First Look: Cervelo's 2025 Model Caledonia-5

Cervelo’s 2025 model Caledonia-5 has been released with the Canadian company touting this bike as perfect for those ‘Big, Stupid Rides’.

Cervelo says the latest Caledonia is designed for ‘extreme, long-distance efforts that push both riders and equipment to their limits.’ Sadly we haven’t had the luxury of that amount of time since receiving the bike this week. That said, after a first short local ride the latest Caledonian 5 impressed us in spades! The may well be designed and built for endurance, but it goes like hell.

For an endurance / long-distance / all-road platform, it’s exceptionally quick off the mark, remarkably comfortable and compliant, and incredibly zippy. A lot of this is no doubt due to the supplied wheelset, Reserve’s 49 / 42 TA.

This ‘mullet’ wheelset – 49mm deep on the back and 42mm up front, weighs in 1341 grams in DT 180 hub configuration. The TA stands for ‘Turbulent Aero’ technology, and during that first local ride they did feel exceptionally fast. The same wheels have been raced at Paris-Roubaix and the Giro D’Italia – so we think they’ll be totally fine for us.

Tyre wise, the bike is shipped with tubeless ready 30mm Vittoria Corsa N.Ext and there’s space for 36mm. Aside from the increased tyre size, the bike comes standard with a downtube storage compartment that includes two internal bags.

The downtube compartment comes with a bag for storage of small items such as a spare tube, tools and the like.

Cervelo says that the storage area ‘isn’t designed to fit a burrito,’ but it can hold a small multi-tool, tube, and a CO2 canister. Access is via a hinged cover that doubles as the downtube bottle cage mount. It locks into place via a 90-degree latch and sits securely when underway.

The frame has been revised in other areas too, though the changes are subtle. The dropped seat stays, inspired by sister bike the Aspero, help make the rear triangle more flexible, while Cervelo says the downtube has been stiffened to maintain responsive handling.

The Caledonia-5 is the more integrated model in the Caledonia lineup and features completely internal cable routing and aero-tube shapes.

Frame size wise, there are six sizes from 48 to 61. Colourwise, we are riding the deep red (Carmine) and there’s also a classic Black Caledonia 5.

Cervelo Caledonia 5 Pricing

Caledonia-5 Red AXS $17,000
Caledonia-5 Dura-Ace Di2 $16,500
Caledonia-5 Ultegra Di2 $12,000
Caledonia-5 Force AXS $12,000 (As tested)
Caledonia-5 Rival AXS $8,300
Caledonia-5 Frameset $6,900

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