Ever wondered what goes into creating a triathlon bike that’s built to perform at the highest level, but yet be reasonably priced (relatively speaking)?
Enter the Van Rysel XCR Tri, Decathlon’s latest cutting-edge machine designed with speed, aerodynamics, and triathletes in mind. 🚴♂️✨
James takes you behind the scenes to uncover the development journey of this impressive bike. From concept and engineering to rigorous testing, he explores how Decathlon has pushed boundaries to bring this triathlon weapon to life.
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00:00 The all new Van Rysel XCR Tri
00:19 Overview of the new Van Rysel XCR Tri
01:02 Features of the Van Rysel XCR Tri
02:55 Cockpit of Van Rysel’s new triathlon bike
03:58 Accessories of the new Van Rysel tri bike
04:46 Wheels and groupset of the Van Rysel XCR Tri bike
05:26 Weight of the triathlon bike
05:52 What is Van Rysel?
06:49 In collaboration with Denis Chevrot
08:43 How was this new tri bike developed?
12:05 James’ thoughts of the new Van Rysel XCR Tri
12:32 The different versions of the Van Rysel XCR
13:34 What are your thoughts?
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44 Comments
What do you think of the new Van Rysel XCR Tri?🚲👀
thing is mad expensive. nothing budget about it
Definitely not a disruptor
Only available in mainland Europe at the moment which is a shame but saying that I cant afford it so doesn't matter
Just like the roadbike, this bike targets to rival the top segment bikes. On the website they claim to have tested the top 3 tri bikes (not naming which one) and were able to beat the fastest competitor by 2,8 Watts at 45 kph . So wecan't compare it to mid range tri bikes from other brands, which are specced with lesser components or come with worse adjustability, less optimization. Comparing it to the ultegra di2 specced Canyon CF SLX with crank based powermeters, the vRysel is cheaper and 600gr lighter. So in that top segment of tri bikes, it is cheap. Again, just like the roadbike, and it probably is pretty close to being the fastest as well…
having said all that, I wish they come with a cheaper option :')
Who spends 7k at decathlon 😂😂 waited until the end of the video for this madness. Prices like this are enough to put people off our sport.
Reasonably priced ? Is this some kind of british humour ?
a Frameset would be interesting to build up one by my self …
Doesnt Sound much cheaper than a speedmax though…
Cube Aerium c68x slx the same mass, the same Price. But cube is with hydration System in Frame 🙂
"Affordable" does not equate to 7700 euros..😂
They may want to review the crank length, starting at 170mm for XS and S isn't going to fit many people
So many crying people on here about price points…jeez, going start and make your own bikes for cheaper! That is the benefit of capitalism. Can I afford a new bike? Nope, but I also ain't crying about it. I deal…time for many ti do the same…
Sorry James. But Lille isn’t a « small town » on the French Belgian border. It’s actually a sprawling agglomeration
It’s amazing to me how Shimano Ultegra and Dura-ace components have stood the test of time.
1:1 copy of the argon e-119 disc
Looks like a hongfu Chinese bike!
Get it in the tunnel.
I’m back in the UK where the roads are….shhhhh…..challenging 😂
I am impressed a new company invest all this in triathlon, and so many years out, at a time when the likes of specialized pulled out of the market. I’m sure it’s tough when you have people like me who have a killer 2018 speed concept and have no desire for a new bike.
I think he looks a lot like specialized frame of quickstep team.
He looks really great and i think he does really good performance on the road
very strong accent, almost impossible to understand for non native speakers… usually no problem with the brits but this episode is a nightmare…
With french accent: How to make the fastest tri bike on the market? We look carefully at the Canyon Speedmax and learn from it 😂😂😂
The Cube aerium is actually so much better priced. In Belgium, the xcr is 7.7k. Where as the Cube aerium is 6.5k with ultegra di2 and deep carbon wheels aswell.
Decathlon makes the best value for money sporting equipment. I trained for and raced Kona in their €30 trisuit – wonderful!
CANYON SpeedMax CF8 is €1,300 cheaper and arguably the most prestigious brand within the tri network….
Boom 💥
idk at this price point i dont see why i shouldn't go with a speedmax.
I paid less with added extras for my Canyon Speedmax CF SLX 7 than that “Budget “ Tri bike. No internal hydration? Why?
Hmmm…. how do you get one in the US? Lol😂
Ugh! Sweet ride but still more than I am going to spend on my next bike. I think for a Decathlon product, they are getting too fancy with the electronic shifting. Traditional shifting would bring the price point down. Also not of fan of anything proprietary as these aero bars seem to be. There are def some great features for a first effort especially the aero wheels, integrated storage and behind the seat/between the bars bottle storage. Chapeau to Decathlon.
Looks like a fun bike to ride ! 🙂
This would be interesting for 4k but not this price
Canyon Speedmax CF 7 with 105 Di2 for 5k is some actual deal… and the Speedmax CF 8 with basically the same spec as this bike costs 1.2k less… so what is the disruption?
Affordable? Mmmmm not for the everyday triathlete.
I have the UCI version, got one of very few in late summer. But there has been a product recall in October because auf possible problems with the basebar. The bike is great, I really like it, but decathlons customer service is underwhelming so far… They promised to sort it out within 4-6 weeks, it has been two months now and the person responsible for the recall is ignoring calls for weeks now. Will be interesting to see if there will be similar issues with the tri versions, I think they will be trying to sell way more of those than the UCI version as the TT market is rather small compared to triathlon…
With a price tag of 7,7k€ in Germany I would not call it entry price level. I made the mistake of buying a Van Rysel trisuit last summer which was a flop. Too wide at the chest so I had a nice breaking parachute under my chest in the water… the next smaller size was too tight at the legs and impossible to wear for my rather normal shaped body. So for I TT-bike a would really be cautious and wait for more market reviews
In my opinion it’s the biggest market move in the last 10 years.
Chinese will dominate bikes indystry and pro peleton soon and all consequences. Van rysel is have to hurry with good prices.
Not cheap at all…
finaly… if waited on this bike since the announcement for the new bikes a few years ago
Bike prices are just through the roof. But yeah people still pay it, as they are already sold out. I was doubting cus i don’t know how their after sale service is.
12:12 far more sh… challenging 😂😂😂 we know what you want to say! Just say it we're big boys we can handle it
Curious how impactful deep arm cups are? You never see new bikes fit with them but with most pros using them, there must be some benefit?