Cervelo P2C
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Highlights
 
 
Constant width seattube cutout – Most cutouts in aero seattubes vary in width as you move up and down. This is not ideal with a tire behind it that has a constant shape. The P2 cutout has a constant width that carefully matches the following tire, thereby greatly improving aerodynamics.

Aero headtube - no bulky nose cone, but an extremely thin, aerodynamically optimized shape

CCS - Constant Cross-section Seattube - The airflow over the seattube is predominantly horizontal. The new seattube shape has a cross section shape that is separately optimized everywhere between bottom bracket and the seatstay joint.

IAA seatpost – Cervélo’s Integrated Accessory Attachment allows you to securely attach a behind-the-seat carriage system – no need to clamp anything to the saddle or around the seatpost. Several manufacturers make components to fit the IAA system.

Integrated Seattube collar – Invisible to the airflow, while still allowing the seatmast to be removed, this design is both the most aero and allows for easy traveling and adjustment.

ICS Internal CableStops - Cervélo’s standard setting cable routing system. Easy to install, easy to service, easy to keep clean and improved aerodynamics..

UCI legal - As with all our frames, the P2 is UCI legal

Frameset - The P2 is also available as a frameset
 

 
Upgrades from the P1
 
 
More aerodynamic frame – By exploiting the opportunities of carbon fiber, the headtube, downtube and rearwheel cutout are further improved. The seattube collar is also fully aerodynamically integrated.

Lighter frame – While the P1 already has a very competitive weight, the P2C shaves another 100g off.

Lighter, more aero fork - The P2 comes standard with the 3T Funda Pro fork.

Lighter, more aero seatpost - The P2 seatpost has a better thickness-to-chord ratio.

Componentry – The P2 is also available in a DuraAce component kit .
 

 
TrueAero™
 
 
Airplanes require different airfoils than bicycles. Sounds logical, but many companies are so proud to say their airfoils come from the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA). So did we, 13 years ago. But now, we design our own specific airfoils, and it has led to significant improvements. It’s one of the reasons why we spend weeks and weeks in the windtunnel each year, not hours (if any) as is customary in the industry. When you have the most and the best engineers working on aerodynamic improvements and you give them more time to play in the windtunnel sand box than anybody else, you end up with faster bikes. Simple.

 
Smartwall for Carbon
 
 
Patent-pending technology from our carbon materials and manufacturing group, Smartwall elaborates on the Squoval tubeshape. With the sides far away from the center plane more important, we concentrate more material there to increase the benefit.

Strips of High and Ultra-high modulus carbon stiffen the sides of the main tubes to resist lateral bending. These strips are feathered in to properly transfer the loads from the joints into these tubes.

Finally, we add Kevlar to the headtube/downtube area for industry-leading impact strength.

 
Reviews


 
 
 
Trigearreview says about the P2: Bulls-Eye
Bikesport Michigan Online reviews 2008 P2C
Triathlete Magazine reviews the P2C

 

 
Geometry


 
 
Cervélos fit better. In the end that is the main reason why they have become the most popular time trial & triathlon bike in history. Of course we have unparalleled aerodynamic know-how, and the frames offer great power transfer and handling. But the most important reason why people are comfortable and fast on Cervélos is that they fit properly.
Cervélo geometry offers two large benefits:

  1) It puts the handlebars and saddle in the right position relative to the bottom bracket very easily in its standard set-up, making it easy to find a fast and comfortable position.
  2) It offers a very wide range of positioning option thanks to the seatpost design and the different headtube lengths between the P1/P2 and the P3/P4. This allows our customers with a not-so-standard fit to take advantage of Cervélo’s superb aerodynamic and handling performance without any need to go custom.

78 Degree Seattube Angle (forward seatpost position)
Size Wheel Size Head Tube Angle BB Drop Top Tube Head Tube Length Front Center Rear Center Stand Over Height Stack Reach
48 650c 72° 43 490 110 568 368 716 461 389
51 700c 72.5° 60 510 90 586 380 746 482 405
54 700c 72.5° 60 530 120 609 380 776 512 418
56 700c 72.5° 60 545 140 628 380 795 531 429
58 700c 72.5° 60 560 160 643 380 815 550 440
61 700c 72.5° 60 574 190 659 380 840 577 447
Note 1: The above headtube lengths are for integrated headsets. To compare to non-integrated headtubes, deduct 20mm from the above lengths to adjust for the stack height needed for non-integrated headsets.
Note 2: All our TT/tri bikes have a dropped toptube and shortened headtube to enable the rider to position the aerobars low enough for a proper aero position. This means that the frame size is no longer equivalent to the seattube length, so don't determine the size that way. Simply go by the size sticker, or measure the headtube and look it up in the above chart.

75 Degree Seattube Angle (shallow seatpost position)
Size Wheel Size Head Tube Angle BB Drop Top Tube Head Tube Length Front Center Rear Center Stand Over Height Stack Reach
48 650c 72° 43 514 110 568 368 716 461 389
51 700c 72.5° 60 535 90 586 380 746 482 405
54 700c 72.5° 60 557 120 609 380 776 512 418
56 700c 72.5° 60 573 140 626 380 795 531 429
58 700c 72.5° 60 589 160 643 380 815 550 440
61 700c 72.5° 60 604 190 659 380 840 577 448
Note 1: The above headtube lengths are for integrated headsets. To compare to non-integrated headtubes, deduct 20mm from the above lengths to adjust for the stack height needed for non-integrated headsets.
Note 2: All our TT/tri bikes have a dropped toptube and shortened headtube to enable the rider to position the aerobars low enough for a proper aero position. This means that the frame size is no longer equivalent to the seattube length, so don't determine the size that way. Simply go by the size sticker, or measure the headtube and look it up in the above chart.

 
Components
 
 
The P2 is available as a frameset or with the following components:
Part DuraAce Ultrega SL
Fork 3T Funda Pro 3T Funda Pro
Seatpost Cervélo aero carbon Cervélo aero carbon
Shift Levers Shimano DuraAce Bar-ends Shimano DuraAce Bar-ends
Front Derailleur Shimano DuraAce Shimano Ultegra SL
Rear Derailleur Shimano DuraAce Shimano Ultegra SL
Cassette Shimano Ultegra 12-25 Shimano Ultegra 12-25
Chain Shimano Ultegra Shimano Ultegra
Brake Calipers Cervélo Mach 2 Cervélo Mach 2
Brake Levers Vision Aero Levers Vision Aero Levers
Crankset FSA SLK Light MegaExo Carbon FSA Gossamer MegaExo Compact
Bottom Bracket FSA SLK MegaExo FSA Gossamer MegaExo
Headset Cane Creek Cane Creek
Stem Visiontech Sizemore Visiontech Sizemore
Basebars Visiontech Visiontech
Aerobars Visiontech Visiontech
Saddle Fizak Arione Tri2 Selle San Marco Iland Tri
Wheels Shimano R-500 Aero Shimano R-500 Aero
Tires Vittoria Rubino Pro Slick Vittoria Rubino Pro Slick
Specs may change without notice.

 
 
  
 

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