GORGEOUS LOOKSHIGH-END SPEC
FAST RIDE QUALITY
CONS
STIFF FOR LONG OFF-ROAD DAYS
MORE SUITED T O W I D E - OPEN GRAVEL THAN TECHY SINGLETRACK
It’s more common to find gravel bikes marketed as do-it-all machines, capable of everything from multi-day bike-packing trips to offbeat, off-road adventures than it is to find them touting increased aerodynamics and a lower weight.
However, in Cervélo’s words the Aspero-5, launched earlier in 2021, is a bike designed to “haul ass, not cargo” and is unashamedly marketed as a racing bike for off-road roadies.
Frame
This design is a melting pot of tube shapes that are distinctively ‘Cervélo’ and drawn from the likes of the Cervélo Caledonia, R3 and S5 – all pedigree bikes in their own right.
Although it hasn’t changed in its looks since the Aspero’s first appearance back in 2019, Cervélo says the Aspero-5 is 32 grams of drag more aerodynamic and weighs 10% less.
While the brand claims there have been savings via the frame’s tube shaping, most of the effiiencies are the result of completely integrated cable routing.
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