Great experience
"Bike arrived well protected. Fully assembled. Only had to install wheels. Ridden about 100 miles. Bike is smooth and quiet. Shifts perfectly. Brakes are great."
From the hot blacktop in Kona to Alpine cols to your biggest, stupidest ride, there’s a Cervélo to help you put up a PR. More than just a means to an end, though, going fast happens to be SUPER fun. Rouvida gets you to fast, well, faster. Sleekly designed around the Fazua Ride60 motor, Rouvida delivers 60nM of torque paired to a 432wH battery, and assists you all the way up to 28mph—pro peloton speeds on the road, and edge-of-control-two-wheel-drifts off road. That’s right, Rouvida comes in two configurations: road and gravel. We designed some clever interchangeable dropouts that significantly alter the geometry of the bike, so the road bike feels like a road bike, and the gravel bike feels like a gravel bike. No compromises, just speed.
FEATURES:
- Road & Gravel Geometry: Dialed handling and refined fit geometry are two longtime Cervélo hallmarks. We knew there was interest in both gravel and road performance e-bikes, so we designed some very smart dropouts to make one frame do double duty. A world away from your typical ‘flip chip,’ these interchangeable dropouts have the effect of rotating the entire frame to achieve the fit and handling you expect from a Cervélo road bike, and from a Cervélo gravel bike.
- Fazua Ride60: Fazua’s latest offering, the Ride60, has already received accolades for its ability to blend seamlessly with your pedaling input to deliver a ride that feels like an analog bike, just with a lot more oomph. We made some tweaks to give it a little more Cervélo flavor, and the result is a bike that looks right at home alongside any of our aero models.
- Vertical orientation of the battery saved 25g in the wind tunnel and is in keeping with our design aesthetics
- Road Control puts power and assist control in a natural location in the handlebar’s drop
- Indicator panel on top tube includes USB charging port for lights or accessories
- Classic Cervelo: While the design brief didn’t actually say, ‘Don’t make it look like an ebike,’ it was definitely top of mind throughout the process. Our bikes are refined, design-forward performance machines. The addition of a motor and battery couldn’t change that. From the reorientation of the battery to the relocation of the speed sensor, we made every effort to ensure that Rouvida meant Cervélo just as much as S5 or Áspero do.
SPECS:
| Frame | Rouvida Carbon |
| Fork | Cervélo All-Carbon, Tapered Rouvida Fork |
| Rear Shock | N/A |
| Rims/Wheels | Fulcrum Racing 600 DB, 12x100(F)/142(R), 24H, 20mm IW, XDR freehub, centerlock, tubeless compatible |
| Hubs | N/A |
| Spokes | N/A |
| Tires | Corsa N.EXT TLR G2.0 700x30c |
| Crankset | FSA CK-730, alloy, for Fazua Ride60 |
| Chain | SRAM Rival, 12 speed |
| Chain Guide | N/A |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM Rival XPLR AXS, 12 speed |
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Cassette/Rear Cogs
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SRAM Rival XPLR, 10-44, 12 Speed |
| Shifters | SRAM Rival AXS, 12 speed |
| Handlebars | Cervélo HB13 Carbon, 31.8mm clamp |
| Stem | Cervélo ST32 Alloy |
| Brake Levers | N/A |
| Brakes | SRAM Rival AXS, 12 speed |
| Pedals | Sold Seperately |
| Saddle | Selle Italia Model X SuperFlow FeC |
| Seat Post | Cervélo SP19 Carbon 27.2 |
| Motor | Fazua Ride 60, 60 Nm torque, 450 W max power, 250 W continuous power |
| Battery | Fazua 430Wh |
| Display/Controller | Fazua LED Hub + Road Control |
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Max Assisted Speed
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Class 3, 28mph max speed |
| Charger | Fazua Ride 60 Charger |
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Accessories & Extras
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N/A |
*Product specifications are subject to change without notice.
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 4 reviews.
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CERVELO ROUVIDA RIVAL XPLR AXS 1 review
"I love my Rouvida Rival XPLR AXS 1. At first glance you can’t even tell it’s an e-bike. The motor assist is extremely smooth. I’m glad Cervelo has created a bike that allows me to keep up with fast riders in our club!"
Great bike
"This bike handles great on high speed descents. I ride a 52 mile loop from the Devil's Bbackbone to Glen Haven and on to Estes Park with 3600 feet of climbing. I've used as little as 1% of the battery per mile, at the 22 mile point with 3000 feet of climbing. After that, most of the climbing is done and I'll use very little battery after that. I put in no assist mode as soon as I start the 18 mile descent from Estes Park. I can ride this route twice and have lots of battery life left. My average speed is at least 3 mph faster."
TWO MONTH REVIEW OF CERVELO ROUVIDA RIVAL ROAD
"It's winter here in northern California, so limited riding, but still got in 500 miles. I live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at 2700 ft elevation, so most of my rides are 100'/mile of climbing. Most rides in winter are 25-40 miles, 2500-4,000 feet of climbing. All hard surfaces. Bottom line - I love the bike on every level, met all my requirements for specs. The geometry has a fairly short wheel base, so it is very responsive but not the least twitchy. It carves corners on the mountain downhills with a real sense of the road. Feels like a carbon analogue bike. Uphill is very comfortable and the motor is supreme... more on that later. The light weight motor/battery and where it site in the frame is very balanced. I am 5'7" and the medium size fits me perfectly. I am usually a bit small for a medium, but I'm very happy with the fit. It's a relaxed fit with a great cockpit. The carbon aero bars are awesome, I love the flat top platform. The motor controls on the drops are easily reachable with the thumbs of my small hands when I'm on the hoods. All the specs on the components are a good match for the bike. This is my first 1x bike - always rode 2x compacts, but the gearing is almost identical range with the 10-44 12 speed cassette. The key is the 46t chain ring, it makes the range work. I routinely ride 8-12% grades and the occasional 20-24% with no problem. Very stable in all conditions. I am enjoying the 1x and don't miss the front derailleur, and the gearing gaps are not an issue at all. Maybe if I rode in a peleton the cadence might be an issue, but with an ebike, I enjoy the simplicity. The tires are 30mm, and this is only thing I would change - to 32mm, it's a bit more forgiving. But - the 30's are fine and give more of a road feel. On another note, if I compare this 28 lb Cervelo to my old 40 lb Cannondale Synapse Neo 1, it's like comparing a Porche (who actually owns Fazua motors) to my Dad's '63 Chevy Impala. They both get you there, but one is pure fun, the other is soft and cushy!! The only other change I made is the saddle - I put on my favorite Avatar 143, but that's just my old bones talking. As far as the bike's detailing - it is first class. No exposed cables, elegant lines, everything in the carbon frame is beautiful and designed with total integration. I'm an architect - I think it's a work of art. Everyone I meet comments on the clean lines and look. Plasma Blue color is also a winner. Now.... down to the motor. The Fazua Ride60 motor met my pre-purchase spec with 60Nm, 450 W max, 430 AHr battery. It did not disappoint. There is plenty of power at all levels and I really like the Fazua app for creating custom power responses. I have used the standard default setup, which is a bit toward the more powerful side. I created lower power setups because I often ride with accoustic bikes, and don't want to just ride away from my friends. The higher power level setups I use when I'm riding with other ebikes and we just want to go fast... it does fast without problem. So much fun!! For mileage, I have gone 45 miles running in the River #2 power level, and pushing it pretty hard in the mountains for almost 3 hours, and used 85%. I feel if I run in the lower power level with modest support, I can probably get 60-70 miles no problem, and in the mountains. I came from a Bosch motor on my Synapse Neo, and the Fazua is superior in my opinion. It is much quieter, the bike feels like a real bike with me just being stronger! It is seamless when I pedal, stand, go over 28 mph, always. The motor noise is almost non-existent. Unlike the Bosch. The only thing more the Bosch has is 4 levels vs 3, but I don't miss it. The Bosch motor feels like a motor on your bike, the Fazua is almost transparent - just you pedaling a bike. I really like the Fazua app, and run it on my phone on my stem holder. It shows the usuall speed, distance, time, cadence, battery % but also shows rider power and motor power output in an easy graphic. It also shows power level by the color of the power display (green, blue, red). Well thought out. Very nice app. Creating custom power set ups is easy. Bottom Line - a Winner on every level!! Thanks Cervelo!!"