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Cervelo R3 Di2 Disc

WELL, I HAVE TO SAY I AM OLD school – I mean my first few years racing I was riding a steel frame with downward shifters, toe clips and a 12 x 18 cassette.

The most exciting thing to happen to me back then was going from steel toe clips to alloy toe clips no not all that much happened during the 80s.

Today I find myself road testing a piece of extra terrestrial engineering from our good mates at Cervelo – the R3 Disc with Ultegra Di2, and I note that it's no relation to R2D2.

Cervelo have always been known for their engineering ingenuity and

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