2008 Cervélo P3 Carbon - Competitive Cyclist

When Team CSC's Dave Zabriskie rode the fastest-ever time trial in the history of the Tour de France, it was for a lot of reasons. For starters, he's a TT specialist who trains all-but-exclusively to fine-tune his fitness specifically for the discipline. The equipment on his bike is hand-picked to reduce aerodynamic and mechanical drag -- from the Zipp deep cross-section wheels to the ceramic bearings in his FSA bottom bracket to the waynarrow and low orientation of his Vision Tech aero bars: Every choice was inspired by his fixation on making himself invisible to the wind.

Cervélo P3 Carbon was a substantial advantage in his favor as he averaged 54.676 kph (that's 34.17 mph!) for nearly 20km. Every tube of the P3 Carbon has been sculpted to accomplish two things: Reduce drag and increase stiffness. If your goal is to build the very fastest TT bike money can buy, the choice is quite simple. Zabriskie's Tour record is evidence of this, as is Fabian Cancellara's back-to-back victories in the World Championship Time Trial, again proving the primacy of the P3 Carbon as the world's ultimate TT frameset.

Air flows over the P3 Carbon and hardly knows the frame is there. The headtube is a thin shape that complements the CCS (Constant Cross Section) seat tube. From its intersection with the top tube all the way down to where it meets the BB, the seat tube has a profile optimized throughout its length to promote a horizontal airflow that dramatically decreases drag. The curved, cut out seat tube works together with your rear wheel to decrease turbulence and drag. The thin seatstays are built with the same philosophy: It's not just a matter of making them aero; rather, it's having them work hand-in-hand with a spinning rear wheel to channel the airflow with minimum disruption across the rear half of the bike. The Cervélo Wolf carbon fiber fork and the Cervélo Aero carbon fiber seatpost are two other important components of the P3 Carbon tailored with aerodynamics foremost in mind.

The P3 Carbon brings other assets to your TT. It has an oversized, hollow BB shell to give it the ultimate in drivetrain stiffness. If you're doing races 40km in length or shorter and you're choosing to push big gears, the blistering power you're putting into the crankset is the worst force your bike will ever face. The design of the drivetrain area keeps the P3 Carbon flex-free. None of your power will go wasted. And if you're riding on a hilly course, you'll be grateful for the light frame weight you get from the P3 Carbon thanks to its high-modulus carbon construction.

The P3 Carbon comes with a two-position aero seatpost that allows you to choose between a 75 degree and 78 degree seat angle. It's available in 6 sizes between 48cm-61cm. The 48cm is a 650c wheel size, sizes 51cm-61cm come in 700c only. It is available in White w/Black highlights, and in White/Black/Red.

	Frameset	Record / Chorus	Centaur / Dura Ace	Ultegra SL / Red	Force / Rival
2008 Cervélo P3 Carbon Pricing
P3 Carbon	$3300	5892 / 5490	5010 / 5495	4759 / 5451	4960 / 4705

2008 Cervélo P3 Carbon Geometry

	Size	Top Tube	Head Tube	Head Tube Angle	Seat Angle	Standover
75 Degree Seat Tube Angle (rear facing seatpost position)	48	51.4	11.0	72.0	75.0	71.6
	51	53.5	9.0	72.5	75.0	74.6
	54	55.7	10.5	72.5	75.0	76.2
	56	57.3	12.5	72.5	75.0	78.0
	58	58.9	14.5	72.5	75.0	79.9
	61	60.4	17.5	72.5	75.0	82.8
78 Degree Seat Tube Angle (forward facing seatpost position)	48	49.0	11.0	72.0	78.0	71.6
	51	51.0	9.0	72.5	78.0	74.6
	54	53.0	10.5	72.5	78.0	76.2
	56	54.5	12.5	72.5	78.0	78.0
	58	56.0	14.5	72.5	78.0	79.9
	61	57.4	17.5	72.5	78.0	82.8

2008 Cervélo P3 Carbon Pricing

2008 Cervélo P3 Carbon Geometry