Has to be the 2009 S3 with D.A. 7900, Hed Bastogne wheels (those will go on the Ibis, the S3 will mainly be ridden with my Zipp 404s, I'll upgrade those to newer 404s eventually). I think that's the verdict boys. Now all I have to do is figure out how to afford it. I'm seriously considering selling my cats to the animal labs.

Color scheme to be determined, the bike on their website is an Olympic color scheme, the production bikes will probably be different. Rode my friend's SL-SLC today. Best friggin road bike I've ever ridden. Fughedaboudit.

Hot stuff.

dude. you need to get out more.

First

It's not about the bike.

Second

I doubt it.

Sweet bike!! can not wait to see the pics. When is it available to the public?

If I got out any more I'd be divorced.

are you sure you don't want to also consider the Rivendell A. Homer Hilson?

It would only be fitting if I beat you to death with your own kickstand.

I rode a soloist several years ago. Great crit bike but a little too harsh for my tastes. It sure felt fast, though.

Funny story; At last year's Taipei show I spent part of my time working in the Campagnolo booth. At one point the guys from Cervelo came over for a meeting. The person they needed to talk to was in another meeting so I was asked to talk with them for a bit about the new 11spd stuff. No problem.

The thing is, I'm not a Campagnolo employee. Never was. I worked (at the time) for their Taiwan/China distributor and OE agent and I ran the Service Center. This should be no problem. I was up to speed on the tech stuff so the meeting was within my area of expertise.

The thing was, after I did my presentation, the Cervelo guys wanted to talk about something that was happening for 2009 and what Campagnolo had planned. This was NOT in my area. First off, although I knew the answer, I sure as heck wasn't going to speak about what a company I didn't work for was going to do especially as it would involve significant time and expense for the guys I was talking to and, I things changed and I was wrong, it could have caused a huge ****storm.

So I kept trying to evade the answer, or phrase it in terms that were less that FULLY CLEAR, stall, whatever until the guy from Campagnolo, who did have the authority to address the subject, was free.

The thing is, the engineer from Cervelo wouldn't buy any of it. He would stop me, mid sentence, and ask me direct, pointed questions I didn't want to answer. I'm pretty good at bull****ting or stalling (ask my wife) but this guy was having none of it.

Finally, the right person was free and he could answer the question I couldn't.

The point? If this was any indication the folks at Cervelo are straight up, no bull**** people. Canucks just aren't good at hype. Some companies run entirely on it but I don't think they do. If they tell you something about their products, I am convinced that they truly believe it to be true (whether it is or not we can debate later. I'm talking about their approach to design and how they run their business).

Bottom line; If I were in the market for a new frame I'd be right in line behind you, PCaddy. Plus, I really like the Olympic colour scheme. Simple, direct and tasteful.

I'm looking forward to the pics and a ride report.

according to competitive cyclist, it will be available in the olympic white, and a black/silver

why would you buy this over the SLCSL?

It seems that they have 2 bikes doing almost exactly the same thing... is the SLCSL on it's way out?

It is replacing the SLC SL.

but it's heavier than the slcsl?

I don't think that's the case. Where did you get that idea? I haven't seen specs on the bike yet have you?

One possibility is that they've changed suppliers. The old molds may not belong to them (this can be a loooong story).

New supplier>new molds>different lay up?

I have absolutely no information on this. Pure speculation but it would answer your question.

IF that is the case, be you may be hearing from phallenthoul about some SLCSL's available, potentially non-branded.

I can hope... but again, as you mentioned (thankfully), it's speculation.

That bike is so sweet looking it makes me want to get into racing so that I could rationalize buying one. Do they have a Cat 6 59+ races?

the aero cervelos are obviously good bikes, but they have less then great ride quality.
go ride a Time, a 595, or a Prince before you blow your wad.
i mean stiff and aero is great, but if you're not bringing home a paycheck on the bike (or at least sleeping with the podium girls), ride quality is an important factor.

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/ro...o-s3-5345.html

I dunno where I got the heavier thing, I thought I read it somewhere but now i can't find it. Maybe I made it up.

It's always good to know where that line is, and not cross it. Don't go with the olympic color scheme though..blech!

I thought the verdict was the '09 Six13? Either way, very very nice. One of my friends has the R3. I took it out post Gimbels last week, and man, that thing flies! Amazing machines. Wow.

That's why the S3 has a new rear triangle with the stays from the R3. All the aero of the Soloists and the ride comfort of the R3 is what they're promising...

Cadence Cycling in New York City has an S3.

I also recall reading that the S3 is ~90g heavier than the SLC-SL. Can't remember the source, but give it time. It'll surface.

You take the S3 and I'll take the soon to be "replaced" SLC-SL for a relative steal.

What doesn't Cadence have? Even the soap in the bathroom looks expensive.

They don't have me.

Yet.