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Cervelo Soloist 105 Race Bike


Regular price $5,35000

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Cervelo   |   SKU: 0L0STA1R1C48  |   Option: Dark Slate, 48cm

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Cervelo Soloist 105 Race Bike Info

The Cervélo Soloist 105 Race Bike carries a name that meant something specific in early-2000s World Tour racing. The original Soloist was the machine top contenders on the CSC squad and the Cervélo Test Team reached for when a race came down to a decisive solo move — built for the rider who wins by riding away from the field, not by waiting for a sprint. Cervélo has brought the name back not as nostalgia, but as a precise statement about what a modern all-purpose race bike should be: one machine that can absorb a week of hard training and still perform at the front of a field on race day.

The Soloist's position in Cervélo's road lineup is deliberate. It comes in lighter than the S5 — Cervélo's dedicated aero road platform — but is significantly more aerodynamic than the R5, the brand's pure climbing race bike. That balance means you're not making a major sacrifice in either direction. The geometry was taken directly from the R5, a frame trusted by professionals for its composure and precision, particularly on fast descents. Trail holds at 57.3mm across all six frame sizes, chainstay length stays fixed at 410mm throughout, and the combination delivers consistent, predictable steering regardless of where on the size range you land. Head tube angles step from 71 degrees on the 48cm to 73 degrees from the 54cm upward — a measured progression that keeps the front end responsive without introducing nervous steering in smaller sizes.

The frame runs a BBright T47 threaded bottom bracket, the same standard Cervélo uses on the R5-CX. That's a specific and meaningful choice: threaded interfaces resist creak and maintain preload over time in a way that press-fit standards often don't, and the wider shell diameter of BBright provides a stiffer platform on the drive side compared to a standard 68mm shell. Internal cable and hydraulic line routing runs clean through both the frame and fork, with nothing interrupting the exterior tube profiles. The carbon fork carries the same internal routing approach and terminates in Flat Mount disc brake tabs, paired with Shimano 105 R7170 hydraulic disc calipers and Shimano CL700 Centerlock rotors front and rear.

What separates the 105 Race build from Cervélo's entry-level 105 configuration matters considerably. The wheels step up to Reserve 40|44 carbon — a front-rear matched set developed through Reserve's Turbulent Aero program, which uses real-world race-condition wind data rather than idealized tunnel conditions to shape the rim profiles. The result is a wheelset tuned for handling crosswinds, technical roads, and the varied conditions a road racer encounters across a real season. The handlebar is Cervélo's HB13 in carbon rather than alloy, and the drivetrain includes a power meter alongside the Shimano 105 R7100 12-speed mechanical groupset. A 52/36T crankset runs against an 11-34T cassette, covering enough range for sustained climbing without losing a usable top-end ratio for fast flat riding. Tires are Vittoria Corsa N.EXT TLR G2.0 in 700x29 — a premium tubeless-ready road race tire that suits the Reserve rims well.

Available in six sizes from 48 to 61cm, the Soloist 105 Race covers a broad range of riders. Stack runs from 491mm to 615mm across the range, reach from 363mm to 410mm, with matched stem lengths and bar widths fitted at the factory for each size. The Cervélo SP27 carbon seatpost rounds out the build. At $5,350.00, this is a carbon road bike on Reserve carbon wheels with a power meter already in the spec — a combination that typically costs considerably more when sourced independently.

Cervelo Soloist 105 Race Bike - Specifications

Frame Material:
Carbon
Fork:
Cervelo All-Carbon
Headset:
FSA IS2 1-1/4, 45-deg x 45-deg / 1-1/2, 36-deg x 45-deg
Seatpost:
Cervelo SP27 Carbon
Front Derailleur:
Shimano 105 R7100
Rear Derailleur:
Shimano 105 R7100
Crankset:
Shimano 105 R7100
Chainrings:
52/36
Bottom Bracket:
FSA T47 BBRight
Brake Calipers:
Shimano 105 R7170 Hydraulic Disc
Rotors:
Shimano CL700 Centerlock
Shifters / Levers:
Shimano 105 R7120
Cassette:
Shimano 105 R7101 12-speed 11-34
Chain:
Shimano M7100 12-speed
Wheel - Front:
Reserve 40 / Reserve hub / Tubeless Compatible / 12x100mm
Wheel - Rear:
Reserve 44 / Reserve hub / Tubeless Compatible / 12x142mm
Stem:
Cervelo ST36 Alloy
Handlebar:
Cervelo HB13 Carbon
Saddle:
Prologo Nago R4 PAS Steel
Tires:
Vittoria Corsa N.EXT TLR G2.0 700x29
Pedals:
Not Included

*Specifications are subject to change.

Cervelo Soloist 105 Race Bike Geometry

Cervelo Soloist 105 Race Bike Geometry
Size:
48
51
54
56
58
61
C. Top Tube Length
516
532
548
565
581
598
D. Head Tube Length
86
106
130
156
184
211
E. Chain Stay Length
410
410
410
410
410
410
F. BB Drop
74.5
74.5
72
72
69.5
69.5
G. Seat Tube Angle
73
73
73
73
73
73
H. Head Tube Angle
71
72
73
73
73
73
I. Stand Over Height
708
748
774
798
824
848
J. Wheel Size
700c
700c
700c
700c
700c
700c
K. Stack
491
515
540
565
590
615
L. Reach
363
374
383
392
401
410
Stem Length
80mm
90mm
100mm
100mm
110mm
110mm
Bar Width
38cm
38cm
40cm
40cm
42cm
42cm
M. Crank Length
165mm
165mm
170mm
170mm
172.5mm
172.5mm

The RA Perspective

The Soloist name matters to us. We were selling Cervélo bikes when the original Soloist was what the CSC team raced, and that era of Cervélo is part of the story of this shop. Bringing it back isn't a minor thing, and the new bike earns the name.

What Cervélo did here is build the bike most riders actually need: not the absolute lightest, not maximum aero, but genuinely fast in both directions without being truly compromised in either. If you ride the S5 you get Cervélo's best aero machine; if you ride the R5 you get their best climber. The Soloist is what you buy when you can only have one, and you want it to be legitimately excellent across a full season of varied riding.

The 105 Race build is the version we'd point most riders toward in this lineup. The Reserve carbon wheels are a meaningful step over the alloy Vision wheels on the base 105 build — the Turbulent Aero engineering behind those rims is real, and you feel it in crosswind stability and sustained speed. Getting Reserve carbon wheels, a power meter, a carbon handlebar, and Vittoria Corsa tires in one package at $5,350 is solid value for what's here.

One note: this bike is currently available as a pre-order. We'll follow up with a shipping timeline once inventory lands. If you want to talk through sizing or the build before committing, reach out — we're happy to help.

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