Van Rysel has announced the new budget-friendly EDR CF, which is said to deliver “comfort and versatility”.
Launched as part of its spring/summer 2026 range, Van Rysel says the new endurance bike bridges the gap between its mid-range EDR CF and entry-level EDR AF.
Alongside its “endurance-oriented geometry”, Van Rysel has designed the EDR CF’s carbon fibre frame to include integrated storage in the down tube “for ride essentials such as inner tubes and tools”.
This is one of the latest trends in endurance road bike design, and features on our 2025 Bike of the Year winner, the Cannondale Synapse, as well as the latest Bianchi Infinito, which launched last week.
The panels to access the integrated storage on the Cannondale and Bianchi are located under the bottle-cage mounts. Van Rysel has taken a different approach, with an access panel further up the down tube, which is possibly a simpler, and therefore more cost-effective, design.
The Van Rysel’s internal storage also comes with a toolbox, which includes an inner tube, tyre levers, a multi-tool and a pump.
Another trend the EDR CF picks up on is the move to wider tyres. The bike can fit rubber up to 38mm, which is more conservative than the Synapse and Bianchi, but matches the Scott Addict, which launched last year.
All cable routing on the new bike is internal and there are three places to mount water bottles, alongside mounts on the top tube for extra accessories such as a bento box.
Van Rysel says the frame weighs 1kg in a size medium, which is 170g more than the EDF CF Ultra. But the two bikes have carbon forks, which weigh an identical 400g.
This means without the 260g toolbox, weights for complete builds range from 8.5kg to 8.9kg, also in a size medium.
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Van Rysel EDR CF models and prices
Van Rysel has announced four variants of the EDR CF, with prices ranging from €1,799 to €2,899.
You’ll note we’ve listed the prices in euros and that’s because the full range won’t be available in the UK for the time being, and none of the bikes are available in the USA.
The entry-level EDR CF Tiagra comes with aluminium wheels shod in Continental Grand Prix TR tyres. It has Shimano Tiagra’s 10-speed groupset, rather than the latest 11-speed Tiagra, which will likely start appearing on bicycles later this year. It weighs 8.9kg and is not available in the UK.
Sitting above the Tiagra model is the EDR CF 105. Available in the UK, this has carbon wheels that are also wrapped in Continental Grand Prix TR tyres and a mechanical Shimano 105 12-speed groupset. The bike weighs 8.7kg.
If you prefer electronic shifting, Van Rysel has the EDR CF Rival AXS. This has SRAM’s Rival groupset, but otherwise the same spec as the 105 model, and weighs 200g less. This model will be available later this year in Europe only.
There will also be a version of the EDR CF with a SRAM Apex AXS groupset, available in Europe and the UK, but Van Rysel hasn’t revealed the full details yet.
The pricing for the range is as follows:
- Van Rysel EDR CF Tiagra: €1,799
- Van Rysel EDR CF 105: £2,299 / €2,499
- Van Rysel EDR CF Rival AXS: €2,899
- Van Rysel EDR CF Apex AXS: £1,999 / €2,299
What else is new from Van Rysel?
While Van Rysel’s bikes are building a reputation as budget-friendly options, Decathlon’s in-house cycling brand also has a wide range of clothing.
As part of its spring/summer collection, it has added a new unisex jersey (£59 / €59.99), and men’s and women’s bib shorts (£89.99 / €69), to its performance-focused RCR line.
Van Rysel has also revealed the unisex EDR Ultra Jersey (£59.99 / €59), which it says is “designed primarily to meet the needs of ultra-distance cyclists”. While it has a “pro fit” like the RCR jersey, it has two more pockets, taking the total to eight.
Elsewhere, Van Rysel has released three new sets of cycling glasses: the Taain Photochromic (£99.99 / €99), Kware Category 3 (£69.99 / €70) and Vertain Category 3 Van Rysel Roubaix (£119.99 / €120).
