Cervelo Bike ZFS-5 120 GX AXS Mountain Bike

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, CERVELO? - 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.

• Fork: Rockshox SID Select+, DebonAir spring, 3 position crown-adjusted Charger Race Day damper, tapered steerer, 15x110mm Maxle Stealth, 44mm offset, 120mm
• Handlebar:  780mm width, 20mm rise    Race Face Turbine R, 35mm clamp, 780mm width, 20mm rise
• Stem: Race Face Aeffect R Alloy, 35mm clamp, 0 degree
• Seatpost: OneUp V2    
• Saddle: Prologo Dimension NDR T4.0    
• Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB, BSA 73mm
• Headset: FSA IS2 1-1/2 x 1-1/2
• Tires: Maxxis Rekon, EXO 60 TPI, 29x2.4
• Crankset: SRAM GX Eagle, 32T, Boost 148 DUB    
• Chain:  SRAM GX, 12 speed
• Cassette: SRAM GX Eagle, 10-52, 12 speed    
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle AXS, 12 speed    
• Max Tire Width (Actual): 60mm (2.4")
• Shifters: SRAM GX AXS Rocker    
• Brake Calipers: SRAM Level Bronze 4 Piston    
• Brake Levers: SRAM Level Bronze Stealth 4 Piston    
• Wheels: Rear: Race Face ARC Offset 27, 27mm IW, DT Swiss 370, 12x148mm, XD freehub, 28H, 6 bolt, tubeless compatible
  Front: Race Face ARC Offset 27, 27mm IW, DT Swiss 370, 15x110mm, 24H, 6 bolt, tubeless compatible
• Thru Axles: Cervelo Thru-axle, 12x148
• Brake Rotor: SRAM Centerline 6-Bolt
• Shock: Rockshox SIDLuxe Select+, RL 3 position damper, 190 x 45mm