Test: With the Ridley Noah Fast Disc, as the name suggests, we had a fast aero racer in our test. With high-quality equipment and an attractive carbon frame, the bike delivers the best performance and lots of riding fun thanks to full integration. The Ridley Aerobike joins our spring aero leaderboard.
Ridley Noah Fast Disc - The Frame
The Ridley Noah Fast Disc shows at first glance that it is a real racer that invites you to drive fast. The frame was developed together with the professionals from Team Lotto-Soudal and therefore offers a correspondingly sporty geometry. During development, care was taken to ensure that every rider on this bike, thanks to the holistic design approach, can set their perfect position down to the millimeter and that all parts fit together perfectly. The goal: first class aerodynamics! For even better aerodynamics and a clean look, all trains have been integrated into the cockpit and the frame. In the course of these aerodynamic adjustments, the fork, seat post and handlebars were modified in such a way that another 250 grams could be saved here compared to the previous model.
The lowered seat stays are primarily intended to ensure better comfort and pleasant handling, as this allows you to achieve better running smoothness and directional stability. Compared to the previous model of the Ridley Noah Fast Disc, the stiffness of the bottom bracket and head tube has also been increased in order to optimize the power transmission and efficiency of the bike.
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[blog specific=“142420″]Ridley Noah Fast Disc – The equipment
With a complete Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupset on our Ridley Noah Fast Disc test bike, we had one of the highest quality and most precise electronic groupsets on the market. The frame of the Noah Fast is complemented by the specially developed integrated cockpit for even better aerodynamics. This is available in the following variants to offer every rider the best possible adjustability: 90/400, 100/400, 100/420, 110/420, 120/440 (stem length/handlebar width). with the Forza R45 wheels you will find a successful mixture of fast and light. With a rim height of 45 millimeters, these are also easy to control and not extremely susceptible to side winds. The Conti 4000S complete the wheelset and ensure the best all-round performance by combining fast running characteristics, grip even in adverse conditions and puncture resistance. In the Ridley configurator, however, the bike can also be adjusted to your personal wishes in order to get your individual dream bike including your own equipment.
Ridley Noah Fast Disc – That's how it rides!
So much for the theory, let's hit the road! Already on the first few meters we could feel the strengths of the Ridley Noah Fast Disc. The first attempts showed that the name really says it all, because the Noah Fast not only accelerates quickly and ensures impressive power transmission, but can also show its strengths on fast passages and keep the speed high. The climbing properties of the aero racer were also able to impress us, which is certainly also due to the great total weight of 7,13 kilos and is therefore at the forefront, especially for aero bikes with discs.
But not only uphill, but also downhill we really accelerated and saw what the Ridley Noah Fast Disc has to offer. Thanks to the good handling in combination with the Shimano discs, you have precise control over the bike and you get optimal braking behavior in all weather conditions for more safety and riding fun. Thanks to the lowered seatstays, the comfort is quite appealing, so that we still felt very comfortable even after several hours of driving.
