Updated Cervelo R5 VWD

lovestheclimb

I (as many others) managed to get my hands on a Cervelo R5 VWD.
As mentioned by other posts the frame and forks were crazy light and looks perfect!
I have started building it up but work has stopped me but thought I'd put up a picture of what it looks like so far.
The only changed to the standard frame was the spacer which goes over the headtube, the fsa one which came was a bit high and i thought ugly so swapped it out with a bit of diy with a smaller one.
frame has not been properly sorted yet as in fit wise but all is looking promising.

Enjoy



^^^^^ updated picture after a slippery ride

BikeSwan

This is a beautiful bike! What wheels are those? They look really low profile. Those brakes look interesting too, what are those? A full spec list would be good.

fevmeister

Yes what wheels are they???

lovestheclimb

They are Hed stinger 2.5 wheels, they are super light tubs.
the wheels feel like proper tubs; stick to the road!
I am looking to sell them thought for £300 including swisstop yellow pads.....

they are ultegra grey 6700 brakes just haven't set them just yet

lovestheclimb

Spec List

Cervelo R5 VWD Frame and Forks
SRAM Red 2013 Exogram Chainset 53/39
Dura Ace 7900 Levers, F & R Mech
Ultegra 6700 Grey Brake Callipers
Ultegra 6700 Carbon pedals
Hed Stinger 2.5 Carbonlite Low Profile Tubular wheels w/ Continental competition tubs
Carbon X-Ti Skewers
3T Ltd Stem & Seatpost
3T Pro Ergosum Bars
Arundel Gecko Grop Bar tape Black
Saddle: Fizik Antares 00 Braided
SRAM Octalink Chain
SRAM Exoglide XG1090 11-25 Cassette

maxlite

Love the wheels and the bike, I had the same problem with my R5 headset spacer, found a lower one....again with a bit of diy!

fevmeister

Fun y question but do they do them in clinchers???

lovestheclimb

Fevmeister wrote:

Fun y question but do they do them in clinchers???

not as far as I am aware, you can buy these off me if you'd like?

Are in pristine condition, can send some close ups if you are interested

fevmeister

Thanks for the offer but I'm not ready for tubs yet! Don't think I'd be comfortable with them!

dotcom

Hi,

Thinking of getting an R5 or a Canyon Ultimate CF SLX can you give me any feedback to aid my decision?
I think they are both stiff and light, the only main difference is the cable routing and price maybe

fevmeister

Cervelo is the best choice in my opinion although I could be considered a little bit of a fanboy.

TMR

Nice frame. Well done for matching the finishing kit. I prefer Shimano over SRAM, but that's personal obviously.

Very nice.

Would look awesome with some R-SYS SLR.

fevmeister

The Mad Rapper wrote:

Nice frame. Well done for matching the finishing kit. I prefer Shimano over SRAM, but that's personal obviously.

Very nice.

Would look awesome with some R-SYS SLR.

I have to agree!!

lovestheclimb

The Mad Rapper wrote:

Nice frame. Well done for matching the finishing kit. I prefer Shimano over SRAM, but that's personal obviously.

Very nice.

Would look awesome with some R-SYS SLR.

I agree regarding the finishing kit does look good when it all matches.

I went for a SRAM chainset as it has bb30 and didn't need to run any adapters, as well as I had it at home and didn't need to go buy a new one.

lovestheclimb

dotcom wrote:

Hi,

Thinking of getting an R5 or a Canyon Ultimate CF SLX can you give me any feedback to aid my decision?
I think they are both stiff and light, the only main difference is the cable routing and price maybe

I was weighing up between these two bikes but I went for the Cervelo as I always wanted one and the thing that swung it for me was the warranty, I believe cervelo have made it life time where as canyon is 6 years.
both great bikes, just go for which one you prefer the geometry and look of that means you will ride it more

fevmeister

And what's the problem with running cervelos on bb adapters? I'm running 3!!

lovestheclimb

Fevmeister wrote:

And what's the problem with running cervelos on bb adapters? I'm running 3!!

Nothing, just made it a lot easier to slot it straight in, as my alternative was to use a gxp chainset which required odd adapters due to the size of the bbright shell.

lovestheclimb

Updated picture (main picture), the bike has been properly set up to me now and all i need is to cut the steerer tube, going to change the stem to a 3t stealth team as I think the ltd is too chunky, wheels are awesome and the braking is incredible even in the wet.

napoleond

That looks great! Could you take a pic without the saddle bag and from more of a rear 3/4 angle?

lovestheclimb

NapoleonD wrote:

That looks great! Could you take a pic without the saddle bag and from more of a rear 3/4 angle?

Thanks Nap, Yes will sort more pictures of the bike.

by 3/4 angle do you mean slightly off looking from behind to the front?

napoleond

Yes.

Paul 8v

Really like this bike!

londoncommuter

Stupid question it seems from your set up but I thought you couldn't fit BB30 chainsets to R5's (other than s900/950 or s901/951 ones)? BBright is 30mm so that's fine but I thought the "axle" wasn't long enough with BB30. Did you have any issues fitting it?