Maybe I should have put something on over those drawers. It was Dave Mirra's wife and daughters! With fresh baked muffins! Thrilled as always to have a bite of the Mirra's tasty treats I invited them in and after I went to my room and put some shorts on we all sat around casually chit-chatting. And then like a bull in a China shop here comes Dave busting through the front door with his Cervelo P5 and booms, "Here ya go, man! She's all yours!" What do you think you would look like if that happened to you? Might I suggest this:
My jaw dropped and I could taste the cat hairs in the carpet. A P5?!?! You're giving me your P5?!?!? Who does that?
Absolutely amazed. This is mine?!?!?!Dave and I have become great friends over the last couple years, but I haven't saved his daughters from a burning building yet. I never performed an emergency trachiotomy on Rex or Rocky, the Yorkies. What an unbelievable gift from an amazing friend, model father, and phenomenal athlete. If you have no idea who Dave Mirra is, you can Google him. It probably won't say "Bruce's Friend" but I wish it would.
The muffins. One's already missing. That didn't take long.....
Wait! We gotta get a shot together with the bike. Lemme put some real clothes on! Lemme put my race wheels on the bike!!!!
I so wanted to wear the Cervelo shirt they handed out to those that rode #SimplyFaster at the Ironman World Champs but I couldn't squeeze into it. I was in a bit better shape last October......
I suggested Dave puff out his belly like this for the shot to make me look smaller but I couldn't convince him. Lauren was pretty quick with the camera of course so this little shenanigan kinda backfired on me.
To put this in perspective, a Cervelo P5-6 is my dream bike. I was actually quite jealous when Dave bought it. Not only did he get one but he had it spec'd out with every option I had dreamed of. Conveniently, it was exactly my size. I won't say how much this bike costs. You can Google that too.
So, since the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram world is probably sick of me posting pics of the Cervelo P5 I'll post a few here. Cuz it's my blog.
I have gone on a few rides with it so far and all I can say is it's every bit the rocket ship that it looks. I'm not near in shape enough yet to warrant such an awesome ride, so I kinda look like a poseur on it for now. But I'm coming back. Not to worry......
Ready to roll! These are Dave's Dura Ace wheels from RAAM (Race Across America - which he and 3 others won the 4 Man Division of as part of a team called Legends of the Road) that I'm borrowing until I get something 11 speed compatible. All my race wheels and components for the Cervelo P3 I've been riding are 10 speed. I'm a little behind.....
The front end is super aero. The brakes, which are hydraulic, are hidden behind carbon fiber covers. The shifting is Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 electronic - just push a button and the derailleur moves accordingly. No cables anywhere!
I love the Rotor crank and aero disk chainring. Just behind it and inside the carbon fiber frame is a compartment for the Di2 battery that runs the shifters. No pedals shown at the moment. They were on my Cervelo P3 during the taking of these pictures.
Dav'es nametag from RAAM is still on the top tube.
Dave had put Ceramic Speed pulleys on the rear derailleur. Ceramic bearings reduce friction just that little bit more to make it extra slippery fast! Me likey!
Enough talking about this rocket ship! Time to go ride!
Thanks, Dave. I know you had all kinds of options that you could have done with this bike yet you shared it with me out of the kindness of your heart. It's been a long journey for me these last few months and I hope you're just as eager as I am for me to be back in shape and ripping down the roads with you as we train for the next adventure. I am always amazed when I read how many comment about how much of a role model you are to them. And I see it. The P5 is something I will certainly respect and cherish, but nowhere near as much as the friendship we've put together.
