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| Availability |
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| The 2010 S3 will be available later this year. Limited quantities of the 2009 S3 are still available at our retailers. View details of the 2009 S3 here. |
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| Introduction |
Thor Hushovd on his S3 during the Tour de France Stage 21
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"I don't think there is any other bike I would buy" - Outside magazine
As the inventor of aero road bikes, Cervélo continues to lead the category. Aero road frames are the most difficult frames to design, as they have to be everything in one: aero, light, stiff, comfortable. Cervélo has worked to optimize this balance between the various requirements since its inception 13 years ago.
For the S3, the engineers at vroomen.white.design used the R3 seatstay technology, rotated the stays 90 degrees and gave them a proper Cervélo aero shape. This reduces the weight, increases the vertical compliance and improves the aerodynamics. Sounds simple, but the structural design is extremely complex, which is why only Cervélo has such stays. The chainstays were also redesigned to optimize aerodynamics. Finally, the new ICS3 Internal CableStops offers another improvement to our cable routing technology.
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| Upgrades from S2 |
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Lighter frame – The S2 is light, the S3 is amazingly light. Aero benefits without a weight penalty when compared to most frames, with the S3 you can have your cake and eat it too.
More aero – The S2 has led the aero road bikes in windtunnel performance until now, the S3’s new seatstays and chainstays make it the newly crowned king.
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| Feature-Benefit-Experience |
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The bike industry loves to talk about features (tube shapes, materials, etc). But a feature is useless without a benefit! Ask yourself, would you prefer a poorly engineered frame made of “Ultra High Modulus carbon” (a feature)? Or an intelligently engineered frame that uses the material to create something lighter, stiffer and stronger (real benefits)?
Even more than benefits, you want experiences. The aforementioned lightness & stiffness may be benefits, but what you really want is the experience of higher performance, through quicker acceleration and better climbing.
This is why we list not only features, but also the accompanying benefits and experiences. To recap:
Product Feature: “Which innovative shape, material or design solution was used on this frame?”
Technical Benefit: “What is the advantage of this shape, material or solution?”
Rider Experience: “How does this feature & benefit change my riding experience?” This usually involves experiencing higher performance or more comfort. Some features also offer an esthetic experience, and although we would never sacrifice performance or comfort for beauty, sometimes you can have it all.
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Rider Experience |
| Razor-thin Aero seatstays |
Super-small cross-section for seatstays reduces weight and increases vertical compliance for the rear wheel. Their aero shape and the reduced frontal area also lower aerodynamic resistance. |
Higher performance as lower weight results in better climbing and acceleration, while the lower drag saves you power in maintaining your speed. The vertical compliance assists in providing comfort. |
| Massive aero chainstays |
The chainstays appear big when looking from above, but what the airflow sees is a shape that is optimized to minimize turbulence and thus lower aerodynamic resistance. |
Higher performance: Lower resistance means you need to generate fewer Watts for the same speed. |
| Oversized bottom bracket |
Big shape and fluent form aligns the carbon fibers with the complex loads in this area for better lateral stiffness (excellent power transmission). |
Higher performance through excellent acceleration and efficient power transfer – no wasted energy. |
| Stealth aero headtube |
Narrowing the section between the bearings reduces the frontal area and thereby the aerodynamic resistance (which is linearly related to the frontal area). |
Higher performance as lower weight and higher stiffness aides climbing, acceleration and sprinting. |
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| TrueAero® |
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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 were 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.
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| Smartwall for Carbon™ |
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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.
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| éRide Test Ride Program |
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You can ride many of the Cervélo bike models and try out the products from other TestTeam partners at our eRide events. In order to be notified when the 2010 éRide schedule is released, please subscribe to our newsletter:
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| Geometry |
The two seattube angles (73 & 76 degrees) can only be obtained with the optional two-position seatpost. With the single-position seatpost, only the 73 degree angle should be considered
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No custom Cervélo is needed even for the most demanding pros, that’s our conclusion after supporting hundreds of the world’s best athletes. The reason we don’t need customs where other bike companies do lies in our unique reach-based geometry. For an exhaustive explanation on why 6 Cervélo sizes fit more people than 12 “normal” sizes, check out our geometry tech presentation.
| 73 Degree Seattube Angle (rear facing 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 | 700c | 72.5° | 68 | 515 | 100 | 547 | 399 | 709 | 502 | 361 |
| 51 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 530 | 120 | 558 | 399 | 729 | 522 | 370 |
| 54 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 545 | 140 | 573 | 399 | 746 | 541 | 380 |
| 56 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 565 | 160 | 593 | 399 | 764 | 560 | 394 |
| 58 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 580 | 180 | 608 | 399 | 781 | 580 | 403 |
| 61 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 592 | 200 | 620 | 399 | 800 | 599 | 409 |
| Note 1: | The standover height is measured to the toptube directly above the bottom bracket. |
| Note 2: | 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. |
| 76 Degree Seattube Angle (forward facing 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 | 700c | 72.5° | 68 | 488 | 100 | 547 | 399 | 709 | 502 | 361 |
| 51 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 502 | 120 | 558 | 399 | 729 | 522 | 370 |
| 54 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 516 | 140 | 573 | 399 | 746 | 541 | 380 |
| 56 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 535 | 160 | 593 | 399 | 764 | 560 | 394 |
| 58 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 549 | 180 | 608 | 399 | 781 | 580 | 403 |
| 61 | 700c | 73° | 68 | 560 | 200 | 620 | 399 | 800 | 599 | 409 |
| Note 1: | The standover height is measured to the toptube directly above the bottom bracket. |
| Note 2: | 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. |
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| Warranty |
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| Every Cervélo frame comes with a limited lifetime warranty for the original owner. For full details on this warranty, please click here. Please note that frames not purchased from an authorized retailer are not covered by any warranty. For a list of authorized retailers, please check our retailer locator below. |
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| Owner's Manual |
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Cervélo's general owner's manual as well as model-specific instructional videos can be found in our Manuals section.
Additional information, as well as fitting information to optimize performance (as opposed to fitting information for safety purposes described in the manual) can be obtained from your Cervélo retailer. |
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| Prices and Specs |
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The S3 is available as a frameset or a complete bike. Your Cervélo retailer can also customize the specifications for you.
| Part | Frameset | SRAM Red | Shimano Dura-Ace Team |
| Fork | 3T Funda TEAM | 3T Funda TEAM | 3T Funda TEAM |
| Headset | FSA IS2C | FSA IS2C | FSA IS2C |
| Seatpost | Cervélo aero SL | Cervélo aero SL | Cervélo aero SL |
| Shift/Brake Levers | | SRAM Red | Shimano Dura-Ace STI |
| Front Derailleur | | SRAM Red | Shimano Dura-Ace |
| Rear Derailleur | | SRAM Red | Shimano Dura-Ace |
| Cassette | | SRAM OG-1070 | Shimano Dura-Ace |
| Chain | | SRAM PC-1070 | Shimano Dura-Ace |
| Brake Calipers | | SRAM Red | Shimano Dura-Ace |
| Crankset | | SRAM Red | Rotor 3D Q-Rings |
| Bottom Bracket | | SRAM Red | Rotor BB1 Ceramics |
| Stem | | 3T ARX TEAM | 3T ARX TEAM |
| Handlebars | | 3T Ergonova TEAM | 3T Ergonova LTD |
| Saddle | | fi'zi:k Arione | fi'zi:k Arione |
| Wheels | | Fulcrum Racing 5 | New Zipp 404 |
| Tires | | Vittoria Rubino Pro Slick | Vittoria EVO Corsa |
| Pricing USD | $4,600 | $7,200 | $11,000 |
| Prices and specification are subject to change without notice. |
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