2024 Ridley Astr RS light aero carbon gravel race bike Review Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More
Ridley’s Astr RS is a lighter, faster, fatter-tired gravel race bike than the Belgian bike builder has ever made. It’s a premium race-ready carbon gravel bike that I’d also be happy to ride as my go-to for casual gravel riding, too. I’ve tested a lot of gravel bikes, including the 3 Ridley gravel models that this one mashes up – the Kanzo Fast , the Kanzo Adventure , and the Grifn . And the new Astr undeniably comes out on top in my book.
It’s significantly lighter, much more versatile, and the most comfortable of the bunch – on par with the ADV on that last one. 2024 Ridley Astr RS light aero carbon gravel race bike
(Photos/Cory Benson) Classified Ridley Factory Team racers demanded a more capable gravel race bike for tougher races like Unbound, Traka, Badlands, The Rift & more where fast intense racing gets mixed up with rougher terrain. They wanted all the aerodynamic gains, a lighter bike, AND a minimum of 47mm tire clearance. So Ridley went back to the drawing board. And they essentially created the all-new Ridley Astr RS gravel race bike by scaling up their latest aero all-road Grifn RS to create a fat tire gravel bike with aero road race bike inspiration.
The key takeaways on the new bike include: a frame that now weighs just […]
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