Episode 66 - The Cervélo Caledonia. A Breakdown of Cervélo’s bike for silly rides.
Jan 22, 2022, 03:12 PM
When Cervélo bought out the Caledonia it got a huge amount of attention left, right and centre, and rightly so!
The Caledonia is the bike many keep reaching for when they know the odometer’s going well past the triple-digit mark. Long rides invariably have some smooth tarmac, some junk pavement over backroads, a cutty singletrack connector, and maybe even your own local Strade Bianche sector. So Cervélo built a bike that could take on all of them, do it well, and fit fenders in case the ominous clouds turn into a downpour 130km into your day.
The Caledonia is the bike many keep reaching for when they know the odometer’s going well past the triple-digit mark. Long rides invariably have some smooth tarmac, some junk pavement over backroads, a cutty singletrack connector, and maybe even your own local Strade Bianche sector. So Cervélo built a bike that could take on all of them, do it well, and fit fenders in case the ominous clouds turn into a downpour 130km into your day.
The Caledonia-5 was developed in collaboration with World Tour riders to satisfy the need for a dedicated cobbles bike. Faster handling isn’t necessarily better— they engineered the handling based on the specific use-case. In this case, it’s Roubaix. Roubaix is harder on bikes than any other race on the calendar, and there’s zero margin for error. Cervélo increased the rear center, lowered the BB, and increased the trail. The handling is still fast, but they've added stability.
Modern road riders are looking for bikes to handle long-distance, high pace, no limits, and offer maximum fun. By placing lower modulus carbon in key areas to mitigate the brittleness of hi-mod fiber—the Caledonia delivers performance, comfort, and speed. Oh, and you can fit a 34mm tire in there. Or 31mm with fenders.
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Attacus Cycling,
Cervélo,
Lazer Helmets,
Shimano,
Schwalbe Tires,
Parcours Wheels,
Aerocoach,
Sungod Eyewear,
Tailfin Cycling
I've also set up a Patreon if you'd like to help support the channel for less than the price of a fancy London coffee and croissant: https://www.patreon.com/chrishallrides
https://www.chrishallrides.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrishallrides
https://twitter.com/chrishallrides
BUY SOME ZERO LEMON MERCH: https://www.zero-lemon.com/
The following companies (that you'll see in my content) support me either financially or with free stuff, so huge thanks to these guys for helping me with the challenges I take on
Attacus Cycling,
Cervélo,
Lazer Helmets,
Shimano,
Schwalbe Tires,
Parcours Wheels,
Aerocoach,
Sungod Eyewear,
Tailfin Cycling