Cervelo R5
Climbers and racers who want Cervelo without S5's deep aero cockpit. Soloist is the value race sibling.
Cervelo's lightweight race bike. It does not try to be an S5. Climbing, precise, and still a low WorldTour stack/reach chart.
Climbers and racers who want Cervelo without S5's deep aero cockpit. Soloist is the value race sibling.
Cervelo's lightweight race bike. It does not try to be an S5. Climbing, precise, and still a low WorldTour stack/reach chart.
Racers who want Cervelo geometry without halo pricing. Compare stack/reach to R5.
The mid-tier Cervelo race bike: less exotic than R5/S5, still a race position. A lot of riders' first Cervelo that actually fits like a race bike.
| Measurement | EnigmaExcel 2015 |  CerveloR5 2025 |  CerveloSoloist 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 568 | 568 | 566−2 |
| Reachmm | 392 | 391−1 | 392 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.2 | 73.0−0.2 | 73.0−0.2 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.0−0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 408 | 410+2 | 410+2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 996 | 993−3 | 995−1 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 74+4 | 72+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Excel 56 | R5 56 | Soloist 56 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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