On the back of Ridley launching its new Helium SLX under the Lotto Soudal riders at the Tour Down Under, the Belgian bike manufacturer has also announced a disc-equipped model of the endurance-oriented Fenix.
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Ridley Fenix-SL highlights
- Ridley’s ‘diamond shape’ tubes
- Ultra-thin lowered seat stays
- Leaf Spring top tube
- Wide tyre compatible
- Internal hose lines
- 8.47kg / 18.67lb
Edwards Vlutters, Ridley's international sales director, explained this bike is designed to handle whatever you can throw at it.
“It’s really the bike that can do everything, if you wanted to go on a ride with climbs, cobbles and all kinds of terrain then this would be the bike,” Vlutters said. “ I also heard that Andre [Greipel] rides this bicycle on most of the mountain stages during the Tour de France, because it’s comfortable. Andre doesn’t want to win the mountain stages, but he does want to get through as comfortable as possible.”
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As you’d expect on a newly released disc roadie, the new Fenix abides by Shimano’s flat mount disc standard and will run a 160-140 rotor combo for ideal stopping power.
Added for this new frame are front and rear 12mm thru-axles, which Ridley says not only allowed them to make the frame stiffer, but also more comfortable.
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