Ridley has launched its newest race bike right this moment with the brand-new Noah Quick 3.0. The model claims the Noah 3.0 is the quickest bike they’ve ever made. The highest line right here is that aero has been the first focus, information that will not come as a whole shock given the Noah’s lengthy and storied historical past because the Belgian model’s aero race bike. Nevertheless, issues seem to have been ramped up a notch for 2025.
This 12 months sees the model sponsor the Uno- X Mobility males’s and ladies’s squads, as they change from Dare to Ridley bikes. Loads of us had been anticipating an announcement for some time and the unknown bike had been noticed a number of instances on social media over the winter, however we now have affirmation that that is the Noah Quick 3.0.
There are many aero design options to debate which we are going to get into under. There is a new progressive geometry with an attention-grabbing seat tube angle quantity, deep, aero entrance finish and {custom} slender handlebar in addition to a number of different attention-grabbing options, and sure, there’s a wattage-saving declare to examine.
Ridley has launched a number of bikes in recent times, the group’s riders also needs to have the Falcn RS machine at their disposal for hillier days and Ridley states it’s nonetheless sooner on climbs over 7% in gradient. Time will inform whether or not riders select to make use of it a lot in races.
We anticipate to see the brand new Noah Quick 3.0 being raced by the Uno-X Mobility ladies’s group on the Tour Down Below which kicks off this weekend.
The aero
Okay, the bit you’ve got been ready for: the watts. Ridley claims the Noah Quick 3.0 is 8.5 watts sooner than its predecessor at 50kph, which is a pace at which WorldTour riders spend numerous time driving. Ridley has a wind tunnel to utilize and the bike’s press materials claims the model examined the bike throughout a variety of yaw angles with the whole bike, fitted with wheels, water bottles, computer systems and so on, how will probably be raced in actual life primarily.
On the entrance finish, the colossal headtube space and built-in {custom} handlebar are going to catch the attention instantly. The model claims they pushed the UCI 8:1 dimension rule to the restrict to create probably the most aero bike. This rule permits tubes to be eight instances longer than their width.
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The brand new Noah has additionally visited the Zedler testing facility in Germany and was discovered to be 10% stiffer on the headtube than the Falcn RS mannequin, whereas ‘comparable values’ apply to the underside bracket, total it feels like this can be a very stiff bike, that merely priorities pace.
Together with the headtube is the brand new Nimbus aero cockpit which has been designed for the Noah Quick and developed with the body, integrating into the headtube itself. The handlebars measure 36cm on the shifters and 40cm on the drops with a slight flare. There is a drop of 127mm and a attain of 75mm, together with 5 stem size choices and three completely different stem stack heights. The curve of the bars has additionally been optimised to swimsuit an aero place when driving on the hoods.
Aero optimisation may be seen throughout the body, the bike options slender profiles within the fork and seat keep space and the model claims the outsized down tube will information airflow across the water bottles with out creating drag, which curiously a minimum of at this level are common spherical ones and never aero bottles like those designed for the Trek Madone.
The fork legs are deep and broad, and there are many visible aero particulars similar to, in fact, dropped seatstays now de rigueur on the greatest aero street bikes, a slight seat tube cutout across the rear wheel narrower high tube and a deeper seat tube / high tube junction. Ridley claims a mixture of ‘symmetrical and asymmetrical profiles within the fork and seat stays additional optimizes aerodynamics’. In comparison with the model’s much less aero Falcn RS mannequin, the new machine is a claimed 7 watts sooner at 50kph.
The bike’s geometry can also be price noting, with the bike’s steeper 76-degree seat tube angle. For comparability a measurement 54 Pinarello Dogma F has a 73.4 diploma seat tube angle. This design characteristic has been carried out to permit riders to attain a extra forward-focused bike match and open hip angle. In easy language, the bike could also be aggressive and lengthy, however the steeper seat tube angle and inline seatpost ought to place the rider ahead and assist obtain a sustainable aero place.
A measurement M bike has a stack of 541mm and a attain of 420. This makes it 10mm decrease than the Falcn RS bike and 23mm longer.
Body details-wise, the bike has 34mm tyre clearance and a decrease backside bracket to accommodate larger rubber. The Noah comes fitted with 28s, giving ample room for a variety of tyre sizes. There’s a BB86 press match backside bracket, an SRAM UDH hanger mount normal and a detachable entrance mech mount plate ought to riders need a clear 1x drivetrain setup and 23mm longer.
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Specs and pricing
A Noah Quick 3.0 frameset will set again £4,999 / €5,499 / $TBC whereas full builds begin at £7,999 / €8,799 / $TBC for a Shimano Ultegra outfitted bike and rise to £11,399 / €12,499 / $TBC for a Sram Crimson AXS construct with DT Swiss ARC wheelset, Corsa Professional tyres and Nimbus cockpit.
Different construct specs can be found with Shimano Ultegra, SRAM Pressure and Shimano Dura-Ace gear. Three color choices look to be obtainable at present: black, pink and a purple-black fade. The bike is offered in sizes from XXS to L and prospects may also custom-spec a mannequin on the Ridley web site configurator.
A extra inexpensive Noah (non-“Quick”) may also be obtainable with the identical geometry and aero, however utilizing a decrease grade degree of ‘Important collection’ carbon fibre, in comparison with the ‘Elite collection’ the highest tier mannequin makes use of, and in addition dropping the Nimbus built-in handlebar. The bike will include both a regular spherical bar or stem or Ridley Cirrus built-in bar which ought to present loads of match choices to riders.
The Noah 3.0 will likely be obtainable from £3,899 / €4,199.00 / $TBC for a Shimano 105 mechanical construct and rising to £6,799 / €7,499 / $TBC for an SRAM Rival / Categorized hub construct.
Each variations of the bike may be ordered now, with supply anticipated round February for the Noah and the tip of March for the Noah Quick.