VegasJen

As some of you may recall, I've been shopping for a tri bike. Was out in Florida visiting family and, as is my habit, was perusing the local CL bikes for sale. Ran across this package for $1000. Everything you see came with.

It's actually a 51cm frame so just a tiny bit bigger than I normally ride. I rode it in the Sarasota sprint tri and maintained an 18.7mph pace, which is about one full mph faster than my best previous pace. So far, the ONLY thing I want to do with it is get a zero offset(?) seat post to move my hips just a bit more forward. Aside from that, I love it. The thing is stupid fast (for me).

roadcrankr

Wonderful score. Lucky girl. Congrats.

tempocyclist

Yes! 😎

Spend some time dialling in your position and you'll see some epic benefits over your old rig. You may struggle to find a zero-offset seatpost though, as it's likely a proprietary Cervelo design.

Oh look, it even came with clipless pedals! 😉 😛 😂

79pmooney

Stupid fast? Score!

Many moons ago I replaced the bike I was racing with last year's top model of the shop I was working in. Copied my previous bike for seat position and simply set everything at midway. Rode my 40 mile training loop dead easy. Matched my best time! That was Friday. Monday two minutes came off that and the times kept falling all summer.

Sounds like this bike fits! Enjoy!

stan01

Congrats on the great find. The only thing to note is that with the aluminum training wheels, remember to change the brake pads when you use them. Cork pads for the carbon rims only and regular rubber pads for aluminum. Other than that, enjoy.

VegasJen

Thanks for the heads up. I knew carbon wheels used a different pad, but I didn't know what was different. I can't tell the difference by looks, at least not so far as I can see. I'll have to make sure to get a new set of pads for the spare wheels. I like how light the bike is but I can definitely tell a difference in the feel with the carbon wheels on it. I think I'll put those aside strictly for triathlons and use the aluminums for every day riding.

Milton Keynes

Looks like a great deal. You even got a trainer to go with it. I'm guessing whoever sold it is getting out of cycling.

prj71

I think you should put some clipless pedals on that thing and let us know how it goes.

Trakhak

As pointed out earlier in the thread, the new bike has clipless pedals already.

FYI, you have to catch up. The rest of the mean girls have moved on from pedal teasing.

tomato coupe

They probably just upgraded to a more contemporary setup.

Outrider1

That's an incredible score, Jen!

VegasJen

I see what you did there.
I thought so too. I didn't even haggle with the guy. When I first went to look at it, I was just looking at the bike and I thought I might offer $800 and see if he bit. I know it's an older bike but the wheels alone were $1k when new. Then he pulled out the extra set of wheels, then the trainer, then the stand, then all the other extras and I started feeling guilty about even thinking about haggling.

pdlamb

I don't know. If you'd just stood there for a minute or two, his family might have come running out and offered to pay you to get it out of the house and garage!

alcjphil

One thing to look into: Some Cervelo models from that timeframe actually had reversible seat post heads to allow for a more forward saddle position. You might be lucky enough that yours is one of them

VegasJen

I did look to see if that was possible. Not on this one, sad to say. I know I've seen them. Just have to source one. I'm sure it's proprietary and made of unobtanium.

rsbob 

Congrats! What a great score on a really nice ride.