The new standard – Probably the most copied concept in the history of TT/Tri bikes, but never matched in performance. The P3 has the most wins in pro cycling, and is also most successful frame in Ironman racing (both in wins and bike counts).

Aero headtube - no bulky nose cone, but an extremely thin, aerodynamically optimized shape.

CCS - Constant Cross-section Seattube - The airflow over the seattube is predominantly horizontal. The new seattube shape has a cross section shape that is separately optimized everywhere between bottom bracket and the seatstay joint.

IAA seatpost – Cervélo’s Integrated Accessory Attachment allows you to securely attach a behind-the-seat carriage system – no need to clamp anything to the saddle or around the seatpost. Several manufacturers, such as Xlab-usa (Carbon Sonic and Sonic Wing are not sold through Cervélo and Cervélo has no connection with Xlab-usa), make components to fit the IAA system.

Upgrades from P2

More aero seattube - The curved seattube covers more of the rearwheel than any other cutout, resulting in even better aerodynamics.

More aero seatstay/seattube transition - The seatstays blend into the main triangle without any aerodynamic disruption in the form of a monostay, thereby further improving the aerodynamics.

Lighter - The P3 is 150g lighter than the P2.

TrueAero™

Airplanes require different airfoils than bicycles. Sounds logical, but many companies are so proud to say their airfoils come from the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA). So did we, 13 years ago. But now, we design our own specific airfoils, and it has led to significant improvements. It’s one of the reasons why we spend weeks and weeks in the windtunnel each year, not hours (if any) as is customary in the industry. When you have the most and the best engineers working on aerodynamic improvements and you give them more time to play in the windtunnel sand box than anybody else, you end up with faster bikes. Simple.

Smartwall for Carbon

Patent-pending technology from our carbon materials and manufacturing group, Smartwall elaborates on the Squoval tubeshape. With the sides far away from the center plane more important, we concentrate more material there to increase the benefit.

Strips of High and Ultra-high modulus carbon stiffen the sides of the main tubes to resist lateral bending. These strips are feathered in to properly transfer the loads from the joints into these tubes.

Finally, we add Kevlar to the headtube/downtube area for industry-leading impact strength.