A REALLY NICE BIKE FOR THE PEOPLE!! 2023 CERVELO SOLOIST

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@GCPerformance18 Год назад

This bike really did blow me away with pricing, I know a lot of you are gonna say what a rip off, but these type of bike specd with these components and those wheels is like 8-10 thousand now, we havnt seen bike prices like this since before 2020 right before covid. was nice to see this again, and hats off to cervelo for a nice bike for every rider out there!!!

@bcovi Год назад

What is the difference between soloist and the caledonia 5? Both seem to have very similar frame geometry’s and both seem to be around the same price point

@chrisvanbuggenum871 Год назад

Is it heavier than an equivalent spec'd Tarmac?

@jamilcostley1 Год назад

@@bcovi geometry on the soloist is more aggressive

@jegerm6752 Год назад

@@chrisvanbuggenum871 from what I read on the internet, the frame and fork are lighter than non-Sworks SL7, but the full bike is heavier. Probably due to heavy components.

@chrisvanbuggenum871 Год назад

@@jegerm6752 ahh ok. Cuz i saw on bike radar the 56 or 58cm size full bike was pretty heavy. It really put me off.

@mpad680 Год назад

Broooo! U are the man! Thank you for posting this video. It inspired me again as I have it on order with ultegra Di2. I’m just starting out so this came at the right time. Don’t let the people in the comments take away your joy of making these videos. Keep ‘em coming my man! Put that video up of the velobuild dogma man. I’ve been waiting! How does it ride?

@hedhadwill210 Год назад

Looks like a crossover between a R5 and their previous "S-series" of bikes (not their S5's). Glad Cervélo is trying to find ways to trickle down their tech at a (somewhat) affordable price. Hope yhey come out with frame only versions soon, so people can collect parts! Good video GC!

@breddary Год назад

The most NON Cervelo guy here; I approve of this machine. I'd rock it as is !

@croccofanto Год назад

I think that, that type of integration is the best one. One can buy what ever stem one likes and still integreat and have a clean bike

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

same here, and coming from experience working on the tarmac sl7system it makes doing fits and also lowering stems a breeze and doesnt make the consumer drop off the bike for a whole day

@yonglingng5640 Год назад

This is the only integrated internal routing format I accept: Two-piece cockpit + no internal routing for the stem. The shift and brake lines just need to hide from the wind, not the mechanic, just like the early 2010s S5's rear rim brake.

@danielbiederman5408 Год назад

Cervello and Trek launching new road bikes with 105 mechanical. Would like to see Specialized add this groupset to existing bikes. Not paying $5,500 for Tarmac SL7 Comp.

@immikemx Год назад

Nice! If I was in the market for a ew bike right now I would put this one on my short list for sure

@41laureen Год назад

This is amazing! Loving it.

@Lotustro Год назад

Wonder if it would make a good gravel bike as well

@NomadFilmmaker305 Год назад

Love it! ❤

@darrenbarlow5759 Год назад

I was like who's that dude in the background, then I realized it was your reflection 😂 Nice bike!

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

yea I saw this after the video and I hate it!!! you know how eveyrone hates the sound of there own voice, well this is that but on steriods lol

@darrenbarlow5759 Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 😂😂😂 No biggie bro. Flush it and move on 🙏

@mikep277 Год назад

Do you think this would make a great all rounder , endurance & racer depending on tire choice , I really love this over the Roubaix , thanks for your opinion 🤘🏼🚴🏽🤘🏼

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

yes that is why they designed this bike, to be able to have to do everyhtnig, can climb can compete with the aero gains but also a little more upright then the s5 as well

@U.s.e.r.3493 Год назад

Great looking bike tbh

@3mvious Год назад

Can you do a video of the aspenglow 105 Soloist model

@Alejandro_BoniIIa Год назад

Sick bike

@LOGICAL-JAY Год назад

I just sold my 2021 matte black cervelo caledonia ultegra..this would be a nice replacement...lol

@richardchen1147 Год назад

Looks like an old giant propel

@jefflarson4221 Год назад

Excellent review 🇺🇸 my daughter just got a 48cm with 105 mechanical. Cool machine 😎

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

That is a rally nice model and a great value there, same frame just nice proce for the compoentns

@angela-onesroman8873 Год назад

Love this, let Cervelo be the one's to set a new trend of reasonable prices ... 🙏

@jeron1847 Год назад

They don't, they sell this bike mechanical 105 for €4299. Ultegra €5399, 105 Di2 €5799. Cervelo has always been known for expensive bikes and this is no exception whatever the video makes you believe.

@Shadowboost Год назад

@@jeron1847 mechanical 105 here in the US is 3400 dollars. There's nothing carbon and aero that's comparable on the market

@BrianS.-mz2ub Год назад

Trek Domane and Edmonds are $3,350 and the Giant TCR is $3,000.

@ernestoechevers4741 Год назад

So now that 6k+ heavy as hell bike is bad ass and a deal 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 btw looks like a bianchi aria its a common bike more comuter or gravel than a road racing bike

@martinabade Год назад

Great review !! The bike looks great! What do you think it’s better as one bike do it all (racing, group rides, climbing) Scott rc addict 10 or cervelo soloist w/force ????

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

the scott addict is such a nice bike and I love the look ofr the addict more but both bikes are more then capable of doing everything you want to

@martinabade Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 I’m coming from the Scott addict 20 (not the rc) that I bought from your brother a few months ago… it was nice but a bit sluggish, I don’t want to lose compliance for long ride / gran fondos races. But also I understand that aero it’s importan . That’s why I’m also looking on something a bit aero

@universe-juice Год назад

Wow, cervelo made a real bike!!! I want one 🤯

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

They really stuck by less is more and made an outstanding bike

@yonglingng5640 Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 I'd take this over any S-Series any day! Hell, I can run a longer stem thanks to the shorter reach, something I can't do on most other models! XD

@prt1226 Год назад

Niiiiiiiice!!!! 😮

@KGrant88 Год назад

I like. Very nice package.

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

It came out nice

@Smokalatexter77 Год назад

So glad they brought the soloist back! This IS the very best for your buck around.

@LifeCycle1978 Год назад

Agreed. The price (still high but that’s where we are these days) is the best on the market for what you get.

@TheMASDrummer Год назад

Suprise suprise, a triangle with wheels and a gear can do it all

@cecilordono6326 Год назад

This is Cecil and I approved this message.

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

hahahah thanks cecil

@yuechen416 Год назад

How tall are the rims?

@nationsnumber1chump Год назад

Dope

@nationsnumber1chump Год назад

My bike new was 7k, so these bikes really are cheap considering inflation. The problem is that I cant justify that cause I spent 1k on it 5 years old and heavily used. At least they last forever 🤷‍♂️

@TheSocialWakeUpCall Год назад

I have the chance to choose between the soloist and 2020 cannondale supersix hi mod. Both bikes comes with same component and cost. Which one do you suggest/recommend?

@yonglingng5640 Год назад

Unless you like having your head tube constantly repaired after (almost) every tumble, do NOT go for the SuperSix EVO. Reason being, the steer stop at the fork crown that strikes the inside of the head tube. Earlier iterations have it the worst. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9u4_Ep8JbY8.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JKSfHJWNbgc.html

@mpad680 Год назад

Soloist

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

soloist all day

@TheSocialWakeUpCall Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 what about comparing with 2022 canyon ultimate cf slx and the new 2022 giant propel adv Pro?

@Shadowboost Год назад

@@TheSocialWakeUpCall Propel, but don't think you're going to find any at this price point

@markwright8030 Год назад

Great Bike for a great price. No doubt it will be flying out the bike shops. Good job with the video 👍🚴‍♂️👍🚴‍♂️

@andrewcockburn7484 Год назад

Looks like the new Propel. (Which I like).

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

it is just a really simple and nice looking bike

@Shadowboost Год назад

I like the Propel other than the ISP. and the price. Not in the same bracket as this

@johnkasza2315 Год назад

18 ilbs for a 51 cm for $7000...my size would be 19 lbs..!!! Come on really?

@Shadowboost Год назад

You look at what disc brake bikes weigh? This is the same weight as the 15000 dollar S5. There are aero disc brake bikes that are lighter, but not at this price

@MarkLRandall 5 месяцев назад

Just lose two pounds, and then it'd be 17. A lot cheaper that way.

@danbanham728 Год назад

Nice video thanks, I have to say that's actually quite a nice bike, I've not really looked at Cervelo before and this does look nice with a good spec, that paintwork is lovely. The saddle rails appear to be manganese not titanium. Also manganese is just a trace element they add to steel.. so really the saddle has steel rails :-). Nice bike though. I like.

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

thanks so much, and manganese? I have never seen thta in bicycle rails, usualy titanium or chromoly

@danbanham728 Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 Agreed, in your vid at 08:49 it shows the saddle rails made from manganese, which I think is marketing fluff from Cervelo. Manganese is actually essential when adding to iron ore to turn it into steel and reduces the brittleness of steel and adds strength. If the rails just said Steel people would think ooh heavy but Manganese rails... sounds expensive!! lol. I agree titanium would have been better but I guess there is a balance of weight and cost. I'm thinking these frames must be made by Giant as the Orbea Orca M20iLTD looks very similar and can be specced with Sram or Ultegra and £6500, probably the same bike made in the same factory just a different paint job.

@adaml5473 Год назад

looks a lot like the new allez to me

@lilth501 Год назад

Did he mentioned the weight of the bike?

@akcalder92 Месяц назад

I really want one

@GCPerformance18 Месяц назад

they look so awesome when built right

@galenkehler Год назад

25mm internal rim width is a mtb rim lol

@CGorman68 Год назад

I’ve been riding 25mm internal on Zipp 303 firecrest and it’s been awesome. 28mm 5000S TRs fit perfectly flush with the rim.

@cosinus_square Год назад

Completely agree, don't understand the logic behind running wide tyres on the road at all

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

lmaoI know, I dont understand this, they are forcing out of skinny tires

@BrewsAndBraaps Год назад

Recall coming soon

@raycox3088 Год назад

How long does it take to make one of these frames?

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

I have no ideam, that would be a question for cervelo

@rkbllc Год назад

Quoting Henry Ford "You can have any color you want as long as it's black. I can remember when bikes used to be pretty.

@BrianMcDonald Год назад

I'm doing a frameset build of one of these in black and I'm going to try to wind up with a better bike for the same cost (of the 6800 force tier) sourcing parts on my own and building it up myself.

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

nice!!! best of luck there are deals out there

@BrianMcDonald Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 I got some good ones for sure just waiting for a potential deal on the crankset and front mech but so far the only thing my bike won't have is a power meter because I don't know if I want to get power pedals instead. I'll post all the progress in the discord

@chm2 Год назад

What is deal with that valve stem!

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

ribbed for here pleasure

@BulletJS Год назад

0:39 2:56 3:14 you should only say "without further ado" once 🤣

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

hahahhaha fuck me, when I dont do the bike reviews I get rusty and I forget how much I hate public speaking

@sw6493 Год назад

How is this bike different from the Caledonia?

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

Caledonia is more of an endurance performance bike, where it focuses on long time in the saddle, endurance riding, where as this Soloist is more of an all around do everything bike with some aerodynamic benefits to it

@DanTuber Год назад

18.1 lb = 8.2kgs

@2552legoboy Год назад

ooof kinda heavy?

@Eramsay121 Год назад

I have a 10 year old CAAD that weighs less

@jegerm6752 Год назад

Yeah it’s kinda heavy, but cervelo use heavy components here, like the stem, the alloy handlebar, the saddle clamp, seatpost wedge, etc. The 8.2 kg weight is surprising because the frameset is 920g, and the fork is 360g, and the wheelset is around 1300-1400g. Built properly, I think the full bike should be around 7.5 kg with pedals and garmin mount. Then again, they’re targeting the midrange price point, so I guess they did cut corners here and there?

@johnkasza2315 Год назад

@@jegerm6752 Sram force is super heavy-- $7000 to me is not midrange

@jegerm6752 Год назад

@@johnkasza2315 It's not, and that's why it's disappointing Cervelo still decided to cut corners with the components on this bike. The 105 di2 version is $5200 and comes with a non-series Shimano crankset, fulcrum rims, and selle italia model X saddle, which are all low end components.

@manutavano Год назад

lol 7k "for the people"

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

they make a full mechanical 105 version for 3400...... but lemme guess you would bitch about that too

@manutavano Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 LMAO. I know they do but you didn't call that one "for the people", you did it with the 7k one instead and guess what, that's what I pointed out

@rcweekends9370 Год назад

@@manutavano He's a baby that owns a shop. I said baby because he had a baby response to you. Not a professional shop owner. You have a real point thats been a real discussion with cyclist around the world. This is on Boca Raton Fl. one of the Highest income per capita in the US. So this type of personality is the norm

@manutavano Год назад

@@rcweekends9370 meh... I don't think he meant to be rude or anything. From other comments that he's responded to in the past he seems to be quite a sensible guy and he's probably just mad cause he realizes he doesn't have anything that's actually *fairly* priced to sell, but it's not his fault

@rcweekends9370 Год назад

@@manutavano Yea, you're right. I've lived in that area for a number of years. Those bikes priced at that price sell. He seems to forget that even 3400 for a mechanical 105 is truly ridiculous. Especially for someone starting out in the sport. The bike prices are leaving "for the people" bikes behind.

@franciscoalmonte6953 10 месяцев назад

👍🏼

@GCPerformance18 10 месяцев назад

Thank you

@nothingmoves Год назад

a cross between the R5 and S5....it's called the S3!

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

hahahha

@olivierhiers4224 Год назад

RS5 so still top tiered 🙂

@Wanna_be_strong82 Год назад

What is the price? Sounds like you say sixthousandhundreddollars?

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

6800

@vitskr1 Год назад

8600 euro in europe for this model...

@MCLRTR Год назад

My question is: Why is ist so freaking heavy? 🤯 Mu Aluminium Gravel Bike weighs 19 pounds. I just don’t get ist…

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

fat wheels sram force and also thick wheels

@willwilling4728 Год назад

Do you think the Soloist will be the bike of the year?

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

I don’t know yet. It’s a great bike for consumers but still believe it or not a lot of big companies have not released there bike models for the year yet. I still have not seen a dealer catalogue for specialized or Scott

@pablod3734 Год назад

8:37 🤔 sorry … what you mean you can also run it mechanical ?

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

Mechanical group set like 11 speed shifting

@Spartan_-du9wi Год назад

Cervelo is a nice looking bike. Take look at Hambini for cervelo info. No Bueno

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

they made a threaded b

@MarkLRandall 5 месяцев назад

Hambini is overrated. He's trolling for clicks. You could find a problem on any bike brand, does NOT mean each one they make is junk.

@kcchiok Год назад

S3 on diet

@MrLeovdmeer Год назад

he says the price so fast and blurred you can hardly hear it is a 6000 dollar bike. Not really a bike for the people.

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

6800

@peatyblinders92 Год назад

Last time I checked a “bike for the people” usually consists of a 105 or Ultegra specced machine around the £2000-£3000 mark. Cervelo markup on prices is ludicrous they are up there with the likes of Colnago, Bianchi and Pinarello for barristers elitist who believe the negligible gains in weight make them Mark Cavendish on the flats. Shocking take

@SPLSE Год назад

This bike is also available as a 105 as well. When was the last time you checked?

@Shadowboost Год назад

Huh? The 105 mechanical goes for 3400 USD. I don't know of a competitor race bike at this price point

@boNOOBod Год назад

Looks nice but it WILL have BB issues. It's a Cervelo afterall.

@universe-juice Год назад

Nope, it's thread fit. Believe it or not, they thought of that. Alert the media 😲

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

they made it threaded fit to try and stop and get ahead of that situation

@yonglingng5640 Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 Isn't it BBRighT-47?

@jamessankey01 Год назад

I have a 2006 Cervelo Soloist Carbon. Threaded BB. Bike has been through horendous races, crashes, conditions. No squeaks or noises. Rides like new. When I service the BB, it's clean as a whistle inside, which I can't say for any of my other bikes. Looking at you Trek. It's just over 17lbs, but with a much nicer set of wheels than stock.

@SocialMeh Год назад

Did you say sixteen thousanthundred dollars?

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

hahahhaa

@theinnerdreamer7043 Год назад

Skipped over “who is this bike for”

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

lmao why

@1Larriva Год назад

$6,000 not for my kind of people 😅

@Shadowboost Год назад

Then get the $3400 105 mechanical build

@doesitgame Год назад

…so they basically just relaunched a chubbier version of the ‘06 Soloist Carbon? lol

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

yes, it got heavier but look at the speeds that people are doing now compared to what they were doing in the grand tour back in 06, the tech now is far superior and the weight penalty is not doing anything to that, it is giving riders more confidence to go into a corner faster speeds or descend because they know how the bike will brake quicker as well...... the aero qualities yes are heavier but far weigh out the penalty of weight

@quantumdecoherence1289 Год назад

It's called disc brakes. That's the reason bikes are pigs these days. This thing would be two pounds lighter with rim brakes but the shit bike industry has convinced bike geeks they need disc brakes when most people don't and pros hate them for a reason. Expensive to maintain, a pain in the ass to service, heavy af, and squeak like a stuck pig. No thanks.

@doesitgame Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 I’d be willing to bet that the original Soloist Carbon…or even the original Soloist…with a basic pair of internally routed bars is within margin of error of this for CdA.

@AB-st7tr Год назад

Horrible cables into the head tube

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

lmao it can be made much more cleaner

@ozgurinsan Год назад

$ 6000 for people? come on.....

@yonglingng5640 Год назад

There's a $3,400 spec running 105 R7020.

@Konzuug Год назад

@@yonglingng5640 isn't that the frame only haha?

@yonglingng5640 Год назад

@@Konzuug The frameset costs less than this, in the mid 2,000s I remember. It's listed on their website. But yes, it's still not cheap.

@Konzuug Год назад

@@yonglingng5640 just checked Europe prices and the frame is already 3700

@yonglingng5640 Год назад

@@Konzuug Yikes...

@chrisvanbuggenum871 Год назад

Just wish they didn't call it the soloist. My reason: its kinda more like a tarmac than a Venge to compare it to specialized, and the original Soloist was more like the Venge, it inspired all the aero bikes.

@mikebrewer1346 Год назад

It's all subjective but looking at the original Soloist now I think it actually looks more like this than the Venge. For the day it looked radically aero, not so much now.

@chrisvanbuggenum871 Год назад

@@mikebrewer1346 you might be right, I'm going off my memory, the soloist was the bike i really wanted in the day. It looked crazy aero, like a modern TT bike, but it probably would look tame these days.

@chones_ Год назад

*for the people who can spend $7k on a bike.

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

yes

@angruwasp8782 Год назад

I prefer the original over this

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

I really ejnojyed this bike

@angruwasp8782 Год назад

I've rebuild a Cervelo Solutions 2006. It weights 6,95kg with pedals, bottle cages and a computer mount. It cost me roughly 3580€. It has 60mm deep section weeks and is not noticeably less stiff than my 17000€ Cervélo S5 disc 2019 at 7,3kg. This new bike is a mere shell of the original.

@angruwasp8782 Год назад

I forgot to mention that mine is a 51cm frame also.

@zacharyerskine4277 Год назад

Why not just build your own bike. 7 grand us a lot if money if you spend it well on a bike

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

They offer a 105 version for 3400. The sram force alone is 2700, it’s the wheels and group

@ralphmartinez9919 Год назад

Excuse me how much?! $6800? Hahaha. 21 pound bike for $7k !!!! I’m sorry I don’t smoke crack. Buy a specialized allez for 900$ that weighs 19lbs Unless your a lawyer or dentist 🦷. Go waste your money

@quantumdecoherence1289 Год назад

Only the Allez is $3000 now.

@ralphmartinez9919 Год назад

@@quantumdecoherence1289 the entry level allez with claris group set is 900-1k all day brother

@wasupwitdat1mofiki94 Год назад

I ride a bike to stay fit and hopefully insure I live a longer and healthy life. But what kind of retirement am I going to have if I'm broke? Spending thousands of dollars on the bikes today is insane because they are cheap junk that are not engineered to last long at all which means you would have to make that investment several times throughout you lifetime. I'm guessing 40 to 50 K overall. That's a lot of money you could have put into your retirement fund.

@quantumdecoherence1289 Год назад

Then get a Walmart bike. What are you, our financial advisor?

@wasupwitdat1mofiki94 Год назад

@@quantumdecoherence1289 WTF? It's just a comment. I thought this forum was made for people to be able to do that. Why you got to lash out at me? Jerk.

@Shadowboost Год назад

You're going through 15 bikes in your lifetime? Maybe if you crash a lot. The carbon frame will outlast you if maintained properly

@wasupwitdat1mofiki94 Год назад

@@Shadowboost You wish. I have had lots of carbon components fail and a couple of carbon bikes. Failed and not from crashing! Fact. Never had a metal component or metal bike fail. I don't believe you are a cyclist.

@ivanboesky1520 Год назад

More cheaply fabricated and silly priced sweatshop made cookie cutter disposable junk. 😀

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

my man snapped!!!

@mitchellmtb7202 Год назад

Crapvelo

@GT-sc5sk Год назад

Yeahhh …NOT.. the bike is overpriced BS from plastic, it’s pain in the ass to adjust because of cables, disc-brakes are still bad, bike is to heavy .. How much they pay you to do commercial on this BS.. A enthusiastic rider need Alu road bike with rim brakes

@GCPerformance18 Год назад

dah fuck, nothing I dont get paid for these

@GT-sc5sk Год назад

@@GCPerformance18 really , then I can not follow your logic recommending Ferrari as day by day car for normal driver or newbie’s..beside that this Ferrari has more cons as pros

@TRUONGSPORT 11 месяцев назад

Relatively easy to assemble ru-vid.comUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA (note that is does not come with tools, so please have a set of hex/Allen keys and Phillips screwdriver handy). The bike weighs 27 lbs fully assembled, which is not bad.A couple quirks about the bike:- left brake lever operates the front brake (something to get used to if controlling the front brake with your right hand is what you usually do)- Shimano thumb shifters for the gears are positioned close to the center. This is a bit of a nuisance because changing gears involved taking your weight from one hand to change gears, a hassle if you are regularly changing gears. However, gear shifters positioned at the drop bars are very expensive compared to thumb shifters, so I can understand, given the price of the bikeBike is otherwise of good quality. Gears change fairly smoothly and fit/assembly is of good quality. A totally competent product for the price.