Cervelo S1

billysan

I finally had an hour to kill earlier so thought I'd take some pics of the best bike.

No white garage door Im afraid!








Spec is:

Frame: 2011 Cervelo S1 56cm
Forks: 3T Funda Pro
Bars: 3T Ergonova Pro 42cm
Stem: 3T ARX Team 110mm
Headset: FSA Integrated
Bar Tape: Fizik Microtex Logo
Seat Post: Cervelo Carbon Aero
Seat: Brooks Swift Titanium

Shifter Levers: Shimano Ultegra 6700
Front Mech: Shimano Ultegra 6700
Rear Mech: Shimano Ultegra 6700
Chainset: Shimano Ultegra 6700 53/39
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 6600 13/27
Chain: KMC X10-SL
Pedals: Shimano 105 5700
Brake Callipers: Shimano Ultegra 6700
Cables: Shimano Dura Ace SLR

Wheels: Shimano Dura Ace 7900 C50 clinchers
Tube: Continental Race 28
Tire: Continental GP4000S

Bottle Cages: Elite
Computer: Cateye V2C

greasedscotsman

So what weighs more, the bike or the saddle?

Pseudonym

nice, but I'm distracted a bit by the Brooks saddle - I'm sure it's comfy for you, but it just looks wrong on that bike...

amaferanga

Yeah the Brooks looks weird, but at least it's the titanium one so doesn't weigh half a kilo, only 390g.

Anonymous

Lovely bike matey but that saddle looks like a roofbox on a 911. Sorry, get an Arione....

TommyEss

Oh Joel - looks awesome, but as others have said, that saddle looks out of place.

(How's the back btw? Is that part of the reason for the Brooks?)

napoleond

Nice saddle, don't think it goes with the bike though, I think you should change the frame and wheels.

rajMAN

Saddle looks fine to me!

BBH

Looking good mate!!!!! :shock: :shock:

FransJacques

Good for you for doing what works. There are too many Cervelos with Shimano or Sram, 3T components and an Arione. Kudos for the cool wheels and the saddle. You're only giving up 100 grams w.r.t. an Arione, which are 260grams anyway.

When you're riding it, you don't see the saddle much anyway.

RoadyForever

dmclite wrote:

Lovely bike matey but that saddle looks like a roofbox on a 911. Sorry, get an Arione....

Or a 911 where someone has ripped out the bucket seats and fitted a leather sofa.

But it is a great bike btw.

lemoncurd

Will only look complete when you've fitted a Brooks saddle bag.

MarcBC

It is good to see someone who takes function over form. If the saddle works for you, stick with it.

Pseudonym

MarcBC wrote:

It is good to see someone who takes function over form.

if that was the case, he wouldn't be on C50s...

Tom Butcher

Like it, like the saddle.

EV!lution

What are the wheels like i been looking at getting them but im torn between the C50 and the mavic cosmic carbone SLR's

The bike looks great and it that saddle helps you do 100 miles pain free i see no problem

billysan

Cheers for the comments people.

I expected the usual raft of anti Brooks comments, I get them most weekends anyway!

It may not look quite at home on there, but it is by far and away the most comfortable saddle Ive ever used on a road bike, and Ive tried a lot (SLR, Arione, Gobi, Antares, Spoon, Nago etc etc). Its smaller then you think too, no bigger than a lot of current road saddles out there!
I actually bought it to go on a Brompton, but put it on the S1 to break quicker in as I do more miles on that. I never took it back off! And more to the point I now have them on everything!
This is the only saddle Ive found that I can do a hard 100 mile sportive on, and be totally pain free at the end.

In my book you can go quicker for longer if you are comfortable. Far more so than if your bike is 200g lighter. My bike is hardly a WW bike anyway in fairness. The build is fairly 'safe' and OTP bar the saddle, but I like it. Its reliable, it fits, and it works flawlessly.

Pseudonym wrote:

MarcBC wrote:

It is good to see someone who takes function over form.

if that was the case, he wouldn't be on C50s...

Ha ha, and what is wrong with them exactly?
Yes there are lighter 50mm wheels out there, but these are solid and trustworthy.
Again reliability and comfort score higher in my book than light weight when it comes to componentry choices.
DA hubs are also the best in the industry I reckon. Again not the lightest, but the smoothest, and give many years of service due to easy maintainability and the high quality bearings & seals used.

EV!lution wrote:

What are the wheels like i been looking at getting them but im torn between the C50 and the mavic cosmic carbone SLR's

The bike looks great and it that saddle helps you do 100 miles pain free i see no problem

As for my impressions of the wheels:

I changed to these from a set of RS80's, the DA's being something like 150g heavier, and to be honest, yes for the first couple of rides I could feel that when spinning them up. I dont notice it now. I dont race crits however, so once they are spinning they are awesome. I find that even though they are s bit heavier on hills, and a bit slower sprinting, the rides are quicker all in. And this is riding in the Chilterns or in East Devon, neither of which are known for being flat!
I really like the way they ride, they are smooth, stable, are easy to mount tires on, and dont really seem bothered by side winds (I rode them in the Etape Cymru the other week with no dramas). They just ooze quality, to handle they just feel like precision instruments. I have no regrets about buying them anyway.

You'll get Mavic lovers and haters, just as you will shimano. People will always recomend what they have, Im not sure there is such thing as an unbiassed opinion.
Having owned Cosmics and these however, I'd stick with these. But then I just prefer Shimano's way of doing things when it comes to wheels. If you like Mavics then I dont think you'll go wrong with the SLR's

Arghyrou

Great taste I like it, wont go on about the saddle
How much does the setup weigh roughly?