Ridley's new prototype gravel race bike is on display at Eurobike, with the unreleased bike looking to have gone all in on aero – but not at the expense of comfort.
The bike is a departure from the design language of the current Kanzo Fast, with a more angular approach taken to the tubeset.
Aero profiling has been added to the seatstays and head tube area, with the seat tube now hugging the rear tyre much closer.
Warren tested the prototype earlier this year in Belgium and was impressed by the bike's balance of aero and all-day comfort.
The bike on display at Eurobike appears much closer to being production-ready, with only a small amount of dazzle camouflage suggesting it's not yet on the market.
It appears the new Ridley is set to be a true aero bike with gravel-bike handling and capabilities.
The bike uses a UDH dropout, and is specced with SRAM's Force XPLR AXS 1x groupset, suggesting it might not be the top-of-the-range build.
From what we gathered when Warren tested the bike, it appears to have clearance for 58mm tyres. However, on the stand, it sat on carbon-spoked Forza Skiron RS wheels with 55mm Schwalbe G-One RX Pro tyres.
The seat angle of the bike appears to have steepened, possibly enabling a more forward riding position.
Up front, there's a Forza Nimbus Pro one-piece cockpit, and there's a mounting plate on the top tube to attach a bag.
There's also in-frame storage in the down tube, accessed by a door below the bottle cage bolts.
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