2010 vs 2011 Cervelo R3 SL OR 2011 R5???
Decisions....decisions.....
Looks like I'm probably leaning towards the discounted 2010 models since I've read that the 2011's require some new exclusive to Cervelo standard "BBright" bottom bracket and crankset that only Rotor makes at the moment. Also read that BB30 is suppose to fit with some adaptors, but, even those adaptors are not yet available. Also, there still is no geometry out on the 2011 models.
BUT, it does look like the newer R5 (no...not the $CA$ version) will be better than the 2010 R3 SL: "The new R5 closely mimics the R5ca. For 2011 it replaces the current R3sl. Bastie said that bottom bracket stiffness in the R5 is 100-percent higher than in the R3sl it’s replacing, and the head tube is 40-percent stiffer. Even with the improved rigidity, the 2011 R5 weighs the same as a current R3sl."
100% and 40% stiffer......hummmm........
http://girodilento.com/2011-cervelo-r3-first-picture
Looks like I'm probably leaning towards the discounted 2010 models since I've read that the 2011's require some new exclusive to Cervelo standard "BBright" bottom bracket and crankset that only Rotor makes at the moment. Also read that BB30 is suppose to fit with some adaptors, but, even those adaptors are not yet available. Also, there still is no geometry out on the 2011 models.
BUT, it does look like the newer R5 (no...not the $CA$ version) will be better than the 2010 R3 SL: "The new R5 closely mimics the R5ca. For 2011 it replaces the current R3sl. Bastie said that bottom bracket stiffness in the R5 is 100-percent higher than in the R3sl it’s replacing, and the head tube is 40-percent stiffer. Even with the improved rigidity, the 2011 R5 weighs the same as a current R3sl."
100% and 40% stiffer......hummmm........
http://girodilento.com/2011-cervelo-r3-first-picture
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