A new breed of the rider is emerging—one who loves the freedom and exploration that gravel culture was founded upon but who has a hunger to ride hard, to go all out, and to explore not just geography but personal limits. This frontier requires a new kind of gravel machine, one engineered not to roam the trails, but to race them.
For these athletes, we engineered Áspero for pure, unapologetic speed, ready to take down finish lines, KOMs, PRs, and FKTs. A bike built without limits, for the riders looking to test them. It’s stiff—Classics-racing stiff—and performs like you’d want a road bike to perform off-road. We think that makes sense, and it’s what we were trying to do when we were stuffing bigger tires into our existing frames and swapping in aftermarket forks to get a 40mm tire upfront.
The flip-chip in the fork—we call it the Trail Mixer—keeps the trail measurement consistent whether you choose 700c or 650b tires. This maintains the bike’s personality and handling characteristics when you switch from mid-fats to full-fat. There are as many different ways to do gravel as there are gravel bikes these days, but if you’re toeing the start line, looking to stay with the lead group, and contend for the victory, Áspero is the bike to get you there.
Key Features & Benefits:
- Hydraulic Disc Brakes: Accurate and powerful braking capacity to keep you in control in all weather conditions.
- Carbon Frame: Lightweight & durable.
- Sram Rival ETAP: Reliable, with a wide range of gears for all-terrain – even the biggest of hills.
Full Specification:
- Frame: Cervelo Aspero-5 All-Carbon, 12x142mm thru-axle, 700c or 650b wheel size compatible, integrated headset 1-1/4” x 1-1/2”
- Fork: Cervelo All-Carbon, tapered Aspero fork with adjustable trail
- Number of Gears:12
- Gear Shifters: Sram Rival ETAP AXS HDR, 12spd
- Chainset: Sram Rival AXS 1 with a power meter
- Chainrings:40T
- Rear Cassette: Sram Rival XPLR 12s XG1251, 10-44
- Chain: Sram Rival 12spd
- Rear Derailleur:Sram Rival ETAP AXS, 12spd
- Bottom Bracket: Sram DUB
- Pedals: Not Supplied
- Wheelset: Reserve Carbon 32mm DT350, 24 holes, 24mm internal width, tubeless-ready
- Front Tyre: Panaracer Gravel King SK 700 x 38mm
- Rear Tyre: Panaracer Gravel King SK 700 x 38mm
- Brakes: Sram Rival HRD, 160/160
- Handlebars: Easton EC70AX Carbon
- Handlebar Tape: Cervelo
- Headset: FSA IS2 1-1/4 x 1-1/2
- Stem: Easton EA90 Alloy
- Saddle: Prologo Dimension STN
- Seatpost: Cervelo SP19 Carbon 27.2mm diameter
- Weight: N/A