{"id":56969,"date":"2023-12-05T09:01:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T08:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=756796"},"modified":"2023-12-05T10:46:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T09:46:10","slug":"cervelos-first-ebike-uses-flip-chips-to-switch-between-road-and-gravel-geometry","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/cervelos-first-ebike-uses-flip-chips-to-switch-between-road-and-gravel-geometry\/","title":{"rendered":"Cerv\u00e9lo\u2019s first ebike uses flip chips to switch between road and gravel geometry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rouvida is equipped with a Fazua Ride 60 motor, providing 60Nm of torque and peak power of 450 watts <\/p>

By Simon von Bromley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 05 December 2023 at 08:01 AM<\/p>

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Cerv\u00e9lo has announced the release of the Rouvida, its first electric bike.<\/p>\n

Equipped with flip chips in the front and rear dropouts, Cerv\u00e9lo says the Rouvida can switch between road and gravel geometry.<\/p>\n

According to Cerv\u00e9lo, swapping from road to gravel geometry also ups the effective maximum tyre clearance of the Rouvida frameset, enabling riders to take advantage of the best gravel tyres<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cerv\u00e9lo Rouvida is equipped with a Fazua Ride 60 electric bike motor<\/a>, which is claimed to deliver 60Nm of torque and peak power of 450 watts, and is paired to a 432Wh battery. Cerv\u00e9lo says the motor can provide assistance up to 25kph \/ 15.5mph in line with the law concerning electric bikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Available in road- and gravel-focused incarnations, the Cerv\u00e9lo Rouvida is priced from \u00a36,000 \/ $6,200 \/ \u20ac6,799 for a build featuring Shimano GRX RX610<\/a>, Fulcrum alloy wheels and WTB Vulpine TCS gravel tyres.<\/p>\n

Classic Cerv\u00e9lo<\/h2>\n
\"Cerv\u00e9lo\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
The Cerv\u00e9lo Rouvida in gravel guise.<\/span><\/figcaption> Cerv\u00e9lo<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

According to Cerv\u00e9lo, the Rouvida can switch between being an electric road bike<\/a> and electric gravel bike<\/a> without compromise.<\/p>\n

This is because, Cerv\u00e9lo says, the flip chips change the tyre clearance and fit, as well as the bike\u2019s geometry.<\/p>\n

\"Cervelo\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
The Rouvida uses front and rear flip chips in the dropouts to swap between road and gravel setups.<\/span><\/figcaption> Cervelo<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Switching from the road to gravel configuration, for example, slackens the effective head tube angle by 0.7 degrees (from 72 to 71.3 degrees) and increases trail from 57.9mm to 62mm.<\/p>\n

Tyre clearance is also upped from 34 to 43.5mm, while stack and reach are 7mm taller and 5mm shorter, respectively.<\/p>\n

Cerv\u00e9lo says this offers riders \u201cthe fit and handling you expect\u201d from a Cerv\u00e9lo road or gravel bike, rather than a compromise between the two.<\/p>\n

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\ufeffRoad<\/th>S (S51)<\/th>M (S54)<\/th>L (56)<\/th>XL (58)<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Stack<\/b> (mm)<\/td>524<\/td>556<\/td>583<\/td>609<\/td> <\/tr>
Reach<\/b> (mm)<\/td>370<\/td>378<\/td>386<\/td>394<\/td> <\/tr>
Seat tube angle<\/b> (degrees)<\/td>74<\/td>73.5<\/td>73<\/td>72.5<\/td> <\/tr>
Effective top tube length<\/b> (mm)<\/td>521.5<\/td>543.5<\/td>564.7<\/td>586.3<\/td> <\/tr>
Head tube angle<\/b> (degrees)<\/td>71.5<\/td>72<\/td>72<\/td>72<\/td> <\/tr>
Fork offset <\/b> (mm)<\/td>53<\/td>50<\/td>50<\/td>50<\/td> <\/tr>
Trail<\/b> (mm)<\/td>57.9<\/td>57.9<\/td>57.9<\/td>57.9<\/td> <\/tr>
Head tube length<\/b> (mm)<\/td>106<\/td>137<\/td>165<\/td>193<\/td> <\/tr>
Bottom bracket drop<\/b> (mm)<\/td>74<\/td>74<\/td>74<\/td>74<\/td> <\/tr>
Front centre <\/b>(mm)<\/td>581.2<\/td>591.8<\/td>608.5<\/td>624.8<\/td> <\/tr>
Chainstay length <\/b>(mm)<\/td>415<\/td>415<\/td>415<\/td>415<\/td> <\/tr>
Standover height<\/b> (mm)<\/td>724.5<\/td>768.8<\/td>794.6<\/td>819.5<\/td> <\/tr>
Wheelbase<\/b> (mm)<\/td>984.8<\/td>995.5<\/td>1,012.3<\/td>1,028.5<\/td> <\/tr>
Gravel<\/b><\/td> <\/tr>
Stack<\/b> (mm)<\/td>529<\/td>561<\/td>588<\/td>614<\/td> <\/tr>
Reach<\/b> (mm)<\/td>363<\/td>371<\/td>379<\/td>387<\/td> <\/tr>
Seat tube angle <\/b>(degrees)<\/td>73.3<\/td>72.8<\/td>72.3<\/td>71.8<\/td> <\/tr>
Effective top tube length<\/b> (mm)<\/td>521.5<\/td>543.5<\/td>564.7<\/td>586.3<\/td> <\/tr>
Head tube angle<\/b> (degrees)<\/td>70.8<\/td>71.3<\/td>71.3<\/td>71.3<\/td> <\/tr>
Fork offset <\/b>(mm)<\/td>56.5<\/td>53.5<\/td>53.5<\/td>53.5<\/td> <\/tr>
Trail<\/b> (mm)<\/td>62.2<\/td>62.1<\/td>62<\/td>61.9<\/td> <\/tr>
Bottom bracket drop<\/b> (mm)<\/td>80<\/td>80<\/td>80<\/td>80<\/td> <\/tr>
Front centre <\/b>(mm)<\/td>586.2<\/td>596.8<\/td>613.5<\/td>629.9<\/td> <\/tr>
Chainstay length<\/b> (mm)<\/td>425<\/td>425<\/td>425<\/td>425<\/td> <\/tr>
Standover height<\/b> (mm)<\/td>734.5<\/td>778.8<\/td>804.6<\/td>829.5<\/td> <\/tr>
Wheelbase<\/b> (mm)<\/td>999.8<\/td>1,010.5<\/td>1,027.3<\/td>1,043.7<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>