Cervelo S5
Aero racers. If you want light and conventional, R5; if you want endurance, Caledonia.
The aero Cervelo: V-stem, deep tubes, and a bike that wants to be ridden fast in a straight line and still corners better than its looks suggest.
Aero racers. If you want light and conventional, R5; if you want endurance, Caledonia.
The aero Cervelo: V-stem, deep tubes, and a bike that wants to be ridden fast in a straight line and still corners better than its looks suggest.
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.
Fast road riders who want Orbea aero. Orca if you care more about weight.
Aero Orbea race bike. Deeper tubes than Orca, same size run so many riders can twin the two on stack/reach.
| Measurement |  OPENWI.DE. 2018 |  CerveloS5 2027 |  CerveloSoloist 2022 |  OrbeaOrca Aero 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 586 | 565−21 | 566−20 | 542−44 |
| Reachmm | 402 | 392−10 | 392−10 | 388−14 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 73.5+1.5 | 73.0+1.0 | 72.8+0.8 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 405−20 | 410−15 | 408−17 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1054 | 982−72 | 995−59 | 980−74 |
| BB dropmm | 76 | 70−6 | 72−4 | 68−8 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | WI.DE. L | S5 56 | Soloist 56 | Orca Aero 53 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm |
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