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Cervelo Soloist Team review

  • Price Paid:$0.00
  • User rating:
    (5)
  • Would buy again from this company: Yes
  • Used product for: 3 years 4 months
  • # of logged workouts:

"This bike is a great value. It works well as both a road bike and a TRI bike. It proves that you don't have to go to all carbon to get a great riding bike that will serve you well for years."browncd

(0)

Ease of installation

Bought the frameset new on E-Bay from a Cervelo Dealer at year end clearance. Had LBS build it up with Ultegra drive train except FSA compact carbon crankset. Wheels - Easton Circuit, Handlebars and stem Ritchey WCS.Total cost including framset $1800

(5)

Ease of use

Bought a second seatpost clamp ($19) to switch to foward position for TT/TRI with a second saddle. Also bought a profile design airstryke aerobars. Can be changed from a road bike to a TRI/TT bike in less then 10 minutes. Rides great in either position. Do not need to change anything else to get a good fit.

(5)

Quality of Construction

High level of quality on the frameset. LBS did an excellent job on the build so overall bike is great.

(5)

Fit

LBS helped get a great fit. Made sure I was comfortable in either the road or TRI position

(5)

Comfort

Rides well in either position. Have used it on century rides with no complaint on comfort. The aluminum frame with carbon fork rides fine even on rough roads.

(5)

Adjustability

Easy to setup in either the road or TRI position.

(5)

Durability

Has held up well with over 13000 miles on it in the past three years including 7 triathlons and several Time trials. Also completed 2 centuries and 4 metric centuries

(5)

Value

Great bike for under $2000 and it is like having two bikes for the price of one. Answers the question whether to get a road bike or a TRI bike. It works well as both.

(5)

Appearance

Looks great. Color scheme looks sharp.

(0)

Customer Service

No issues with the frameset so have not had to use Cervelo. LBS has been great, making adjustments and replacing worn parts as needed at same discount as if I had bought entire bike from them

(5)

Performance

Could not have performed any better. I need to improve to get anywhere near the level of performance that the bike is capable of doing.

Strengths

Stiff, light weight frameset that works great as either a road bike or a TRI bike. Comfortable enough to be ridden even on long rides. Great value.

Weakness

None in my opinion. The internal cable routing does result in the bike making some noise on rough roads.

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  • 16 people use
  • 363 workouts logged
  • 15896.44 miles / 879.64 hours logged