Dominating the Points race in Beijing, the P3 Track took five of the top-10 spots, including Gold and Silver. In the Team Pursuit, Denmark took Silver on the same bike. Where most manufacturers use different frames for their pursuit and sprint stars on the track, Cervélo uses one and the same frame because the P3 Track is a perfect combination of light weight, stiffness and aerodynamics.
This also represents a great opportunity for our customers; you can invest in one great track bike and use it for all events, rather than having to divide your budget over two bikes.
Unbeatable aerodynamics - All the details that make the P3 an aerodynamic stand-out are incorporated into the P3 Track.
Superior bottom bracket stiffness & weight – We focus on bb stiffness with every frame we design, so making the P3 Track stiff enough for trackies (usually a big problem) proved no issue at all – the standard P3 lay-up sufficed. Hence we are able to achieve this stiffness without the excessive weight usually associated with track frames.
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.
New dual position seatpost - An extremely narrow profile, two positions for sprint and pursuit racing.
Integrated Seattube collar – Invisible to the airflow, while still allowing the seatmast to be removed, this design is both the most aero and allows for easy adjustment and traveling. Not unimportant if you live some distance away from the track.
UCI legal - As with all our frames, the P3C Track is UCI legal
Frameset - The P3C Track is only available as a frameset
TRUE AERO
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.
Unbeatable aerodynamics - All the details that make the P3 an aerodynamic stand-out are incorporated into the P3 Track.
Superior bottom bracket stiffness & weight – We focus on bb stiffness with every frame we design, so making the P3 Track stiff enough for trackies (usually a big problem) proved no issue at all – the standard P3 lay-up sufficed. Hence we are able to achieve this stiffness without the excessive weight usually associated with track frames.
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.
New dual position seatpost - An extremely narrow profile, two positions for sprint and pursuit racing.
Integrated Seattube collar – Invisible to the airflow, while still allowing the seatmast to be removed, this design is both the most aero and allows for easy adjustment and traveling. Not unimportant if you live some distance away from the track.
UCI legal - As with all our frames, the P3C Track is UCI legal
Frameset - The P3C Track is only available as a frameset
This also represents a great opportunity for our customers; you can invest in one great track bike and use it for all events, rather than having to divide your budget over two bikes.
Unbeatable aerodynamics - All the details that make the P3 an aerodynamic stand-out are incorporated into the P3 Track.
Superior bottom bracket stiffness & weight – We focus on bb stiffness with every frame we design, so making the P3 Track stiff enough for trackies (usually a big problem) proved no issue at all – the standard P3 lay-up sufficed. Hence we are able to achieve this stiffness without the excessive weight usually associated with track frames.
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.
New dual position seatpost - An extremely narrow profile, two positions for sprint and pursuit racing.
Integrated Seattube collar – Invisible to the airflow, while still allowing the seatmast to be removed, this design is both the most aero and allows for easy adjustment and traveling. Not unimportant if you live some distance away from the track.
UCI legal - As with all our frames, the P3C Track is UCI legal
Frameset - The P3C Track is only available as a frameset
TRUE AERO
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.
Unbeatable aerodynamics - All the details that make the P3 an aerodynamic stand-out are incorporated into the P3 Track.
Superior bottom bracket stiffness & weight – We focus on bb stiffness with every frame we design, so making the P3 Track stiff enough for trackies (usually a big problem) proved no issue at all – the standard P3 lay-up sufficed. Hence we are able to achieve this stiffness without the excessive weight usually associated with track frames.
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.
New dual position seatpost - An extremely narrow profile, two positions for sprint and pursuit racing.
Integrated Seattube collar – Invisible to the airflow, while still allowing the seatmast to be removed, this design is both the most aero and allows for easy adjustment and traveling. Not unimportant if you live some distance away from the track.
UCI legal - As with all our frames, the P3C Track is UCI legal
Frameset - The P3C Track is only available as a frameset