After seven years, two Ironman World Championship victories, and more than a hundred P2 bikes on the Kona Pier in 2013, Cervélo engineers have ‘created a worthy successor to its classic P2.’ Released to retailers last week, the new P2 is billed as being more rider-friendly than ever, with a wider range of fit options for triathletes.
It features the new P-Series geometry, including sizes ranging from 45cm (650c wheels) and 48 to 61 (700c wheels), providing a broader range of fit. Details include a Cervélo carbon, aero, rail-adjust seat post with ~75mm of fore/aft adjustment, speced with the widely adjustable Profile Design T2 Wing base bar and T4 Plus aero bar and a 1 1/8” steerer, which allows for a wide range of aftermarket cockpit options.
Cervélo notes that all these fit options allow athletes to get set up quickly and dialled in to get maximum results from their time in the saddle. The new P2 has integrated storage and hydration options including top and down tube accessory mount bosses and an integrated seat post accessory receiver.
Knowing that triathletes are loyal to the brands that they use, these details have been shared with aftermarket manufactures for their product development.
True to its heritage, the new P2 boasts a number of advanced Cervélo aerodynamic features, many borrowed from its top-of-the-line P5 model. These include aero cable management, a dropped down tube that reduces the gap behind the front wheel, flattened down section to decrease wind drag on bottles, and extended seat tube cutout design that more effectively shields the rear wheel.
The ‘future proof cable management system’ is fully compatible with mechanical, hydraulic and electronic components.
The new P2 model is both stiffer and ‘flat-out faster than the classic version’, with no increase in weight. Head tube stiffness increased by 16.4%; bottom bracket stiffness by 6.5%. The new P2 also features the company’s open-standard BBright asymmetric bottom bracket design that significantly improves overall frame stiffness.
“What is really great about the new P2 is how many technologies are crammed into such a value-oriented platform,” said Cervélo’s Senior Product Manager Heather Henderson. “I think it’s great that someone can walk into a bike shop and buy a really affordable bike and feel just as special as someone who bought a P5.”
The new P2 comes speced with Shimano 105 and is available for shipment to retailers now in all sizes.
Phil White and Gérard Vroomen founded Cervélo in 1995 when their design for a new time trial bicycle failed to garner interest from traditional bike industry manufacturers. Today, Cervélo is ‘the largest manufacturer of elite triathlon bikes in the world.’ The brand partners with Ironman World Champion Frederik Van Lierde and other top triathletes, as well as one of the world’s top pro road cycling teams, Team Garmin-Sharp.
Cervélo is recognized internationally as one of the most innovative and fastest growing bike manufacturers. Readers of VeloNews, CycleSport, Inside Triathlon and Slowtwitch (all publications for serious cyclists and triathletes) all voted Cervélo as the #1 brand they intended to purchase in 2011.
