The fastest gravel bike? Cervelo Aspero Review
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Dave gives you his thoughts on Cervelo's first foray into the gravel bike market. The Aspero is designed to be a racebike but should you buy it?
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It's really nice how your reviews are short and quite on point. I don't think there's more to be said about this bike. Thanks!
Ride the Aspero for one year now. Its a great fast bike and i have no problems at all. I like the frame geometry its like a sport car and feels very save if you ride high speed on cross/gravel trails and of course on tarmac - great quality too - i love it...
One of a tiny handful of dropped seat stay bikes that's actually pretty. Very pretty, in this case. The mudguard, rack & dynamo headlight incompatibility is an issue. So much so I'd never consider it. But it is a beauty, no question.
Nice review could you include the bike rider weight maximum. A lot of gravel bikes where adopted by us heavier guys as winter bikes for the comfort and larger tyre volume. Unfortunately the bike manufacturers are fitting component with a maximum combined bike and rider weight of 100 to 110kg which means if your 90 to 100kg in body weight and carry two bottles you invalidate your warranty.
Soo cool to have people like you: sharp and precise reviews! Just a wish now... hesitating between a Mason Bokeh2 and Cinelli Zydeco King. The former has great reviews... the latter not a single one. Please, review the Cinelli. I would be grateful :-)
We haven't had a Cinelli in for a while but Dave told me that he loved the Bokeh so much that he nearly bought one himself. He says it was that good
Love this honest review. Are you guys going to review the new Ridley Kanzo Fast??
We can certainly look into it!
where do we start? any bike without SRAM would be a good start
you should give sram a try not clumsy like shimano or shit like campy
@@jarrodspeed532 it's much easier to get low gearing with sram. You can change the crankset for a rival and get a 32t direct mount chainring. Lowest I've seen on GRX is 38t
Any thoughts on this bike vs. a Santa Cruz Stigmata? I've demo'd both and they both felt felt like rocket ships compared to the Salsa Journeyman I'm currently riding. I am looking for something zippier and more of a road bike but that can also (somewhat handle) the gnarlier terrain that the Salsa can handle. Thanks for your review
I know it's not gravel, but don't forget, Stuart O'Grady won a pretty bumpy race called Paris Roubaix on a Cervelo.
im 177cm tall w an inseam of 77. what size should i get?
Thanks for the review. How would it compare to the 3T Exploro ? You mention in the video that the 3T Exploro would be even faster. The 3T Exploro is quite versatile though. So what your view ? Many thanks !
Hello, one question. I'm to buy a gravel bike either the Cervello Aspero or the Pinarello Grivel. Since both bike are fast and you tested both of these. What will be your recommendation base on perfomance, not price?
Thank you.
The Cervelo scored and 8/10 in our review process while the Pinarello scored a 7 but you can read both reviews if you want some more info to help your decision
road.cc/content/review/263203-pinarello-grevil
road.cc/content/review/266758-cervelo-aspero-force-etap-axs-1-disc
@@roadcc thank you, I really appreciate it.
I am building a bike i am 6.1 what size wheels this bike have there.
If the Aspero is a "serious racing" bike, why do they offer crappy DT Swiss 370 hubs on the $6k offering?
Car... oups, Bikewow style of final recommendation 😊 I really like it 👍
You mention other gravel bikes fit for bikepacking. I need one that can have a rear rack/baggage carrier. Could you recommend one?
There are several options: Conway, Cube, Orbea... it's hard to choose without testing.
Checkout the Tailfin rack - no need for rack mounts and it looks super strong and light
Not for £2,699 i won't
5.999€ for this model 👌🏽
Isn't this the cheapest Cervelo?
anyone knows the name of those bottle cages?
Can I turn this bike into a road bike ?
By just adding road tires , And how well do you guys think it will perform on the road ?...
You certainly could as it is a bike designed for racing. In this specific build we had a single chainring at the front so depending on your preference you might want to make a change to that
So Dave. If you had 2500 ish to spend on a gravel what's the smart choice. A good do it all. Happy to commute but also keen to race cx or gravel
ribble cgr
david young good question, and I think the next bike I’m going to share on here soon could be a fine candidate...
Such a tease Dave
Are tools included?
How is the sizing? Looks like the 56 is a 575 top tube. Maybe size down to a 54?
Did you watch the entire video? 😉 Dave says; "Yes the Aspero does indeed have a long 575mm top tube on the size 56cm, but a KEY detail with the new bike is a lesson Cervelo has taken from modern mountain bikes, in combining a longer top tube with a shorter stem, so you get good steering with a good fit. So the position was very good for me."
this or pinarello Grevil??
Which actual model is that again? The top one? Force eTap?
Watch the Video.
Great review. Whats the rider height/inseam and frame size?
The frame is a 56cm and Dave is roughly 5 foot 11. I am not going to measure his inseam, find him on social media if you'd like to know that 😅
This bike was really easy to assemble ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
Thank you for a great review although I didn't understand everything and couldn't count on the auto-generated subtitles - as per this snapshot at 5:39: "... yes Russian buyer Civello espera right now you will not be disappointed but if you want more thirsty vodka amounts an extra amount of white packing equipment more comfort and bigger toilets...". :)
Very good point - we're not all 65kg pro's! Although I reckon the reply in this case would be - the Aspero is a gravel race bike, designed for slim ultra fit riders. ...Having said that however, it's primarily the wheels that need to take the weight of a heavier rider and the Aspero would presumably be built stronger than a comparable carbon road bike, given it is designed for aspero (rough) gravel riding. ...Hunt make some excellent SuperDura Allroad gravel wheels with a weight limit of 130kg, which might be an excellent upgrade on the Cervelo Aspero. ...What does everyone else think?
This Biks are way to Expensive
Saddle looks too low there ??
Nope it's perfect :)
I don’t understand the definition of versatility. If you went to a road race on this, with some fast tires you wouldn’t be out of place, unlike if you went on an half mountain bike “gravel bike” with build in suspension and a dropper post. I think versatility can go in different directions then just bike packing.
Why all the pressfit hate? I really don't get it
tack...tack...tack...tack...tack... this is why I started hating press-fit BB :-(
How is this built for speed with that small crankset?
It's looks great, but that's not something I'd take down into the mud and look how stone chips ruin my shiny frame
Fork inserts to change geometry is a copy of solution from polish bike Rondo Ruut.
It looks like an open mold frame tbh, and that fkcued up bb writes it offfor a lot of ppl
Ride one, it's great!
Like the video but I have some grapes : ta gravel bike test is not complete if the bike can take 650b wheels and you don't test that, you talk about the tire clearance as not being much, show that next time please
The whole aero thing is so over hyped and over marketed.
Marketing is painting a fantasy inside the minds of potential customers. This aero fever is something bicycle industry will beat to death, then dig it from the grave and reanimate.
Jonathan Chester which pro team do you ride for?
Jonathan Chester I never said anything about feather weight bikes. Maybe you should learn how to read and then study fluid dynamics engineering. Then feel free to chat. In the mean time you better get ready for the UCI.
Jonathan Chester I know you are but what am I?
You need another 50£ to buy a proper cassette for gravel riding lol
Looks like the Rose Backroad just overpriced AF
Has Cervelo fixed their utterly problematic bb system?
Too much fake news here, they don't have issues. Hambini is smart but he's not always right.
Cervelo should be ashamed for putting their crappy BBRight on this frame instead of the open standard BB386EVO.
Bb386 Evo fits bbright... Read a book
@@sturdyvw Irrelevant. Cervelo's BBRight is a crappy proprietary standard designed to make maintenance more expensive. BB386EVO is an open standard and superior in every way.
My Diverge Expert 2017 has almost the same geometry. With 34c wtb exposure tires i hold several flat Gravel KOM's. Marketing.
Comparing your 2017 Diverge to the Aspero is like comparing a donkey to a race horse.
@@joejoe8948 Calm Down, it´s just a bicycle...
5800 £?Wow with that money i can build a 2 bedroom house with nice materials and solid isolated walls and perfect water proof roof.This is insane.I ride on my bikes every single day but i tell you i will never spend more than 200£ on a bike,but this is me you are welcome to spend a house on a bike.
For 200 you only get a Shit bike but 5800 is 2ay to Expensive
The future shock of Specialized are the future of gravel bikes. . .