Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

[yello]

The Cervelo P4

 

[itisaboutthebike]

I'm sure it's fast

Not with me on it..............

 

[Flying_Monkey]

It's functional and hideous. Mind you, it is the kind of aesthetic that appeals to teenage boys.

 

[CotterPin]

It looks a bit blocky to me - and what's with P4? The way it's written it looks like the identifier painted on the roof of a security van, not the name of a bike.

 

[ColinJ]

I just don't like the look of TT bikes, I'm afraid, so there's no beauty in that bike for this beholder! Perhaps if I rode TTs I'd feel differently about them?

Apologies to fans of 'classic' racing bikes - I don't like them either. Those old steel frames from 40 or 50 years ago look very dated to me and as for the components... they just didn't work well compared with modern groupsets.

I love the look of modern road racing bikes though. I like the chunky tubes and horizontal top tube of my Cannondale, but I also like slimmer tubing and 'compact' designs. Modern groupsets are fantastic!

 

[Keith Oates]

I know I'm biased but I've seen nothing that is better than a C50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[yello]

Personally, I reckon it's one of those pig ugly things that I eventually end up liking!

I bet it's a really unforgiving, harsh ride as it looks rigid beyond belief. Probably goes like proverbial shoot off a shovel... not that I have any idea how fast that is! I could try and time the literal equivalent tomorrow morning when I clean up after the dogs though!

 

[Kirky]

It looks bloody awful. So does the new Giant TT bike.

Not for me I am afraid.

 

[gavintc]

I actually quite like it in a functional way. It is efficient - sleek and made for a single purpose. I like the noise from TT bikes as well - controlled agression.

 

[mickle]

The Cervelo P4

Oh come on you lot, it's fricking gorgeous!

 

[ColinJ]

Oh come on you lot, it's fricking gorgeous!

Some people say that about Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton but we don't have to agree do we ?

 

[wafflycat]

My offspring, who is a huge Cervelo fan (has 2 Soloists and a P2C) finds the P4 quite hideous..

 

[mickle]

Some people say that about Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton but we don't have to agree do we ?

I agree.

 

[mondobongo]

It is ugly but I could live with the time it would take off my PB. It must go like stink.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I'm sure if I had one I would think it was lovely!