2008 Cervelo R3 Bicycle

The R3 has incredible durability and a full lifetime warranty to match.This is the primary road and climbing bike for the top professional onTeam CSC, the same bike used by them in the Tour de France. The ridequality is remarkable: The blend of stiffness and ride comfort is soimpressive it feels like science fiction. This is the bike used on themost difficult climbs in the major stage races like the Tour de France(not a custom, one-off version of the frameset only available to thepros) and the bike that has also won two Paris-Roubaix bicycleclassics, the notorious Hell of the North known for its awful roads andcobblestones. The current R3 may be the only stock bike available forsale to the public that actually won Paris Roubaix. Previous ParisRoubaix wins (before the R3 won the event two years running) were doneon custom, one off, highly modified bikes. Paris Roubaix was won(twice) on a stock R3 frameset.

The R3 uses unique technologiesand frame designs such as Cervelos Sqouval shaped down tube whichpartially accounts for the bizarre mix of comfort and stiffness. Thisis the first time in the bike industry the most comfortable road bikewe sell is also the stiffest road bike we sell. Another factor in theR3s amazing ride is the proprietary R3 seat stay. These flat, leafspring like molded carbon fiber seat stays hover over the massive,girder like chain stays and work together to make back of the bike feelsoft while it remains rigid. Like many Cervelo design cues this hasgone on to become a much immitated (but never copied) feature.

The R3 uses an oversized seat post and seat tube for additional comfort, durability and stiffness.

TheCervelo R3 is one of very few real, top professional bikes we can own.This is the actual frame the guys on CSC are riding. If you are lookingfor a no compromise, super high end road frame the R3 may be thestrongest candidate.