P5 unveiled? (Page 2)

There is a simple solution to this. 

Swim faster so they don't catch you until the run! 

Is that even possible?  I thought that's why people pay so much for a fast bike.  So that people couldn't pass them.  The one with the most expensive bike wins right?  I would think with a bike like that you would barely even have to pedal to get yourself a podium spot!

Good point... then again it would ensure that I would work my @$$ off to make sure that didn't happen. I really don't think my ego could handle getting passed on a bike that likely will cost more then my first and second car.

Glass is half empty!

I imagine all the snerks I GIVE when people pass me on their crappy bikes. Yeah, you may be faster, but I look 10x cooler and the hot chicks have no idea where you finish anyway....

If I said it once, I've said it a thousand times....it's all about how cool you look walking through transition....

I have lots of children how much are do they sell for these days.  Bah I am already not as good as my bike is, owning one of those I would be afraid to take it out of the glass case. 

And now the official email is out:

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I agree, they were ahead of the curve but seemed to have lost momentum, especially with the delay of the P5. I was looking at the SC 9 bike at my LBS. It has just come back from IMAZ and was dirty but with the Zipps on, but still looked like a rocket. Cost as much as one, too. Haven't seen a Shiv in person yet.

I think, assuming the P5 really performs as well as anticipated and the price point is right they will do well. I have no doubt they will pull out all the stops when it comes to marketing. Cervelo is still considered a premium brand, but if they drop the ball that might be it for the company. Lots riding on the P5.

I know they're selling a lot of P2's and P3's right now. I and my 'share the ride buddy' can account for one of each!

Well they now have the superbike price tag, too. Frameset $6k, bikes from $8k.

My new P2 at $1800 is looking better all the time.

Absolutely. The P4 according to the smartest people I know is still the fastest bike right now.

The P5 will be faster. But, as you mentioned, perception is everything. If people think a Specialized Shiv is more better....a wind tunnel diagram ain't gonna sway them. They need to put something out that looks and feels top notch...and that might include making it very expensive. That's part of the perception.....

You really think a Ferrari costs 10x more than a BMW M3? No, but part of the allure, is the knowledge that you know that they know what you paid for it.

I've traveled with my SC.  Yes, there was definitely a learning curve getting it disassembled.  (The amount of disassembly required to get it into a box is not any different from other tri bikes -- wheels off, derailleur off, bars off, seat and post off -- but the method is not what you'd e familiar with from other bikes.)  So, the first time I did it, it took a while, and several looks at the manual.  The second time, it was fairly quick.