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Cervélo P5 vs Pinarello Bolide F TR
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Key differences
- The Pinarello Bolide F TR starts €999 cheaper (€9,000 vs €9,999 for the Cervélo P5).
- The Cervélo P5 comes in 6 sizes, the Pinarello Bolide F TR in 4.
Cervélo P5
Pinarello Bolide F TR
| CervéloP5 | PinarelloBolide F TR | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Brand | Cervélo | Pinarello |
| Build | P5 Red AXS 1 | Bolide F TR Framekit |
| Build notes | Single-chainring (1x) build. Weight size not stated by Cervélo. | Pinarello does not publish prices. €9,000 is the regular, non-sale retailer price at both Cicli Drigani and Bike-Room. US and UK retailer prices were left out because they differ between shops ($7,600 at RA Cycles, $7,000 at Green Lizard Cycling) or come from a single shop (£8,000 at Bicycle Richmond). The kit includes the frame, fork, integrated MOST bar with extensions and pads, bar tape, aero seatpost and seat clamp. |
| Price (MSRP) | €13,499$14,750£12,000 | €9,000€9,000€9,000 |
| Bike weight | 9.08 kg20 lb | — |
| Model year | 2027 | 2025 |
| Generation | 2024 version | — |
| Launched | 2024-07 | — |
| Discipline | Triathlon | Triathlon |
| UCI legal | Yes | Not stated |
| Verdict (out of 100) | ||
| Overall score | 76 | — |
| Aero | 90 | 84 |
| Frame | 84 | 85 |
| Components | 92 | — |
| Hydration & storage | 70 | 62 |
| Fit | 86 | 55 |
| Practicality | 56 | 62 |
| Price | 53 | — |
| Frame & fork | ||
| Frame material | Carbon | Carbon (Toray T1100 1K Dream Carbon with Nanoalloy) |
| Fork material | Carbon (Bayonet P5 fork) | Carbon (Bolide TR Onda fork with ForkFlap, tapered head tube) |
| Frame sizes | 48, 51, 54, 56, 58, 61 | 450, 485, 520, 550 (seat tube centre-to-centre, mm) |
| Colours | Five Black, Platinum (varies by build and region) | Silver (E391), Electro Red (E390) |
| Also available as | P-Series (lower-priced UCI-legal tri/TT bike with a standard stem interface) | Bolide F TT (UCI time-trial version of the Bolide F) |
| UCI frame approval | Approved 28 Aug 2023 as 'P5, FM148' with fork 'P5, FK148', sizes 48-61 (6), code CERVELO-148 (UCI list version 2026.10.02) | — |
| Compatibility & standards | ||
| Brake type | Hydraulic disc | Disc |
| Wheel size | 700c | — |
| Max tire width | 34 mm | — |
| Bottom bracket standard | BBright | Italian threaded |
| Front axle | 12x100 thru-axle | — |
| Rear axle | 12x142 thru-axle | — |
| Drivetrain compatibility | Sold with Shimano Di2 and SRAM AXS electronic groupsets (1x Red AXS, 2x Force AXS) | — |
| Cable routing | — | Internal |
| Hydration & storage | ||
| Integrated hydration | No | — |
| Hydration details | Ships with a downtube aero bottle (500 ml per Triathlete) and a rear hydration mount; the frame has no internal reservoir. | — |
| Integrated storage | Yes | Yes |
| Storage details | Aero top-tube storage (Smartpak 400 bag) and storage at the stem. | Pinarello describes food storage integrated into the frame and tested in the wind tunnel. RA Cycles places the nutrition compartment in the down tube. |
| Top tube bento box | Yes | — |
| Bottle mount locations | Downtube (aero bottle), behind saddle (seatpost bottle mount), between the arms (BTA mount with angle adjust) | — |
| Behind-saddle mount | Cervélo rear hydration mount (included) | — |
| Fit & adjustability | ||
| Aerobar system | Integrated one-piece EX16 cockpit with Bayonet fork | Integrated custom MOST TT bar (basebar with extensions and pads) |
| Pad stack adjustment range | Up to 40 mm of stack adjustment; basebar sits 10 mm lower than on the previous P5 | — |
| Extension options | Extension tilt adjustable 0-30° in 5° increments | — |
| Seatpost type | Cervélo SP23 carbon aero seatpost | Pinarello aero seatpost with TwinForce titanium-bolt seat clamp |
| Fit notes | Cervélo's online size and setup calculator takes target arm-pad stack, reach and saddle height and returns compatible sizes with the matching riser extension and pad hole settings. | — |
| Aerodynamics | ||
| Manufacturer aero claims | About 1 W faster than the previous P5 frame. Cervélo claims about 5 W total system saving with Reserve 77/88 wheels and 29 mm Vittoria tyres. | — |
| Travel, maintenance & warranty | ||
| Proprietary parts | Bayonet fork and one-piece EX16 front end, SP23 seatpost | — |
| Frame warranty | Limited lifetime warranty on the frame for the original owner (frames bought from 1 Sept 2025, excluding paint and decals); forks, carbon bars, stems and seatposts also lifetime | — |
| Sold via | Through Cervélo retailers | Framekit only, through Pinarello retailers |
| Drivetrain | ||
| Groupset | SRAM Red AXS E1 | — |
| Launched | 2024 · current generation | — |
| Speeds | 12-speed | — |
| Electronic | Yes | — |
| Wireless | Yes | — |
| Drivetrain | 1x | — |
| Shifters | SRAM AXS Blip controllers (bar-end and satellite) | — |
| Crankset | SRAM Red 1x AXS E1 Power Meter | — |
| Chainrings | 50 | — |
| Crank length | 160 (48-51) / 165 (54-56) / 170 (58) / 172.5 (61) | — |
| Power meter | SRAM Red AXS E1 Power Meter | — |
| Launched | 2024 · current generation | — |
| Type | Integrated in crankset | — |
| Bottom bracket | SRAM DUB Ceramic | — |
| Standard | BBright | — |
| Bearings | Ceramic | — |
| Rear derailleur | SRAM Red AXS E1 | — |
| Cassette | SRAM Red XG-1290 E1 | — |
| Range | 10-33 | — |
| Speeds | 12-speed | — |
| Chain | SRAM Red E1 | — |
| Brakes | ||
| Brake calipers | SRAM Red Aero | — |
| Type | Hydraulic disc | — |
| Rotors | SRAM Paceline X | — |
| Mount | Center Lock | — |
| Wheels & tires | ||
| Wheelset | Reserve 77TA (front) / 88TA (rear) | — |
| Front rim depth | 77 mm | — |
| Rear rim depth | 88 mm | — |
| Rear disc wheel | No | — |
| Material | Carbon | — |
| Tubeless ready | Yes | — |
| Hubs | DT Swiss 180 | — |
| Spokes | 24H | — |
| Tires | Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR G2.0 | — |
| Tire width | 29 mm | — |
| Cockpit | ||
| Aerobar system | Cervélo EX16 Triathlon Cockpit (EX16 carbon riser + EX16 extension assembly) | MOST Custom TT bar |
| Integrated with frame | Yes | Yes |
| Pad stack adjustment | Up to 40 mm | — |
| Tilt adjustment | 0-30° in 5° steps | — |
| Material | Carbon | — |
| Notes | — | Basebar with extensions and pads |
| Basebar | Cervélo HB15 | — |
| Basebar width | 380 mm | — |
| Material | Carbon | — |
| Headset | FSA IS2 1-1/8 in / 1-1/4 in | — |
| Saddle & seatpost | ||
| Saddle | Fizik Transiro Aeris LD R1 Light | — |
| Seatpost | Cervélo SP23 | Pinarello Aero Seatpost |
| Material | Carbon | — |
| Included extras | ||
| Storage / bento | Cervélo P5 stem storage + Smartpak 400 top-tube bag | — |
| Bottle cages | Cervélo Aero water bottle with cage + rear hydration mount | — |
| Geometry (smallest – largest size) | ||
| Sizes | 48, 51, 54, 56, 58, 61 | 450, 485, 520, 550 |
| Rider height min | — | 160–183 cm5′3″–6′0″ |
| Rider height max | — | 168–192 cm5′6″–6′4″ |
| Stack | 461–556 mm18.1–21.9″ | 492–543 mm19.4–21.4″ |
| Reach | 389–455 mm15.3–17.9″ | 369–424 mm14.5–16.7″ |
| Seat angle min | — | 78° |
| Seat angle max | — | 78° |
| Head tube angle | 71–72.5° | 72–73° |
| Head tube length | 58.5–147.8 mm2.3–5.8″ | 90–134 mm3.5–5.3″ |
| Effective top tube | — | 480–540 mm18.9–21.3″ |
| Seat tube length | — | 450–550 mm17.7–21.7″ |
| Chainstay | 405 mm15.9″ | 395 mm15.6″ |
| Wheelbase | 975–1,048 mm38.4–41.3″ | — |
| BB drop | 74–75 mm2.9–3″ | 65–70 mm2.6–2.8″ |
| Fork length | — | 373 mm14.7″ |
| Fork offset | 40.4–52 mm1.6–2″ | 43 mm1.7″ |
| Front centre | 582–654 mm22.9–25.7″ | — |
| Standover | 739–906 mm29.1–35.7″ | — |
| Wheel size | 700c | — |
| Crank length | 160–172.5 mm6.3–6.8″ | — |
| Basebar width | 380 mm15″ | — |
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