Cervelo R3

Raam

I like the Cervelo R3

micheal5155

Pity they are made of plastic...

Raam

micheal5155 wrote: »

Pity they are made of plastic...

Not really.

Raam

Raam

This is my personal favourite.

DirkVoodoo

*Fap fap fap fap*

That's the point, right?

sleepyholland

What's your favourite colour?

Raam

sleepyholland wrote: »

What's your favourite colour?

Blue.

DirkVoodoo

Cervelo: Where 50% of our owners don't know to put it in the big ring for the vanity shot.

It's much less than that, I know, but 50% sounds better.

Heisenberg1

Raam wrote: »

This is my personal favourite.

What a beauty

micheal5155

Raam wrote: »

Not really.

cycle it into a wall and see what happens...or even drop it from a small height

Hail 2 Da Thief

Get a room!

Raam

micheal5155 wrote: »

cycle it into a wall and see what happens...or even drop it from a small height

I'll be right back...

Raam

Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »

Get a room!

I'll be right back...

Rowery

micheal5155 wrote: »

cycle it into a wall and see what happens...or even drop it from a small height

if you cycle into a wall there is no way you will be able to see what happens

moby2101

Hi All,
Apologies for the tangent/thread hijacking.
I'm trading up 2 either a Cervelo S3 or Felt AR3... Is the perceived wisdom that the Cervelo is a bit hit and miss?

I'd really value your opinions on both bikes please...

Cheers
Mike

ednwireland

i've said it once i'll say it again, I don't get the whole cervelo thing, give me a merckx or anything really

moby2101

ednwireland wrote: »

i've said it once i'll say it again, I don't get the whole cervelo thing, give me a merckx or anything really

I've already had a dealer trying to dissuade me on the Cervelo.. Quality issues about carbon... Bikes manufacturered in Taiwan? I put it down to the fact that he was pushing the Felt at the time.....

moby2101

..forgot 2 add...
They are incredible looking bikes!

Staro

The R3 is a fantastic bike to ride but there is a question mark over the quality. Mine is some where in the Uk with the distributor with a suspected crack around the BB!

Anybody have similar issues?

Raam

All the haters are in today. Ah well, attention is attention.

Raam

I sent my first one back cos of a crack in the chainstay. Still rides awesome. Mind you, so do other carbon bikes that I've cycled.

tawfeeredux

Raam wrote: »

Really like those Eastons, deep-section but not too deep-section if you know what I mean...

Lumen

tawfeeredux wrote: »

Really like those Eastons, deep-section but not too deep-section if you know what I mean...

Rims should be slightly thicker than the thickest section of the frame. It's the law.

My Scott is ugly....

...but at least it hasn't cracked. Yet.

Also, Cervelos look rubbish in small sizes.

Raam

micheal5155 wrote: »

Pity they are made of plastic...

Hater 1, POW!

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Cervelo: Where 50% of our owners don't know to put it in the big ring for the vanity shot.

It's much less than that, I know, but 50% sounds better.

Hater 2, POW!

ednwireland wrote: »

i've said it once i'll say it again, I don't get the whole cervelo thing, give me a merckx or anything really

Hater 3, POW!

Lumen wrote: »

Rims should be slightly thicker than the thickest section of the frame. It's the law.

My Scott is ugly....

...but at least it hasn't cracked. Yet.

Also, Cervelos look rubbish in small sizes.

Hater 4, POW!

tawfeeredux

Lumen wrote: »

Rims should be slightly thicker than the thickest section of the frame. It's the law.

Just measured the down tube on my TCR Advanced frameset, it's wider than the rims on those lovely Easton EC90s I was eyeing up. Damn the law anyways!

Raam

tawfeeredux wrote: »

Just measured the down tube on my TCR Advanced frameset, it's wider than the rims on those lovely Easton EC90s I was eyeing up. Damn the law anyways!

Go for Corima. I love them, but not the price
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=36307

Sr. Assumpta

Raam wrote: »

I like the Cervelo R3

Have I stumbled onto a bike-porn site???? Ooops. And I think I like it, too.

Staro

Hey Raam, how do you find the Reynolds wheels, They look great are they robust?

Raam

Staro wrote: »

Hey Raam, how do you find the Reynolds wheels, They look great are they robust?

Totally waisted on me, but I love them. Quite stiff and they corner well. Not too deep so I can deal with them in the cross winds.

thebouldwhacker

micheal5155 wrote: »

Pity they are made of plastic...

would you say that if you saw one of these...... same idea,

Hail 2 Da Thief

^^^ Or these?

Lumen

tawfeeredux wrote: »

Just measured the down tube on my TCR Advanced frameset, it's wider than the rims on those lovely Easton EC90s I was eyeing up.

Are you sure?



Pow!

tawfeeredux

Lumen wrote: »

Are you sure?



Pow!

Sure. I've the bog standard TCR Advanced which has a fatter down tube. Different wheels too, those are the Aero, I covet the SLs.

tawfeeredux

Raam wrote: »

Go for Corima. I love them, but not the price
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=36307

Mmm, dunno, they've gone and used three different colours on the decals. I could probably find a way to justify the price, but could I live with such aesthetic failures?

niceonetom

I generally find Giants a little bit vanilla the one above is niiiice. I don't think they look good in big sizes though.

R3s are common as muck these days.

Raam

niceonetom wrote: »

R3s are common as muck these days.

POW!

Vélo

niceonetom wrote: »

R3s are common as muck these days.

So are the people that cycle them!

Lumen

niceonetom wrote: »

I generally find Giants a little bit vanilla the one above is niiiice. I don't think they look good in big sizes though.

Pow!

ROK ON

niceonetom wrote: »

I generally find Giants a little bit vanilla the one above is niiiice. I don't think they look good in big sizes though.

R3s are common as muck these days.

Agree on both counts. Giants entry level look awful. However I rode a few things during the summer with some Limerick CC lads who all had very very bling Giants.

R3's - Watched a few stages of Ras Mumhan earleier this year. Almost every 3rd bike was Cervelo.

If I was to blow cash on a bike that I couldnt justify then I would go
Kuota KOM, Argon 18 or Colnago (almost anything).

ROK ON

Lumen wrote: »

Pow!

Damo who sometimes comes on here had one before it was totalled in a collision. Very tasty looking bike up close.

TinyExplosions

I think you're all missing the point here... none of them are pink



POW!

Raam

Vélo wrote: »

So are the people that cycle them!

POW!

chakattack

ROK ON wrote: »

Damo who sometimes comes on here had one before it was totalled in a collision. Very tasty looking bike up close.

What's the arrangement on the cables over the front brake? Tensioning? More aero?

The new TCR looks very nice in the flesh with the bulky squarish tubing.

Lumen

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I think you're all missing the point here... none of them are pink

TinyExplosions

Lumen wrote: »

Half pink doesn't count....

ROK ON

Raam wrote: »

POW!

Your thighs are slightly too small for your shorts. No muscle definition.

Socks are very tasty however, and its nice the way they match your shoes. Are the Northwave?

Raam

ROK ON wrote: »

Your thighs are slightly too small for your shorts. No muscle definition.

Socks are very tasty however, and its nice the way they match your shoes. Are the Northwave?

Correct, incorrect, I agree, yes.

Vélo

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Half pink doesn't count....

Here he goes again with his damn rule book.

TinyExplosions

Vélo wrote: »

Here he goes again with his damn rule book.

It's only one that counts!

Raam

Bet y'all thought I'd forgotten about this thread.



I haven't.