• Soloist Carbon SL frameset
• Supplied with FSA integrated headset, Wolf SL full carbon fork and one position aero carbon seatpin
• A super light version of the Soloist Carbon
• With a frame weight of less than 1000 grams, the fastest bike in the peloton just got lighter by 200 grams
• The SLC-SL has a combination of superb aerodynamics and such a low weight that it is clearly the best choice in any terrain
• Cervelo narrow tube design
• Narrow toptube
• Narrowhead headtube
• ICS internal cable stops
• Cervelo Smartwall for carbon tubes
• Aero seat tube and seat post combo
• Exceptional torsional and bottom bracket stiffness with an increase of 5-10 percent over Soloist Carbon
• Aero profile tubes
• Colour: carbon with black fork

“The best pure racer,” enthused our testers. “Like a sword,” and “ideal for breakaway specialists or those who live for windy crits,” this aero-tubed carbon bike “doesn’t waste a Watt,” and screams “I’m coming to kick your ass.”
- Bicycling magazine

If a bike sounds to good too be true, it’s probably … an SLC-SL. One of the lightest road frames in the world, it achieves this feat “despite” being the most aerodynamic. And because it is a real Cervélo, it also passes our incredibly high strength and stiffness standards. The reason we can make a frame that strong, stiff and light even without using the structurally optimized Squoval shapes of the R3 and R3 SL is once again our unmatched engineering prowess. We use the best design tools, we even develop some of our own software for carbon lay-up analysis, but most importantly we have the best engineers using those tools.

In truth, the regular Soloist Carbon is already as close to the ultimate road bike as anybody needs. Its combination of aerodynamics and low weight means that it is the fastest possible set-up in almost any race, so it should come as no surprise that it is the most-used frame for Team CSC. Sure, there are a few frames that claim to be lighter, and fewer still that actually are, but the weight difference is so small that the aerodynamic advantages virtually always outweigh it.

But some people don’t get this and think saving another 200g is extremely important, even though it constitutes less than 1/3 of 1% of the combined rider/bike weight, at best. But Fränk Schleck gets it, and used a Soloist Carbon to perfection in the Amstel Gold race to break away and increase his lead all the way to the finish atop the Cauberg. Of course Jens Voigt and other perennial soloists on Team CSC got it long before they had ever seen a Soloist Carbon, when they rode to victory after victory on the Soloist Team.

Once people experience the Soloist Carbon, they get it. So, to take away any reason not to try the Soloist Carbon, we’ve made this special SLC-SL version that not only has the aerodynamics of the Soloist Carbon, but also shaves off those 200g. Introduced at the 2006 Tour with select Team CSC riders, the SLC-SL is now in limited production.

The price for the SLC-SL frameset is significantly higher than the regular Soloist Carbon. Is it worth the additional investment to save 200g? There is no doubt the best value is the regular Soloist Carbon, because as mentioned before, the 200g will not make much of a difference in performance. But if the ultimate is what you are looking for, the only way to get it is through the extremely high costs of making a frame that is superlight while aero and incredibly strong. Because Cervélo will not sacrifice its standards, the SLC-SL has the same stiffness properties as the regular Soloist Carbon (actually, the SLC-SL tests a few percent higher) and of course just like any other Cervélo, it passes all our safety tests, including our industry-leading frontal impact tests.

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Complete range of Cervelo Frames and Spare parts available, call or email for details. Test bikes available for Hire or Test rides with our experienced Cervelo cyclists, please ring or email to book your Test/Hire. We will be happy to discuss all aspects of your cevelo purchase from just a frame to a complete custom bike build. If you choose to purchase a Cervelo after hiring one out we will deduct the hire charge from your purchase.