Cervelo Aspero 5 gravel bike goes full aero racer
First seen under a winning Marianne Vos, the new Cervelo Aspero 5 gravel race bike is now official. Cervelo has leaned strongly on the aero angle, claiming it to be the fastest of its direct competitors (we’re yet to confirm what brands that includes, but 3T and Factor are established options in the aero gravel space). It joins the more affordable Aspero released last year.
With official room for 45 mm tyres and a frame that meets UCI approval, it reads more like a new cyclocross bike than some of the latest big-rubber gravel bikes. Still, it proves a segmenting of gravel, where narrower tyres may still be best for the UCI’s tarmac-laden approach to gravel racing, or at least, to how many use a gravel bike.
Available in six sizes, the bike features downtube storage, a T47 threaded bottom bracket, can be set up with a front derailleur, and has a UDH. Like before, the Aspero 5 is Cervelo’s most premium gravel model, with framesets at US$5,500, and complete bikes starting from US$8,700 (with SRAM Force AXS E1). Escape’s tech editor, Dave Rome, has one of these in the workstand mid-assembly. More to come.
