You’ll definitely not get disc brakes on that R5 frame.
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For a Ti Gravel bike 
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It is a Cervelo R5Ca. It’s a 2013 Frame, hand built by Cervelo in California (hence Ca), and THM fork, it was the lightest frame available when conceived, Frame and fork weigh around 950g. It’s simply a delight to ride.
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Cheers.
You have the better version of mine 
My frame and fork are 1,054g.
But the bloody BB, headset and expander weigh nearly 400g 
Should finish it today/tomorrow and get out for five hours on Sunday.
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I’ve got my eye on another enigma, the successor to the Ecroix, can do a bit of everything if I want, and takes tyres up to 40 I think!
Cycle scheme saves me about £1k!
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Moots, if you want to make a statement at the cyclists trendy cafe right?
If you get the right one!
The ownership after one year is garbage.
Gotta do the 3 year (?) deferred option.
@Jorgan - surely a Mosaic GT2-45 would be a better statement 
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The standard R5 is a faster more modern bike than the older R5Ca, it uses more aero tubing, and is nicer to ride on rough tarmac. However, there is something special about riding a super light bike. Mine is 5.5kg with normal wheels and drivetrain.
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Yeah, mine is the 2012 R5VWD, same square tubing as the RCa, with external cable routing.
Means I should get it built in under an hour.
Just waiting for Hermes to deliver the saddle (that’s the delivery company, not a luxury handmade leather saddle from the French boutique 
)
and bars today
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So this is you ‘working’ and then you’re riding in your ‘wellness’ hour?!
(says he wasting time on a triathlon forum)
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What you saying? 
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You can’t fit that bottle cage on there!!
Looking good so far though 
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Nor can I spend any more money.
The cage is 20g. But I can’t get the graphic off (I tried with wet and dry on an inconspicuous part!)
Gah. Annoying - I do like Planet X cages. Only around 20 grams aren’t they?!
This is what you want
90! Quid
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That is lovely looking though!
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It’s technically 4 years now, 12 payments and the final payment is 3 years after the last one, is how I’m reading it.
If you go for the 12 month option it’s not really worth it as the RV is about 40% I think?
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Yeah, that’s it, four years with the 12 initial payments.
The 12 month and then own saves about 5%, so you’re better off buying at a reduced cost off RRP, unless of course you’ve not got the cash?
Anyways, rim vs disc.
It’s got disc, I’m really wavering as hydraulic brakes are a pain but rim brake bikes are hard to come by these days. I think I’d prefer rim brakes but would probably get discs.
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Yeah, I did a Google and some chatter from the bike shows is that it’s now dead.
Some manufacturers offer zero rim brake models.
I like how Spooner summarised it above.
I’d get disc for gravel, but for everything else I’m okay.
My commuter was/is/will be fixed, so I’ve never had an issue stopping 
🏼:leg:🏼
In all of my years riding I’ve once been caught short - last summer descending the Cat and Fiddle on carbon rims in an unpredicted deluge.
Got home and immediately ordered SwissStop pads
Issue solved 
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Yes in this country (no long alpine descents) if it’s dry rim brakes with good rim/pad combo is definitely enough. But add rain and shitty roads combined with hairpins… and discs are a boon. Shame they squeal like a stuck pig if you don’t constantly tend to them though.
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