Soloist Assassin

This thread is intended for you to share any info on the new Cervelo S5/FM70. It is the newest best S Series bike. Thor Hushovd is riding this new prototype bike at the Norwegian National Championships this weekend, and they plan to reveal the bike worldwide at the TDF this year. This information was announced today on Cervelo's site:

https://www.cervelo.com/en_us/news-bl...ionships/2809/

I've seen on the UCI's site it is approved for racing via this link:

https://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/ge...czMDE&LangId=1

If you have any information, or pictures on this new bike, please share it here. This is the long awaited release of the newest, best, most aero Road frame ever made. As many of you know, Cervelo started the whole aero road frame thing, with the Soloist, and ever since the Soloist Carbon was released they have had the carbon aero frame road market cornered, while pretenders have launched their own imitations, such as Felt, Litespeed, Boardman, and more recently Scott, and Specialized. None of them have made an improvement over the Cervelo S2, S3 to date. So it is going to be exciting to see what the guys at Cervelo release to top their already best in the business aero bike line up.

VA_Esquire

.....Want. I think it is time to start saving. Who needs a new car, my old one still runs

Velo Gator

Same bike with BBright

Soloist Assassin

I hope that isn't the case, because I think BBright, is BBwrong. I like options, and I am not a fan of heavy Rotor cranks.

patentcad

More friggin Vaporware.

Et tu Cervelo?

Soloist Assassin

Nope, it is coming. The UCI doesn't approve vaporware.

Smallguy

cervelo rep at a demo day mentioned there will be more bbright cranks this year

thought he said shimano was on board

sbxx1985 

It would be more logical to call it the S4.

I was hoping for pics.

Soloist Assassin

I hear there will be an S4, as well. They are doing away with the S1, and there will be an S2, S3, S4, and S5. At least according to all the rumors I have been hearing. The already great S2, and S3 will remain unchanged, other than paint.

coppercook62

I was under the asumption that there isnt a 4 series becasue its a bad luck number in China. Thats why there was never a R4

Soloist Assassin

Maybe so, also it would avoid confusion with it being an Audi. Also for SBXX here is the only spy photo I have come across:



It looks kinda like a P3, with a seat tube, that isn't as deep.

patentcad

Uh huh. V A P O R W A R E.

patentcad

Besides, my S2 with Di2 is the best race bike in the history of all cycling.

sbxx1985 

The S3 is nicer. Spend the money, you cheapskate.

Soloist Assassin

Incorrect, my 13.3lb S2 w/ Red > Your S2.

patentcad

The incorrectitude of your preposterous assertion is impossible to overstate.

patentcad

Too mushy.

sbxx1985 

That one guy with the S3 has a nicer bike than both of you.

sbxx1985 

No one believes you. Really.

kahoon

WAY nicer!!

sbxx1985 

This guy.

patentcad

That S3 got the fugly stick upside the head tube, and the lack of Di2 is Utter Fail under the new Pcad Di2 Regime.

patentcad

No one believed Jesus either. He prevailed.

sbxx1985 

That cable routing just sucks.

patentcad

Di2 suffers no such plebian concerns.