Founded in 1995, Cervelo is a rising star in the world of cycling, but it's arguably the originator of aero road bikes. Its bikes are both lightweight and top-notch aerodynamic performance, and have been active in major top races all year round. Chinese can be translated as "Saivolo", but more riders like to call it the nickname "Shoot Crooked".
There's a saying that "Cervelo flattened the road bike", and the wind is Cervelo's signature feature. In order to pursue the smallest windward area, windbreakers tend to be relatively flat and full of fighting atmosphere. Pneumatic cars can reduce air resistance by about 5%-10% compared with climbing models at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, and may only have an advantage of less than 1% in terms of comprehensive resistance, but this slight advantage can be turned into a lead of tens of seconds or even a minute or two in long-distance races, which is enough to affect the outcome of the race. However, the weight of the windbreaker is often large, and the comfort is relatively poor, which is not suitable for healthy cycling enthusiasts.
The R&D cost of a wind-breaking bike is much higher than that of other types of bicycles, and unlike some "brain-hole-breaking" manufacturers who only simulate experiments on the computer, Cervelo conducts an average of 3,400 hours of wind tunnel experiments per year. Cervelo is the pioneer of the rear-wheel aerodynamic design, with a curved riser with the same curvature as the rear wheel that "wraps" around the rear wheel to avoid secondary impact on the riser and rear wheel, and an ultra-flat chainstay design that minimizes drag. If you're looking for a timed or triathlon for top speed, the Cervelo P series is one of the best options.
In the large group of cars, the S series focuses on breaking the wind, the R series focuses on lightweight, and the C series focuses on endurance. The highly decorated Cervelo S5 has a high position in the windbreaker and has taken it to the extreme. With the addition of the signature rear wheel air-breaking riser, the biggest impression of the whole car is that it is flat, and the front and rear forks are like vertical blades, which is undoubtedly the highest air-breaking efficiency of this tube design, but it also sacrifices comfort, fortunately, people who choose this car will not care at all. The price of the S5 frame is about 30,000 yuan; The aerodynamic design of the S3 has converged a bit, the rear fork tube type has changed from a blade air breaker pipe to a thin round pipe, and the rear riser has not completely wrapped the rear wheel, the comfort has been improved, and the price of the frame has been reduced to about 20,000 yuan. The climbing RCA and R5 frames are only more than 600 grams, which is considered a featherweight frame, and at the same time has high rigidity, slender and beautiful and certain aerodynamic performance, and has been rated as the best model of the Tour de France many times.