I was lucky to check the bike out a few months back while at the van Rysel headquarters in Lille. If you haven’t seen the video from that trip, then may I politely point you in that direction
All we know about the bike is that it will be joining the Van Rysel road lineup alongside the RCR, a bike the team has successfully used this year. Unlike several brands, which are now amalgamating their lightweight race bike and aero bike into one platform, the Frenchies are going to have two separate bikes. From that, we can presume the new bike won’t be as light as the RCR, a frame that tips the scales at 790 grams for a medium.
The design is nothing groundbreaking, and it’s certainly not as controversial as the Colnago. It has all the usual flair and design flourishes you’d expect from an aero bike. And in the limited info that they offer, it is claimed to be the fastest in class. We will see what that means at its official launch, I’m sure. The only real numbers we are given is that it saves 14 watts over the RCR.
After some digging, it looks as though it will fit 32mm tyres. It has a one-piece cockpit that is proprietary to the frameset and was actually produced in conjunction with Deda. Aero gains have been refined with the help of SwissSide; all in all, it’s what you’d expect from an aero bike in 2025.
We hold our breath for the true launch, so please stay tuned. But for the time being, hit that play button and enjoy.
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21 Comments
OK… maybe I AM getting a new bike, after all…
It looks like the Aeroad
just dug up the venge : p
Van Rysel have been doing great things but I'm sorry, this looks like an open mould aliexpress aero bike.
Without geometry charts, whats the point of announcing anything 😂
Looks impressive….Thank you
the paintjob is aweful.and i don’t understand why are they mounting lightweight bottle cages on an heavy aero bike?
but i think it’s a nice bike gonna be interesting what the price tag says
I hope they designed that bike around the wheels and got swiss side to give them wheels with a wider internal width.
I think it looks most like the SystemSix. I still remember Dave’s review of that bike. He did a good job convincing me I needed one.
Looks aero awesum. Wonder how specialized is going to react to aero making a come back. Venge 2?
Possible unpopular opinion, it’s just a 2025 Venge.
That oil slick/marble paint job is the selling point; it’s a thing of beauty
this is just a french simplon pride 2
Give us that frame, and cockpit…but let us spec down the groupset and wheels…so we can have a sub £4000 version pls!
"..Right, now onto the bike that I think will get more people excited…. the new van rysel…"
lol
Literally looks like the System Six and the Venge smashed together with a new paint job 🤔
That's nice.
Easily the fastest bike in history, period. It’s 20 % faster than competition.
Has anyone told you that you remind them of Nardwuar?
I like the V/R better. The Colnago looks like a BMC Time Machine rear end attached to a Cervelo P5 front end with a Pinarello Dogma down tube.
look like systemsix with bigger headtube and fork.