Really? I'm still trying to figure out if you're kidding. Seriously, out here they're a dime-a-dozen. Your P2C is a rarity amongst the sheer number of P3's and SLC-SL's I see on a daily basis. In Southern California, Cervelo is to the cycling scene what the STi and EVO are to the car scene.
And trust me, it's not snobbery. I'm riding and racing the same $2000 BLUE I've been riding for almost three years now.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it... I'm just saying that it's still a fairly uncommon brand, and you seeing a ton of them is still due to a certain amount of selection bias. I mean, it could be that a larger percentage of serious cyclists ride Cervelos in SoCal, but it probably has more to do with the number of serious cyclists and Cervelo dealers in the area.

http://media.canada.com/67bc2623-988...ld_375x375.jpg

What is the deal with Cervelo?

lol

Yup. I was watching the ITU World Championship Triathlon this year for amateurs in Vancouver, pretty much every second bike was either a SLC-SL or P3C, both equipped with Zipps. Not so much P2C. Cervelo P3C has dominated the triathlon scene and now there are triathletes lambasting Cervelo for their popularity, it's silly.

This phenomenon is akin to Trek's dominance in the road scene a few years back when Trek 5900 was THE bike to own.

Quite possible, after all, those logos are HUGE. I had to quint my eyes to notice someone was riding a Wilier today, the Cervelo, hell, I can see it a block away.

I think that is the "California Scene"....what the hell is a STi and a EVO?

Hahaha.

Bingo!

http://images.drive.com.au/drive_ima...09WRX1_m_m.jpg

http://allworldcars.com/wordpress/wp..._mr_fq-340.jpg

http://villagepeddler.com/wp-content...2/RIMG0381.jpg

http://www.thebikeboutique.com/image...elo_SLC-SL.png

All very common sights here. Haven't gotten tired of the Tarmac, though, as you mostly only see those at the races with special paint jobs.

Don't hate me because I'm popular. lol.

I still like Cervelos. A friend showed up to today's ride with a new white R3, replacing his Scott CR1. I guess he's had it for a week or so but I haven't seen him for a while. It was pretty hot. I asked him why he didn't get the R3SL, and he said he wanted that color scheme. This guy is a major motor too, he's only a 3 but at the last race he hung in for half the P/1/2 race and even made the break before he realized he was in the wrong category (because he recognized David Clinger from Velonews). :roflmao:

I've seen maybe 2-3 other Cervelos while I'm out riding. I guess you could call me guilty of buying a "faddish" cervelo. But my choice boiled down to pure performance. I went from 5 bikes to the R3 after research, opinions, and test rides. I wanted a pure race bike, and I got it. Hate all you want on Cervelos, at the end of the day, its still and awesome rig.

http://gallery.me.com/gest24/100015/P8170014/web.jpg

The R3 is very hot.

I obviously haven't been paying enough attention... what is this S3?

Edit: Oh, Damn, that's hot.

http://www.cervelo.com/models/2009/thumbnail/S3.png

SLC-SL front triangle + R3 seatstays + new chainstays that are hyper-beefy.

And new cable routing it seems

I have looked everywhere for the 3T fork. No luck. The direct sales on the 3T site never has them either.




















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Chainstays:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mlr0zauXaE...0/image002.jpg

Oo, I'd love to take that on the country roads out here. I'd even buy the pedals.

everybody and their mom has a cervelo in davis. 50 person group ride has like a dozen cervelos

elsewhere though, like marin or contra costa counties theres only a handful

I'm not wealthy and I ride a low end discontinued Columbus steel frame Cervelo Prodigy. Nobody gives a darn either. Oh, and its white.