Standert has overhauled its Kreissäge RS and says the new model promises to “revolutionise the way we think about aluminium race bikes.”
The previous Kreissäge RS launched back in 2022. Standert says that the geometry is “about all that remains” with this updated version, having taken everything back to the drawing board.
Now the bike features aero-optimised tubes, increased tyre clearance and a host of other changes.
Max Von Senger, Standert’s CEO and founder, says: “The Kreissäge RS has always been about defining our own standards. It’s about showing what metal bikes can do, about being different in a sea of black plastic, and about having fun, while putting in the hard work.”
New tube shapes
There is one obvious difference between the new and older version of this aluminium road bike.
Gone is the horizontal top tube, and in its place is a sloping tube for better power transfer and seatpost compliance, according to Standert.
Otherwise, the differences are more subtle. Instead of round tubes, the new Kreissäge RS has new tube shapes. The top tube appears to be ovalised, and the head tube now has a drastic hourglass shape.
Standert says these custom-engineered tubes give the new Kreissäge RS “significant aerodynamic improvements, enhancing speed and efficiency” – although no stats or numbers to substantiate these claims were provided at launch.
Scandium from Dedacciai
Like the previous Kreissäge RS, this new model uses scandium tubing, which is supplied exclusively to Standert from Italian manufacturer, Dedacciai.
The scandium and aluminium alloy is said to give an “otherwise impossible strength-to-thickness ratio” to the bike.
The alloy means it can have thinner and therefore lighter tubing for “a ride feel unmatched by aluminium alone.”
Further improvements – and a whopping tyre clearance
Standert has widened the Kreissäge RS’s T47 bottom bracket shell, with the brand stating this aids stiffness.
The wider bottom bracket also facilitates one of the bike’s most appealing updates. Previously the Kreissäge RS could fit 700x30mm tyres, but the new bottom bracket design means it can fit 700x35mm tyres.
This whopping tyre clearance brings the Kreissäge RS in line with many of the best endurance road bikes – and even the best aero road bikes – which now fit wider rubber for greater comfort and potentially improved rolling resistance.
Elsewhere, Standert has opted to make the bike’s headset bearings internal “to increase longevity and reduce weight.”
The bike also features a SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger, which is appearing on more and more road bikes.
“It’s becoming the standard and is available in almost every bike shop in the world, future-proofing the frame for any direct or full mount option Sram and Shimano might come up with,” Standert says.
How much does it cost?
The new Kreissäge RS costs a bit more than its predecessor, with the price of a frameset increasing by roughly €200 to €1,999.
The bike will be available via Standert’s custom programme. But the brand says an example of a complete bike with Shimano Ultegra and DT Swiss Arc 1400 wheels will cost €6,299.
