Cervélo Soloist: the original aero road bike comes back as an affordable racer

Lighter than the S5, more aerodynamic than the R5 and quite a lot cheaper than both

Cervélo relaunches the Soloist road bike
(Image credit: Cervélo)

For those of a certain vintage the return of the Soloist is likely to trigger a trip down memory lane. Back in the early 2000s it was the bike that many people credit with starting the modern aero revolution, with its extruded aerofoil tubes developed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics no less, the first of their kind.

Cervelo Soloist of Julian Dean, CSC

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

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Luke Friend has worked as a writer, editor and copywriter for twenty five years. Across books, magazines and websites, he's covered a broad range of topics for a range of clients including Major League Baseball, the National Trust and the NHS. He has an MA in Professional Writing from Falmouth University and is a qualified bicycle mechanic. He has been a cycling enthusiast from an early age, partly due to watching the Tour de France on TV. He's a keen follower of bike racing to this day as well as a regular road and gravel rider.