Cervelo R2 Road Frameset

There was a time when BBRight ruled here at Competitive, and while there was a bit of a hiatus, we're pleased as punch to be back ontop of Cervelo's elite machines again, and the R2 Road Frameset just begs for us to dream up the perfect build, and take to the tarmac. The performance-driven designs we've seen from Cervelo haven't taken a break, ensuring its sponsored racers on the World Tour Team Sunweb -- and you -- have the ability to soar forward with a balance that tickles the boarders between speed and comfort. While the brand's heritage only goes back to the 90's, and may not hold the same nostalgia as some of the other Euro brands, it doesn't seem to let that hold it back. The brand has amassed impressive victories in the Tour, Grand Tours, World Championships, and the big O'Games. And perhaps one of our favorite things about Cervelo is that the brand isn't stingy about its technology through its line. It trickles things down, ensuring that the R2 is treated with impressive geometry that we see in the R3, but with a more affordable carbon layup that lets you save some dimes for the perfect component setup. As a frameset that's designed to excel in the high mountain stages, as well as the brutal cobble classics, the stiff and light R2 is a godsend on steep, extended climbs and descents, and while not as out-and-out aero as its S-Series lineup, tube shapes and internal cable routing serve as aero tricks up its sleeve when you're driving off the front of the pace line. For more comfort and grip, it clears tires up to 28mm wide and it even has a chain catcher ensuring you won't drop your chain as you sprint for county-line glory on a rural, chip-seal road. Cervelo is never one to rest on its laurels and constantly scrutinizes materials, shapes, and layups in an effort to boost stiffness, improve ride quality, and drop grams. Compared to previous generation R2s, this version is 12 percent stiffer at the head tube and has a 10 percent increase in fork lateral sti...