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Cervélo Caledonia-5 Ultegra Di2 Disc £5,799 | 7.86kg

The Cervélo Caledonia-5 is a new range from the Canadian brand that is seeking to find a blend between performance and endurance. My Ultegra Di2 option sits fourth in a range of five models.

The bike’s heritage lies in Cervélo’s C-Series, an out-and-out endurance bike that was born at a burgeoning time for all-road as a discipline. Cut to 2020 and the C-Series has faded away, but the Caledonia range takes its place, albeit with a greater focus on performance. Both professionally – Team Sunweb raced this bike across the Classics (those that happened, anyway) – but also at an amateur level. Cervélo wants this to be a bike for all-day rides and mad adventures.

Frame and geometry

The frame is suitably Cervélo and bears the hallmarks of a

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