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MATERIAL CRUSH

    who joinded the Cervélo team during the                The comfort comes from the fact that vibrations
    development of the P5X. Mat is today a reference       must walk along the frame (dispersing) before
    regarding positioning, working for example with        reaching the seat-post. There is no direct «link»
    Mirinda Carfrae and the AG2R team.                     between the seat-post and the bases/shrouds of
                                                           the bike as on any traditional frame.
    Personally, I could either take a S or a M... And I
    did the testing with a M.                              No doubt, the P5X is at ease on flat roads but also
                                                           on «rollers», these famous Russian mountains
    After the first roundabouts, the P5X is immediately    where it is exiting to stay on the big chainring. With
    efficient on the first straight roads. The comfort is  its efficiency, the P5X pushes you to keep speed
    surprising despite the absence of flexion on the       which can be a little bit sneaky in the beginning of
    frame. Cervelo ensures us that a weight of 300Kg       November with not so much training.
    has been used on the saddle to test the nearly-zero
    deflection of the frame... With my 63kg I didn’t feel
    any weakness at this level.

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