Cervélo is usually associated with high-end bikes and builds, we however took a shine to the most modest of the new Áspero range, this Apex 1 equipped bike at £2,699.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The Áspero Apex 1 comes with a Cervélo designed shorty saddle.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The bike is finished with a smattering of Easton’s EA50 components including this flared gravel bar.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The Áspero can run 700c or 650b wheels, it comes fitted with 700s and 40c Donnelly rubber.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
SRAM’s Apex 1 features the same tech as its higher grade 1x groups constructed more modestly.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Tyre clearance at the rear is decent.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The flagship Áspero with Force 1x AXS is a great looking machine.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The Áspero frame is the same throughout the range.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Although the Áspero comes in 1x Force AXS trim the frame can take a front mech, so is 2x compatibleWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
With only hydraulic hoses to route through the frame on the eTap bike this Áspero looks remarkably clean for a gravel bike.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Cervélo’s Áspero fork uses a switchable insert in the fork to ensure that whatever wheel and tyre size you choose the handling remains constant.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Because of the switchable insert on the fork this Cervélo doesn’t use the RAT fast axle system found on its other disc modelsWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The Áspero Force AXS comes with a racy ProLogo Dimension saddle.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The P5 is Cervélo’s latest TT special with plenty of the lessons learned on the radical P5X implemented here but in a much lighter and more aero package.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The P5 gets a dedicated Cervélo base bar and extension system for maximum adjustabilityWarren Rossiter/Immediate media
The new P5 is all about clean smooth lines and wind cheating abilities.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The extension bars can be adjusted for length, width and angle.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Probably the least aero part of the P5 is this Di2 front mech.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The new P5 is disc brake only.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Cervélo’s S3 almost arrived unannouced alongside the S5, but we think it’s a great looking aero bike with proper all-round ability.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The flush fork integration on the S3 with Cervélo’s own 1AER D5 tubeless-ready carbon wheels.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Cervélo also has its own integrated stem design for the S3.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
ProLogo’s Dimension saddle seems to be a popular choice on 2020 Cervélo’s.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The S3 is UCI approved so we’d expect to see plenty of these being raced in 2020.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
SRAM’s Force AXS carbon chainset is a simpler design than the flagship Red model.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The S3 uses Cervélo’s take on the Focus RAT rapid thru-axle system.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The Sunweb liveried S5 is a great looking machine.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
The model on show was in full team trim.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Cervélo’s S5 has a front end built to cheat the wind.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Cervélo has updated many of its key models for 2020, we’ve chosen the below as our highlights from the range.
The Áspero launched recently, but we thought it was well worth revisiting this exciting speed-orientated gravel machine.
All of the Áspero models are based around the same frame and fork with only specification levels of components and paint differentiating models.
While we do have a very soft spot for the Force AXS 1x bike we rode on the launch, our pick of the bunch is the much more modest Apex 1.
At £2,699 it’s a decently-equipped machine that is centred around that excellent 1,100g frame. When you consider that the Áspero frameset retails for £2,229, the complete bike actually looks like something of a steal.
Cervélo Áspero Force eTap AXS
The flagship Áspero with Force 1x AXS is a great looking machine.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Price: £5,299 / €5,999
The range-topping Áspero comes in at 8.4kg complete with SRAM’s wireless eTap AXS 1x 12 group (36/10-33) and DT Swiss GRC1650 wheels running 40c Donnelly tyres and Easton components.
When we rode it on the launch, we found it to be a blisteringly quick bike that can handle seriously chunky terrain and feels like a fat-tyred R3 on tarmac.
Cervélo Áspero Apex 1
Cervélo is usually associated with high-end bikes and builds, we, however, took a shining to the most modest of the new Áspero range — this Apex 1 equipped bike at £2,699.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Price: £2,699 / €2,999
At the other end of the spectrum is the base model Apex 1, which comes with SRAM’s 1x 11 Apex group (40,11-42), Alex Boondock 7-D tubeless-ready wheels, Donnelly X’Plor 40c tyres and finishing kit from Easton’s alloy EA50 range.
Cervélo S3 Force AXS
Cervélo’s S3 almost arrived unannounced alongside the more showy S5, but we think it’s a great-looking aero bike with proper all-round ability.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Price: £6,199 / €6,999
The radical S5 may have got all of the headlines at launch, but the new S3 crept out under the radar at the same time, and we have to admit to having a real soft spot for its simple lines and clean look, especially when combined with SRAM’s wireless group.
The new bike also gets Cervélo’s new tubeless ready 1AER D5 wheelset. Alongside the new Force model, Cervélo also showed a direct-mount rim brake model for those still looking for traditional brakes.
Cervélo S5 Team Sunweb
The Sunweb livered S5 is a great looking machine.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Price: £N/A
Sitting away from the production bikes, Cervélo also showed off its latest Team Sunweb spec S5, which was still bearing road grime from this summer’s racing endeavours.
You can buy a Sunweb finish S5 frame for £4,299, or the Dura-Ace Di2 bike with Enve SES 5.6’s will set you back £9,799 / $12,000 / €11,499.
Cervélo P5 Time trial Dura-Ace Di2 Disc
The P5 is Cervélo’s latest TT special with plenty of the lessons learned on the radical P5X implemented here but in a much lighter and more aero package.Warren Rossiter/Immediate media
Price: £10,699 / $12,500 / €11,999
The new time-trial P5 is available in two models: an Ultegra Di2 build with DT P1800 wheels or this pure-speed superbike spec with Dura-Ace Di2 and DT Swiss’s latest ARC1100 wheels (62mm deep front, 80mm deep rear).
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Both bikes are finished with Cervélo’s dedicated base bar and extension system up front, and get some neat integrated storage for triathletes along with an aero-assisting bottle.
Approaching two decades of testing bikes, Warren can be found on a daily basis riding and exploring the road and off roads of Wiltshire’s Salisbury Plain in the UK. That’s when he’s not travelling the world to test the latest kit, components and bikes.
