Cervelo ZFS-5 120 XO AXS Mountain Bike

READY FOR YOUR CALL-UP
Progressive but racy, ZFS-5 was built for today’s evolving XCO courses—it has to pedal well and handle quickly, but also take on the chunks, jumps, and drops littering the circuit. ZFS-5’s 67.8-degree head tube angle delivers the precision required for elbow-to-elbow hole shot sprints, and the confidence to let off the brakes when the track gets rough. And in 120mm-outfitting, the 66.6-degree head angle will give you the extra confidence to push harder, and ride faster.

FLAT BARS, SUSPENSION, CERVÉLO?
World Cup season is here, and we’re all-in. The Z bikes—the ZHT-5 and the ZFS-5, our hardtail and full-suspension, respectively—made their race debut at the Nove Mesto World Cup. The pilots? World Cup veteran and former Dutch National XCO Champion Milan Vader alongside reigning Cyclocross World Champion Fem van Empel.

CALL IT A COMEBACK
Milan Vader is a veteran XC racer and former Dutch National Champion. He was set to race the Z bikes in 2022, but a life-changing crash at Itzulia Basque Country meant his priorities were re-learning to walk and ride. He’s recovered phenomenally well and much faster than the doctors expected, and will be racing the entire World Cup circuit this year.

DOUBLE DUTCH
Fem van Empel is one of Team Jumbo-Visma’s most recent signings, and she’s already made the rainbow connection. Following a decisive World Cyclocross Championships win in Hoogerheide, she traded knobbies for slicks this Spring, and has now set her sights on improving her best-ever World Cup results and landing on the podium.

SPECIFICATIONS
SIZES: SM, MD, LG, XL
FORK: Fox Performance Elite 34 Step-cast, FLOAT EVOL air spring, Fit 4 3-position crown-adjusted damper, tapered steerer, 15x110mm, Kabolt axle, 44mm offset, 120mm travel
SHOCK: Fox Performance Elite FLOAT, 2 position damper, 190mm x 45mm
HEADSET: FSA IS2 1-1/2 x 1-1/2
THRU AXLES: Cervelo Thru-axle, 12x148
WHEELS: Rear: Reserve 28 XC, 28mm IW, DT Swiss 350,12x148mm, XD freehub, 24H, centerlock, tubeless compatible Front: Reserve 28 XC, 28mm IW, DT Swiss 350, 15x110mm, 24H, centerlock, tubeless compatible
TIRES: Maxxis Rekon, EXO 60 TPI, 29x2.4
CRANKSET: SRAM X0 Eagle, 32T, Boost 148 DUB
BOTTOM BRACKET: SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm
CHAIN: SRAM X0, 12 speed
REAR DERAILLEUR: SRAM X0 Eagle AXS, 12 speed
CASSETTE: SRAM X0 Eagle, 10-52, 12 speed
SHIFTERS: SRAM AXS Rocker
HANDLEBAR: Race Face Next R Carbon, 35mm clamp, 780mm width, 20mm rise
STEM: Race Face Aeffect R Alloy, 35mm clamp, 0 degree
BRAKE CALIPERS: SRAM Level Silver 4 Piston
BRAKE LEVERS: SRAM Level Silver Stealth 4 Piston
SADDLE: Prologo Dimension NDR T4.0
SEATPOST: SRAM Reverb AXS 30.9
BRAKE ROTOR: SRAM Centerline Centerlock