Cervélo Áspero Rival XPLR eTap AXS 1

A new breed of rider is emerging—one who loves the freedom and exploration that gravel culture was founded upon but who has a hunger to ride hard, to go all out, and to explore not just geography but personal limits. This frontier requires a new kind of gravel machine, one engineered not to roam the trails, but to race them.

For these athletes, we engineered Áspero for pure, unapologetic speed, ready to take down finish lines, KOMs, PRs, and FKTs. A bike built without limits, for the riders looking to test them. It’s stiff—Classics-racing stiff—and performs like you’d want a road bike to perform off-road. We think that makes sense, and it’s what we were trying to do when we were stuffing bigger tires into our existing frames and swapping in aftermarket forks to get a 40mm tire up front. 

The flip-chip in the fork—we call it the Trail Mixer—keeps the trail measurement consistent whether you choose 700c or 650b tires. This maintains the bike’s personality and handling characteristics when you switch from mid-fats to full-fat. There are as many different ways to do gravel as there are gravel bikes these days, but if you’re toeing the start line, looking to stay with the lead group, and contend for the victory, Áspero is the bike to get you there.

Fork                 
Cervélo All-Carbon, Tapered Áspero Fork with Adjustable Trail

Headset           
FSA IS2 1-1/8 x 1-1/2

Seatpost          
Easton EC70 Carbon

Shifters            
SRAM Rival eTap AXS HRD 12 spd

Rear Derailleur 
SRAM Rival XPLR eTap AXS 12 spd

Brake Calipers  
SRAM Rival HRD

Brake Rotors    
SRAM CenterLine 160mm

Thru Axles        
Cervelo Indexed Thru-Axles w/ Lever, 12x100/142

Crankset          
SRAM Rival AXS 1 40T

Bottom Bracket
SRAM Dub

Handlebar        
Easton EC70AX Carbon

Stem                
Easton EA70 Alloy

Saddle             
Prologo Dimension STN

Cassette           
SRAM Rival XPLR 12s XG1251, 10-44

Chain               
SRAM Rival, 12 spd

Wheels             
Reserve 32mm DT370 XDR, 24h (F), 24h (R), 24mm IW, Center-Lock, Tubeless Ready

Tires                 
Panaracer Gravel King SK Folding 700x38

Accessories      
Smartpak 400A Top Tube Storage Bag

* Specifications are subject to change without notice