The young Aussie has swapped aero for light weight
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Ben O'Connor is a tall rider at 1.88 meters(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Dimension Data have swapped from Tacx to Elite bottle cages(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
A small sticker denotes whether this is O'Connor's race bike or his back up bike(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
O'Connor is using Rotor's dual-sided 2INPower power meter (Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Backed by popular demand, Astute will release this Moon SR saddle to the public(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Q-Rings are known to cause front shifting issues, lucky Shimano's R9150 Di2 front derailer is uber reliable (Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Dura Ace pedals for O'Connor(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Cervelo's R-Series is the brand's lightweight climbing bikes(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
The R5's cable routing is super clean at the front..... (Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
...and the back too(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
O'Connor runs his both Q-rings in the middle setting(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Cervelo stuck with the BB Bright bottom bracket standard with the R5(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Dura-Ace R9100 dual pivot brakes keep O'Connor's speed in check (Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
O'Connor is running ENVE bars and the brand's Computer Mount(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
It's a surprise that as a Rotor sponsored team, Dimension Data isn't riding the Uno groupset (Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Once again Dimension Data is riding KMC's gucci gold chain(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
O'Connor opts for Q-Rings over round rings(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
The angry bee is back in the pro peloton(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
O'Connor has opted for ENVE SES 4.5 rolling stock.... (Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
which are packaged in 25c Conti Competition Pro LTD rubber(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
O'Connor is racing on home soil at the Tour Down Under(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
At 1.88m tall, there is quite a lot of seat post sticking out of O'Connor's frame(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
The Aussie is riding a 120mm ENVE carbon stem(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Dimension Data even has ENVE valve extenders(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
The team has swapped from Lizard Skins bar tape to Joystick for 2018(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
O'Connor's stem is slammed right onto the headset bearing without the bearing cap(Image credit: Colin Levitch / Immediate Media)
Last year Ben O'Connor lit up the People's Choice Criterium ahead of the start of the actual Tour Down Under, going off the front early, only to be reeled back in a few laps short of a victory.
Dimension Data is still sporting full ENVE components, but with Sour Apple anodized green Chris King hubs, the team's SES wheels are likely to be the envy of the peloton. O'Connor has opted for the SES 4.5 hoops, which are finished with 25mm Conti Competition Pro LTD tubulars.
As with last year, the South African-registered team is riding on Rotor chainrings and cranks, with O'Connor choosing the brand's 2INpower dual-sided meter and 53/38T Q-Rings.
O'Connor's ENVE bars measure 400mm and are wrapped in Joystick Analogue bar tape — changing over from Lizard Skins — and are attached to a 120mm +/- 6-degree stem, which is slammed straight onto the headset bearing with the cap removed.
Also new for 2018 are Astute Saddles, with O'Connor opting for a soon-to-be-released Astute Moon SR saddle in the brand's Carbino trim with carbon rails.
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Astute tells BikeRadar it initially only planned to release this saddle in the VT version (with cutout) however, after popular demand decided to also make the SR (no cutout) version.
To finish off these fully blinged-out bikes, Dimension Data is riding gold KMC chains.
Backed by popular demand, Astute will release this Moon SR saddle to the public
Click or swipe through the gallery above for a detailed look at Ben O'Connors Cervelo Race bike.
Complete bike specifications
Frame: Cervelo R5, Size 58
Fork: Cervelo All-Carbon, Tapered R5 Fork
Stem: ENVE Road Stem, 120mm +/- 6-degrees
Handlebar: ENVE Road Handlebar, 400mm
Tape: Joystick Analogue tape
Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100
Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Di2
Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 11-28T
Chain: KMC X11SL
Crankset: Rotor 2INpower 175mm, Q-Rings 53/38T
Wheelset: ENVE SES 4.5, Sour Apple Chris King hubs
Tyres: Continental Competition Pro LTD tubulars, 25mm
