Ridley has launched its newest race bike as we speak with the brand-new Noah Fast 3.0. The model claims the Noah 3.0 is the quickest bike they’ve ever made. The high line right here is that aero has been the first focus, information that will not come as a whole shock given the Noah’s lengthy and storied historical past because the Belgian model’s aero race bike. However, issues seem to have been ramped up a notch for 2025.
This yr sees the model sponsor the Uno- X Mobility males’s and girls’s squads, as they swap from Dare to Ridley bikes. Plenty of us had been anticipating an announcement for some time and the unknown bike had been noticed a couple of occasions on social media over the winter, however we now have affirmation that that is the Noah Fast 3.0.
There are loads of aero design options to debate which we are going to get into under. There’s a brand new progressive geometry with an attention-grabbing seat tube angle quantity, deep, aero entrance finish and {custom} slim handlebar in addition to a couple of different attention-grabbing options, and sure, there’s a wattage-saving declare to examine.
Ridley has launched a number of bikes lately, the group’s riders also needs to have the Falcn RS machine at their disposal for hillier days and Ridley states it’s nonetheless quicker on climbs over 7% in gradient. Time will inform whether or not riders select to make use of it a lot in races.
We anticipate to see the brand new Noah Fast 3.0 being raced by the Uno-X Mobility ladies’s group on the Tour Down Under which kicks off this weekend.
The aero
Ok, the bit you will have been ready for: the watts. Ridley claims the Noah Fast 3.0 is 8.5 watts quicker than its predecessor at 50kph, which is a pace at which WorldTour riders spend loads of time driving. Ridley has a wind tunnel to utilize and the bike’s press materials claims the model examined the bike throughout a variety of yaw angles with the entire bike, fitted with wheels, water bottles, computer systems and so on, how will probably be raced in actual life basically.
At the entrance finish, the colossal headtube space and built-in {custom} handlebar are going to catch the attention instantly. The model claims they pushed the UCI 8:1 dimension rule to the restrict to create essentially the most aero bike. This rule permits tubes to be eight occasions longer than their width.
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The new Noah has additionally visited the Zedler testing facility in Germany and was discovered to be 10% stiffer on the headtube than the Falcn RS mannequin, whereas ‘related values’ apply to the underside bracket, total it feels like this can be a very stiff bike, that merely priorities pace.
Along with the headtube is the brand new Nimbus aero cockpit which has been designed for the Noah Fast and developed with the body, integrating into the headtube itself. The handlebars measure 36cm on the shifters and 40cm on the drops with a slight flare. There’s a drop of 127mm and a attain of 75mm, together with 5 stem size choices and three totally different stem stack heights. The curve of the bars has additionally been optimised to go well with an aero place when driving on the hoods.
Aero optimisation may be seen throughout the body, the bike options slim profiles within the fork and seat keep space and the model claims the outsized down tube will information airflow across the water bottles with out creating drag, which apparently not less than at this level are common spherical ones and never aero bottles like those designed for the Trek Madone.
The fork legs are deep and large, and there are many visible aero particulars equivalent to, after all, dropped seatstays now de rigueur on the most effective aero highway bikes, a slight seat tube cutout across the rear wheel narrower high tube and a deeper seat tube / high tube junction. Ridley claims a mixture of ‘symmetrical and asymmetrical profiles within the fork and seat stays additional optimizes aerodynamics’. Compared to the model’s much less aero Falcn RS mannequin, the new machine is a claimed 7 watts quicker at 50kph.
The bike’s geometry can also be value noting, with the bike’s steeper 76-degree seat tube angle. For comparability a measurement 54 Pinarello Dogma F has a 73.4 diploma seat tube angle. This design function has been applied to permit riders to attain a extra forward-focused bike match and open hip angle. In easy language, the bike could also be aggressive and lengthy, however the steeper seat tube angle and inline seatpost ought to place the rider ahead and assist obtain a sustainable aero place.
A measurement M bike has a stack of 541mm and a attain of 420. This makes it 10mm decrease than the Falcn RS bike and 23mm longer.
Frame details-wise, the bike has 34mm tyre clearance and a decrease backside bracket to accommodate greater rubber. The Noah comes fitted with 28s, giving ample room for a variety of tyre sizes. There is a BB86 press match backside bracket, an SRAM UDH hanger mount customary and a detachable entrance mech mount plate ought to riders need a clear 1x drivetrain setup and 23mm longer.
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Specs and pricing
A Noah Fast 3.0 frameset will set again £4,999 / €5,499 / $TBC whereas full builds begin at £7,999 / €8,799 / $TBC for a Shimano Ultegra outfitted bike and rise to £11,399 / €12,499 / $TBC for a Sram Red AXS construct with DT Swiss ARC wheelset, Corsa Pro tyres and Nimbus cockpit.
Other construct specs can be found with Shimano Ultegra, SRAM Force and Shimano Dura-Ace gear. Three color choices look to be obtainable at present: black, crimson and a purple-black fade. The bike is out there in sizes from XXS to L and clients may custom-spec a mannequin on the Ridley web site configurator.
A extra inexpensive Noah (non-“Fast”) may even be obtainable with the identical geometry and aero, however utilizing a decrease grade stage of ‘Essential sequence’ carbon fibre, in comparison with the ‘Elite sequence’ the highest tier mannequin makes use of, and in addition dropping the Nimbus built-in handlebar. The bike will include both an ordinary spherical bar or stem or Ridley Cirrus built-in bar which ought to present loads of match choices to riders.
The Noah 3.0 can be obtainable from £3,899 / €4,199.00 / $TBC for a Shimano 105 mechanical construct and rising to £6,799 / €7,499 / $TBC for an SRAM Rival / Classified hub construct.
Both variations of the bike may be ordered now, with supply anticipated round February for the Noah and the tip of March for the Noah Fast.