We developed the Caledonia-5 in collaboration with Team Sunweb to satisfy the need for a dedicated cobbles bike. Keep your eyes peeled at the Monuments.
Faster handling isn’t necessarily better—we engineered the handling based on the specific use-case. In this case it’s Roubaix. Roubaix is harder on bikes than any other race on the calendar, and there’s zero margin for error. We increased the rear center (compare this to the R3 that was raced last year), lowered the BB, and increased the trail. The handling is still fast, but we’ve added stability.
This is a race bike—it was designed for and will be used as our teams’ Roubaix bike. Rather than designing multiple versions of the bike with various fit profiles (R5, R-Series, etc.) like we’ve done in the past, we designed a system that enables a broad range of fits on a single bike while maintaining the aesthetic and functional cleanliness we demand.
We’ve stayed away from compliance gimmicks; no elastomers or funky tube intersections. Our proven library of tube shapes is at the core of every bike we design, and these tube shapes all have different known attributes.
You can’t cheat physics. Triangulation and the force required to deflect is at the heart of the ‘double-diamond’ frame design, and has been since the safety bicycle’s inception. We know how our tube shapes behave, and it’s a matter of placing them in a layout that achieves the desired compliance based on that deflection. The simplest solution is almost always the best.
Fork | Cervélo All-Carbon, Tapered Caledonia-5 Fork |
Headset | FSA IS2 1-1/4 x 1-1/2 |
Thru Axles | Cervelo Indexed Thru-Axles w/ Lever, 12x100/142 |
Wheels | Fulcrum 818 disc wheel |
Tires | Vittoria Rubino Pro TLR G2.0 30c |
Crankset | SRAM Rival AXS 48/35 |
Bottom Bracket | SRAM Dub |
Chain | SRAM Rival, 12 spd |
Front Derailleur | SRAM Rival eTap AXS 12 spd |
Rear Derailleur | SRAM Rival eTap AXS 12 spd |
Cassette | SRAM Rival 12s XG1250, 10-36 |
Shifters | SRAM Rival eTap AXS HRD 12 spd |
Handlebar | Cervélo HB13 Carbon |
Stem | Cervélo ST32 Alloy |
Brake Calipers | SRAM Rival HRD |
Saddle | Prologo Dimension STN |
Seatpost | Cervélo SP24 Carbon |
Brake Rotor | SRAM CenterLine 160mm |
Accessories | Cervelo Faceplate Front Computer/Accessory Mount, Cervelo Rear Accessory Mount, Removeable Fender Mounts |
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