this business, you never know how things end up.