Your most recent cycling related purchase

[Keith A]

Originally Posted by MandM

Consistently hear great things about the R3. And used prices seem really good - so it was time!

Got one with a threaded BB so I can use parts I have. Odd seatpost size though - so will need to get a shim or find a 32.4 post.

M

Be aware that Cervelo has had problems with their frames cracking...mostly in the bottom bracket area, but the cracking wasn't just isolated to the BBs. They may have resolved these issues, but I have several friends (one owns a small LBS) and they each went through several R3s because of this problem.

While an original owner of one of these bikes might only have to deal with the hassle of replacing a cracked frame...a second owner has no recourse via Cervelo's warranty.

Edit: I was pretty close to pulling the trigger on a used one a while back, but in the end decided that I didn't want to take the risk on a frame without a warrant that had a known problem with cracking.