Felt has launched the Nexar, an aero bike with an 800g claimed frame weight, which leads to a 6.48kg claimed overall weight for the top Dura-Ace spec. Felt also claims aerodynamics within 4 watts of the best-performing aero road bike.
The brand says the Nexar is the lightest and fastest aero bike it has made. It’s the successor to the AR, Felt’s original aero road bike, which was launched a full 18 years ago and last updated in 2020.
Felt says the Nexar name denotes Next AR. It claims the Nexar is 5% faster than the previous-generation Felt AR and that its commissioned independent testing shows it to be within 4 watts of its (unnamed) fastest competitor at 40km/h.
Felt’s analysis of the AR showed three areas where aerodynamics could be improved with the new frameset: the width of the head tube, the top tube/down tube interface and the wake behind the head tube.
So Felt has reduced the frontal area by slimming down the Nexar’s frame tubes and hidden cables, bolts and other hardware.
It’s also updated critical areas of the frame to enhance stiffness, while adding compliance. That includes larger headset bearings, increased vibration absorption in the rear triangle and a beefed-up bottom bracket. There’s space to fit 32mm tyres.
More comfortable geometry
The Nexar’s geometry has been revised, so that the stack is a little higher and its reach slightly shorter than the AR. The seat tube angle has also been steepened and the seatpost has a zero offset, both placing the rider further over the pedals.
Felt says the revised position helps the rider stay aero while still delivering power and increased stability. It reckons this benefits 99% of performance riders by making longer rides more comfortable.
It has also gone with the trend of fitting shorter cranks, with lengths between 165mm and 170mm across the seven frame sizes to ensure consistent biometrics.
The Nexar will be sold with two frame grades with different carbon specs. The Nexar FRD and Pro have the higher spec, with an 800g claimed frame weight – around 300g lighter than the AR. All specs are fitted with a one-piece cockpit with a sub-300g claimed weight, in place of the AR’s separate bar and stem.
That leads to a claimed 6.48kg full-bike weight in the top FRD spec for a size-54 frame. That’s close to the 6.56kg of the 2026 Giant Propel Advanced SL 0 in size ML, which we reckon is the lightest aero bike we’ve seen.
New owners
Felt was established in 1991 in California by Jim Felt, who built its original tri bike before branching out into road, track and more, with its bikes ridden over the years by a cluster of star pros including Bradley Wiggins and Wout van Aert.
Felt has gone through a number of owners including, at one time, the Rossignol ski brand.
Since November 2025, Felt has been 100% owned by a duo of Spanish partners, and is now based in Barcelona, with a string of new performance drop-bar and tri bikes slated for launch this year and next, and distributed via a global dealer network.
Felt Nexar specs
The Felt Nexar will be sold in four Shimano specs: FRD with Dura-Ace, Pro with Ultegra Di2 and power meter, Expert with Ultegra Di2 without a power meter and Race with 105 Di2. There’s a framekit with frame, fork, cockpit and seatpost for the top FRD, too.
Felt hasn’t yet provided prices.
Felt Nexar FRD
- Frame: Nexar FRD 12K
- Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace
- Power meter: 4iiii Precision Pro dual-sided
- Gear ratios: 52/36t, 11-30t
- Wheels: Vision Metron 45 RS
- Tyres: Continental GP 5000 S TR 28mm
- Bar/stem: Felt 1-Piece
- Saddle: Prologo Nago R4 PAS Nack 137
- Seatpost: Nexar Carbon
- Weight: 6.48kg claimed
Felt Nexar Pro
- Frame: Nexar FRD 12K
- Groupset: Shimano Ultegra
- Power meter: 4iiii Precision Pro dual-sided
- Gear ratios: 52/36t, 11-30t
- Wheels: Vision Metron 45 SL
- Tyres: Continental GP 5000 S TR 28mm
- Bar/stem: Felt 1-Piece
- Saddle: Prologo Nago R4 PAS T2.0 137
- Seatpost: Nexar Carbon
- Weight: 7.04kg claimed
Felt Nexar Expert
- Frame: Nexar UD Carbon Std
- Groupset: Shimano Ultegra
- Power meter: None
- Gear ratios: 52/36t, 11-30t
- Wheels: Vision Metron SC45 i23
- Tyres: Continental GP 5000 S TR 28mm
- Bar/stem: Felt 1-Piece
- Saddle: Prologo Nago R4 PAS T2.0 137
- Seatpost: Nexar Carbon
- Weight: 7.53kg claimed
Felt Nexar Race
- Frame: Nexar UD Carbon Std
- Groupset: Shimano 105 Di2
- Power meter: None
- Gear ratios: 52/36t, 11-34t
- Wheels: Vision Metron SC45 i23
- Tyres: Continental Grand Prix TR 28mm
- Bar/stem: Felt 1-Piece
- Saddle: Prologo Nago R4 PAS Steel 137
- Seatpost: Nexar Carbon
- Weight: 7.96kg claimed
