bampilot06

Finally got my bottle cage. Wanted to get one dark blue cage and one orange cage but they were sold out of the dark blue. I might go back and get another orange one.

tomato coupe

Very good.

Seattle Forrest

Seattle Forrest

Bah Humbug

^ Very nice pics. And your sig sums up this forum perfectly right now.

WhyFi

Another Cervelo with Bontrager cages. I'm surprised no one had had a conniption fit.

bampilot06

the important thing to take away from all of this, they match.

WhyFi

Mine don't quite match. If I find something that matches better, I'll get 'em. But until then...

Seattle Forrest

I can't find bar tape to match the red in my frame, but it turns out I have a base layer and a grid fleece that match perfectly. Go figure.

Bah Humbug

Ehh… that always seemed like a silly thing to freak over. No more shame in Bontrager cages on a non-Trek than Zipp cages.

Now if one cage didn't match the other I'd be rocking myself to sleep tonight after alphabetizing the fridge.

phrantic09

I have Bontrager cages too, only blue I could find that was dark enough

Seattle Forrest

That's how I spent tonight after seeing a Cervelo with Zipp wheels and gatorskins in this thread.

WhyFi

Gatorskins? Oof, I missed that.

Now, Zipp... They've got the new 303S wheelset that's looking mighty interesting to me.

Bah Humbug

I once saw a New P3 with Gatorskins… in transition.

Bah Humbug

Saw that, do like the dimensions better than the Foundations (and it's a much better effort than the 302 was). However, I'm not sure I'd want what would almost amount to official knockoff Zipps (not made in USA, no dimples, CX-Sprint) with thought-provoking Zipp hubs when for the same price I could got the Aeolus 3v, or I could save a massive pile and get LBs or other well-regarded China-OEM wheels. And neither of those will get the question "so why no dimples?" at a group ride. Or Reynolds, especially as they may be on sale at MBS at times during the year.

This is all of course completely hypothetical for me at this point.

WhyFi

Eh, I'm not a dimple fan, anyway, and the width is perfect for the R3 (not sure that I could get away with something as wide as the 3v).

LB are *very* tempting, I was close to pulling the trigger on a set based on AR46 rims, but those world have been hooked. If I'm going to do something stupid like hookless rims, I'd rather have a company with a little more research behind me, like Zipp. And 60/63psi on 28s sounds devine.

guadzilla

Not yet - but now that i know those sun sleeves exist, my life will not be complete till i own a pair. And since i only wear trisuits for races and prefer jersey/shorts for training, those sun sleeves are gonna be rocked with a sleeveless jersey. Nothing says sexy like that little bit of exposed shoulder...

Oh and for my roadie brethren, here is something that Bah Humbug has not revealed about that trisuit:

Bah Humbug

I never understood that. Either use sunblock or get a sleeved suit. Or be racing a sprint and don’t care.

guadzilla

It's already 34C by 8am around these parts - sunblock is ok up to a point but generally, given that my arms are exposed to the sun all day, a bit of extra protection doesnt hurt. It is indeed a muffin top for the arm, but given that my work involves a lot of time out on a boat and a lot of sun exposure, I can live with the shame.

I COULD wear a normal cycling jersey and sleeves with tri shorts, but that would set off my OCD something fierce- all my cycling kit is paired (one jersey with one specific set of bibs).

PS: Sorry, started to edit the post after i made it, got called away and by the time i finished, i got ninja-ed by your reply.

guadzilla

That's only one step away from the world's greatest Madone:

Bah Humbug

Hey! Family forum!

tomato coupe

I think they started adding that feature in an attempt to get triathletes to quit messing in their shorts. Hopefully, it's working ...

burnthesheep

Oddly enough, one of my favorite mods to my Felt DA was that Tririg front brake. It clamps the business and is really really aero for a non-integrated brake setup.

Also, I love my HED Jet+ front wheel. For the money it's incredibly fast.

That's a good helmet choice if trying to not overheat in a triathlon. Aero and more airy than a full TT helmet.

Seattle Forrest

​​​​​​That's an incredibly diplomatic way to put it.

JonBoy78

I know this thread has been dead for a little while, but I stumbled on this while looking for some other information, and I wanted to comment on a few of the things I've seen here. I've owned two Cervelo bikes; a 2008 team soloist and a 2014 S3.

The 2008 team soloist is the finest bike I've owned. This was an aluminum bike with sort of an art deco(ish) paint style that I thought was really spiffy. Overall, a very nice and extremely durable design. I'd probably still be riding it today if I hadn't been hit by a car more than once on that thing. The bottom bracket was a simple external screw-on that was stupid simple to service. The internal cabling seemed reasonably easy to work with. With the exception of the weird reversible seatpost, this was an exceptional bike, and the price was outstanding. The 2014 was... well, it was a bike. I had the same problems with the bottom bracket; I'd go through a bearing set every 3-6 months until I finally broke down and got the BBInfinite module, which was very effective. The little screws for the derailleur hanger kept getting smushed and deformed because of where they're located--I'd have to drill those out. My rear dropout failed and cracked. The headset bearings started failing. The steerer tube is disintegrating.

Most of those are generally fixable if somewhat expensive problems, but the difficulty I've had is getting any support from Cervelo through the local LBS. Ever. From multiple shops. I couldn't get seatpost parts like shims or the headset--I'd have to order a whole new steatpost off eBay or maybe Excel Sports in Boulder if I was lucky. For a while there, Cervelo wouldn't allow people to sell their bikes online, so it was even harder to get the parts I needed to service the bike. I couldn't get a replacement fork. And I could never get new headset bearings from Cervelo either, which is part of the reason that the steerer tube is disintegrating. The bike would be out of commission for months waiting for parts to appear, and this was pre-pandemic for most of them.

I do a fair amount of my own work on the bike, but I've also used LBSs like Conte's in D.C. particularly when I don't have the time, energy, or expertise to complete a repair myself. I've found their mechanics able and honest, but the fact is that they can't fix a bike for which they can't get parts. I'm sure the professional racers are cared for quite well, but I don't have the same access to their support. The S3, for me, was a very responsive, good looking bike that was very comfortable to ride. But I can't ride a bike that I can't get fixed. And I'm sure Conte's got sick of cases like mine, which probably contributed to their decision to drop Cervelo. Conte's has a pretty broad portfolio of bike brands--BMC, Pinarello, Cannondale, and Orbea--so dropping Cervelo probably wasn't a tough choice for them.