CERVELO ROUVIDA – PRODUCT LAUNCH FEATURE

 

Cervélo have just launched their all-new, slick-looking aerodynamic carbon fibre Rouvida bike! But is it a gravel bike or a road bike? The answer is yes, to both of those questions. Oh, and one more thing, it’s an e-bike too!

Cervélo have surprised us with their first ever foray into e-bikes and their unique approach to the design and production of the Rouvida has really captured our attention thanks to its super-versatile carbon frame and powerful, efficient Fazua e-bike drive system.

 

With a yearning for faster speeds and a more rewarding ride experience, particularly on long draggy climbs and epic all-day adventures, Cervélo’s design brief called for a powerful e-road-bike that could excel on and off-road, injecting more power into your ride while still feeling as authentic as a non-e-bike. Not only that, but it had to perform just like one of their world-renowned road race bikes AND handle like one of their most agile gravel bikes too!

The Cervélo Rouvida has been sleekly designed around a super-compact but powerful Fazua Ride60 motor located at the bottom bracket and delivering 60Nm of torque. This almost completely silent motor is paired with a slim 432Wh internal battery located in the downtube, with the drive system assisting you up to the usual 15.5mph legal cut-off.

 

Whether you choose to ride your Rouvida on or off-road that pedal assist up to 15.5mph really comes into play on those long tarmac climbs or steep, technical gravel tracks, helping to keep your momentum up and your pedaling cadence silky-smooth. When you do hit that motor cut-off there’s no drag from the cranks and with such a compact, lightweight drive system the bike still feels spritely, responsive and agile.

Cervélo have seamlessly integrated the Fazua drive system into the Rouvida, with the overall look of the frame and fork being slick and aero; it’s fair to say that if you lined up the Rouvida alongside their Soloist or S5 aerodynamic road bikes it wouldn’t look out of place and you probably wouldn’t even notice that it is in fact an e-bike. Cervélo took the Rouvida into the wind tunnel as part of the design process and tweaked the placement of the internal battery in the downtube to improve aerodynamics and maintain the overall design aesthetics of this powerful e-road-bike.

Fazua Ride 60 Drive System Fast Facts:

• 60Nm of torque
• 450w max power
• 430wh max battery capacity
• 15mph (25km/h) max speed
• Road control buttons located on handlebar
• Top tube indicator panel (Includes USB charging port for lights or accessories)

 

So back to that headliner of the all-new Rouvida being available as a road bike OR a gravel bike depending on your preferences; the first thing to say is this isn’t just a spec change of tyres and components, as seen on other bikes by other brands. Instead of limiting the geometry to only one configuration, with the result being a ride quality that doesn’t really excel at either cycling discipline, Cervélo have designed some clever interchangeable dropouts that significantly alter the geometry of the bike, so the road bike feels like a road bike, and the gravel bike feels like a gravel bike!

 

Considered more influential on ride quality than your typical ‘flip-chip’ the Cervélo Rouvida’s interchangeable dropouts actually rotate the entire frame to achieve the sort of fit and bike handling you’d expect from Cervélo’s specialist road bikes or gravel bikes. This design approach really does give you more versatility and ride options as your cycling adventures evolve.

Road & Gravel Geometry Comparison:

• Trail is 57.9mm for road
• 34mm tyre clearance for road
• Trail is 62mm for gravel
• Reach is 5mm shorter for gravel
• Stack is 7mm taller for gravel
• Head tube angle 7° slacker for gravel
• 5mm tyre clearance for gravel

 

 

 

Cervélo Rouvida Rival XPLR AXS 1 £7,200.00

• Drive Unit: Fazua Ride 60, 60 Nm torque, 450 W max power, 250 W continuous power
• Battery: Fazua 430Wh
• Display: Fazua LED Hub + Road Control
• Frame: Cervélo All-Carbon
• Fork: Cervélo All-Carbon, Tapered Rouvida Fork
• Headset: FSA IS2 1-1/4 x 1-1/2
• Thru Axles: Cervélo Aero Thru-Axles, 12×100/142
• Wheelset: Fulcrum Racing 600 DB, 12×100(F)/142(R), 24H, 20mm IW, XDR freehub, centerlock, tubeless compatible
• Tyres: Corsa N.EXT TLR G2.0 700x30c
• Crankset: FSA CK-730, alloy, for Fazua Ride60
• Chain: SRAM Rival, 12 speed
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM Rival XPLR AXS, 12 speed
• Cassette: SRAM Rival XPLR, 10-44, 12 Speed
• Shifter/Brake Levers: SRAM Rival XPLR, 10-44, 12 Speed
• Handlebar: SRAM Rival XPLR, 10-44, 12 Speed
• Stem: Cervélo ST32
• Brake Calipers: SRAM Rival
• Saddle: Selle Italia Model X SuperFlow FeC
• Seatpost: Cervélo SP19 Carbon 27.2
• Brake Rotors: SRAM Centerline Centerlock
• Accessories: Fazua Ride 60 Charger
• Sizes: SM, MD, LG, XL

 

Cervélo Rouvida Force XPLR AXS 1 £9,500.00

• Drive Unit: Fazua Ride 60, 60 Nm torque, 450 W max power, 250 W continuous power
• Battery: Fazua 430Wh
• Display: Fazua LED Hub + Road Control
• Frame: Cervélo All-Carbon
• Fork: Cervélo All-Carbon, Tapered Rouvida Fork
• Headset: FSA IS2 1-1/4 x 1-1/2
• Thru Axles: Cervélo Aero Thru-Axles, 12×100/142
• Front Wheel: Reserve 44, 25mm IW, Zipp 176,12x142mm, XDR freehub, 24H, centerlock, tubeless compatible
• Rear Wheel: Reserve 40, 25.5mm IW, Zipp 76, 24H, centerlock, tubeless compatible
• Tyres: WTB Vulpine TCS Light Fast Rolling Dual DNA 60tpi 700x40c
• Crankset: FSA CK-703, carbon, for Fazua Ride60
• Chain: SRAM Force, 12 speed
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM Force XPLR AXS, 12 speed
• Cassette: SRAM Force XPLR, 10-44, 12 Speed
• Shifter/Brake Levers: SRAM Force AXS, 12 speed
• Handlebar: Cervélo AB09 Carbon, 31.8mm clamp, 16 degree flare
• Stem: Cervélo ST36 Alloy
• Brake Calipers: SRAM Force
• Saddle: Selle Italia Model X SuperFlow FeC
• Seatpost: SRAM Reverb AXS XPLR
• Brake Rotors: ROTORS SRAM CLX R Centerlock
• Accessories: Fazua Ride 60 Charger
• Sizes: SM, MD, LG, XL

 

Cervélo Rouvida GRX £6,000.00

• Drive Unit: Fazua Ride 60, 60 Nm torque, 450 W max power, 250 W continuous power
• Battery: Fazua 430Wh
• Display: Fazua LED Hub + Road Control
• Frame: Cervélo All-Carbon
• Fork: Cervélo All-Carbon, Tapered Rouvida Fork
• Headset: FSA IS2 1-1/4 x 1-1/2
• Thru Axles: Cervélo Aero Thru-Axles, 12×100/142
• Wheelset: Fulcrum Rapid Red 900, 12×100(F)/142(R), 28H, 22mm IW, MS freehub, centerlock, tubeless compatible
• Tyres: WTB Vulpine TCS Light Fast Rolling Dual DNA 60tpi 700x40c
• Crankset: FSA CK-730, alloy, for Fazua Ride60
• Chain: Shimano M7100, 12 speed
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano GRX, RX822, 12 speed
• Cassette: Shimano M7100, 10-45, 12 speed
• Shifter/Brake Levers: Shimano GRX, RX610, 12 speed
• Handlebar: Zipp Service Course 70 XPLR Alloy, 31.8mm clamp, 5 degree flare, 11 degree outsweep
• Stem: Cervélo ST36 Alloy
• Brake Calipers: Shimano GRX RX610
• Saddle: Selle Italia Model X SuperFlow FeC
• Seatpost: Cervélo SP19 Carbon 27.2
• Brake Rotors: Shimano RT64 Centerlock
• Accessories: Fazua Ride 60 Charger
• Sizes: SM, MD, LG, XL

 

Look out for the all-new Cervélo Rouvida coming to Wheelbase in-store and online in early 2024!