We don’t see road bikes as delicate machines meant only for putting watts into and receiving speed from. They’re an extension of our soul, of the way we want to see our worlds, and the lives we want to live. Sometimes that means cutting across park grass, and sometimes it’s seeing where that dirt road off to the left leads you. The Caledonia-5 is a bike for the modern road rider.
The Caledonia is the bike we keep reaching for when we know the odometer’s going well past the triple-digit mark. Long rides invariably have some smooth tarmac, some junk pavement over backroads, a cutty singletrack connector, and maybe even your own local Strade Bianche sector. So we built a bike that could take on all of them, do it well, and fit fenders in case the ominous clouds turn into a downpour 130km into your day.
We developed the Caledonia-5 in collaboration with our World Tour riders to satisfy the need for a dedicated cobbles bike. Faster handling isn’t necessarily better—we engineered the handling based on the specific use-case. In this case, it’s Roubaix. Roubaix is harder on bikes than any other race on the calendar, and there’s zero margin for error. We increased the rear center, lowered the BB, and increased the trail. The handling is still fast, but we’ve added stability.
Modern road riders are looking for bikes to handle long distance, high pace, no limits and offer maximum fun. By placing lower modulus carbon in key areas to mitigate the brittleness of hi-mod fiber—the bike isn’t delicate. It is made for the way we ride and accommodates 34mm tires or 31mm with fenders.
Key Features & Benefits:
Carbon Fibre Frame: Ultra lightweight & durable to give you a competitive advantage
Shimano Ultegra Di2 Drivetrain: Delivers smoother gear progression, greater precision & predictability.
Hydraulic Disc Brakes: Consistent braking performance for better control and confidence in race conditions.
Full Specification:
- Frame: Ultralight Cervelo All-Carbon, tapered head tube, fully internal routing, flat-mount disc, 142x12 mm thru axle
- Fork: Cervelo All-Carbon, Tapered Caledonia 5 Fork
- Number of Gears: 22
- Gear Shifters: Shimano Ultegra R8050 Di2, braze-on
- Chainset: Shimano Ultegra R8000
- Chainrings: 52/36
- Rear Cassette: Shimano Ultegra R8000, 11-34, 11-speed
- Chain: Shimano Ultegra HG701, 11-speed
- Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra R8050 Di2
- Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra R8050 Di2
- Bottom Bracket: JY-BB 24
- Pedals: Not Included
- Rims: DT Reserve 35mm Carbon 20/24h tubeless ready 21mm Internal Width
- Front Hub: DT Swiss 370
- Rear Hub: DT Swiss 370
- Front Tyre: Vittoria Rubino Pro Folding G 30c
- Rear Tyre: Vittoria Rubino Pro Folding G 30c
- Brakes: Shimano Ultegra hydraulic disc
- Handlebars: Cervelo AB09 Carbon
- Handlebar Tape: Cervelo premium tape
- Headset: FSA Integrated
- Stem: Cervelo ST32 Alloy
- Saddle: Prologo Dimension TiRox
- Seatpost: Cervelo SP 18 Carbon D post
- Accessories: Cervelo Faceplate Front Computer/Accessory Mount, Removable Fender Mounts
- Weight: N/A