This was my second ride on my new Cervelo R3, and I loved being on the bike! Below are some of my thoughts after riding, (2nd thoughts, kind of). Just a few comparisons of the R3 to the Tommaso Team Custom:
1. The braking is incredible: The Gore Ride-On cables allow for an incredible amount of feathering of the brakes. You can go from a touch, to a complete grab and anywhere in between. The response to the controls is much quicker than the Cane Creek SR-3's I had on the Tommaso. I think that is a combination of the 7900 shifter/levers and 7900 brakes pull ratio, and the Gore Cables. A wonderful difference!
2. Spinning: Spinning with the 170 mm crank versus the 175 mm crank makes maintaining a high cadence noticeably easier and less fatiguing to the hips.
3. Spin-up: Spinning Up to Speed is quick. With a couple of quick pedals out of the saddle you can get to speed. Gearing up is also easier, as you can sit and cranks out to spin easier. Again most likely due to crank length, but could also be moving less rotational mass. However, it could also be the increase stiffness in the bottom bracket as well.
4. Maintaining speed: Keeping the bike at a speed at higher speeds is also less taxing. Allowing for hill recovery much easier. Again a function of crank length and rotational weight reduction.
Large graded hills are not any easier however. I still have to reduce my mass a lot to get that to work properly. My chore this winter during training is to loose another 20-25 lbs. This will help a ton!
So there you have it, the break down of the Cervelo R3 comparison to the Tommaso Team Custom.
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