The P3 is part of the P-series, made for the battle against the clock from prologue to the Race Across America and from sprint triathlon to Ironman.


Characteristics:

• Cervelo's tried and true geometry, putting the rider in a fast and comfortable position.
• Aerodynamic design to reduce drag resistance and increase speed.
• Handling and stiffness characteristics straight from the road models

TECHNOLOGY

P3 Aero Seatstays
- TrueAero shapes in the direction of the airflow (horizontal)

- Minimal legal width (10mm)

- Integrated intersection with the seattube shields the rear brake from the airflow.


TrueAero Shapes
- Long-tail airfoils with a 3:1 ratio or better create the lowest drag

- Truncation can be useful, for example if flow interacts with another object.


Smartwalll for Carbon
- Carbon strength & stiffness depend on the size, shape, material & fiber direction of each of the 300+ pieces of carbon in a frame

- Cervelo's Smartwall lay-ups are based on 15 years experience and the most advanced tools, including in-house developed optimization software

- Smartwall also puts extra carbon on the sides (far from the center plane) to increase stiffness at little extra weight.


Aero Headtube
- The narrow section between the bearings reduces the frontal area and thereby the aero drag (which is linearly related to the frontal area)

- Narrowing this area also improves the headtube's aspect ratio (same gusset length divided by a smaller width renders a higher ratio) to get closer to a 3:1 airfoil.


Internal Cable Stops ICS
- With ICS, Cervelo was the first company to provide a light, smooth-shifting internal cable system for better aerodynamics.

- As the cable runs from outside the frame to inside, the housing is stopped so only bare cable goes inside.

- This gives crisper shifting and saves 200 grams versus the usual solution (running housing inside the frame).


P3 Rear Wheel Cutout
- The P3 was the first bike to extend te rear wheel cutout upward past where a straight seattube could.

- More wheel coverage means lower drag for seattube and rear wheel.

- Covering the top of the wheel is particularly important as it moves forward at twice the riding speed


Integrated Seatpost Clamp
- The integrated clamp is invisible to the airflow

- The seatpost is aerodynamically integrated, but structurally separate.

- This offers:

• Maximum seat height adjustability
• Easier travel and resizing / resale
• Lower weight compared to integrated seatmasts.

Oversized Bottom Bracket Area
- Big volume and fluent form aligns the carbon fibers with the complex loads in this area

- This increases:

• Side-to-Side BB stiffness (better power transmission)
• Torsional stiffness (better handling)

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