2024 Cervelo ZHT-5 GX AXS

MAKE MOUNTAIN BIKING FASTER

When Team Jumbo-Visma decided it was time to race XCO, they came to us for the answer. The ZHT-5 marks a new era for Cervelo and the team, as we go racing together. Our engineering expertise has already been proven in cyclocross (R5-CX) and gravel racing (Aspero), and now weve upped the ante and designed a mountain bike worthy of the Cervelo name.

ZHT-5 is a Cervelo through and through: fast, efficient, and fun to ride. The 69-degree head tube angle, modern reach, and short chainstays combine to make a bike thats stable at speed and nimble enough for pack racing. Theres room to maneuver in the cockpit, whether youre darting inside on an uphill hairpin, or hanging off the back to make time on the descent.

STIFF, LIGHT & READY TO FIGHT

Weighing in at just 907g (size Medium), ZHT-5 is a featherweight fighter with the punchy turn of pace that only a hardtail can deliver. Decades of making frames built for the strongest sprinters in the world has fed into a super stiff mountain bike design that propels you to the front without compromising weight or ride quality.

MODERN GEO FOR THE MODERN XC RIDER

If youve not ridden a hardtail for a while, youll be surprised at how the ZHT-5s 69-degree head tube angle, 457mm reach (size L), and 430mm chainstays feel progressive and refreshingly modern. If youve ridden them all your life, youll be baffled at how weve managed to eke out yet more performance from such a clean and simple design. The ZHT-5s geometry puts you in the driving seat to carve up all the tight hairpins and features that litter the ups and downs of todays XC trails.

NOT OUR FIRST RODEO

We know from winning cyclo-cross World Champs that when the going gets gritty, threaded bottom brackets are the best way to go. ZHT-5 adopts the BSA threaded standard to meet the strength, stiffness, durability and serviceability needs of racers and race mechanics alike. It also makes it the ideal winter training companion.

SPEED FIRST

Our mantra is to make riders faster. And doing that means creating bikes that turn power into forward motion as efficiently as possible. Nothing does this more effectively in dirt than a hardtail. But power is nothing without control, so we focused on making a rapid cross-country race bike that still handles confidently in technical sections, feeding the desire to ride faster.

Frame Sizing

How do I determine what bike size I need?

The age-old question, isnt it? There are many factors that go into bicycle sizing and fit, particularly for high-performance bikes. Without being able to measure you and see you on a bike, precise fit information is difficult to supply. Its also not unusual for someone to be able to ride two different sizes depending on their goals, flexibility, and fit tolerance. That said, we have some fantastic retailers, and wed encourage you to go start a conversation with them about what you want from your new bike. You can find the retailer closest to you on our Dealer Locator.

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