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Ridley Noah Fast 3.0 vs Van Rysel RCR-F2 Pro
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Key differences
- The Van Rysel RCR-F2 Pro starts £699 cheaper (£6,500 vs £7,199 for the Ridley Noah Fast 3.0).
- Our verdict scores the Ridley Noah Fast 3.0 higher overall: 76/100 vs 74/100.
Ridley Noah Fast 3.0
Van Rysel RCR-F2 Pro
| RidleyNoah Fast 3.0 | Van RyselRCR-F2 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Brand | Ridley | Van Rysel |
| Build | Noah Fast Force AXS | RCR-F2 Pro Shimano Ultegra Di2 Powermeter |
| Build notes | The entry build, with Forza Skiron 65 carbon wheels and a crank-spindle power meter. Ridley also lists a Force AXS build in its '7E8' designs with DT Swiss ARC 1400 Dicut wheels at €9,299 / £8,399 (the launch price of the Force build); the specs Ridley shows for that version differ between paint designs, so it isn't listed separately. Crank length by size (e.g. 165 mm on XS, 170 mm on M). Paint and parts can be changed in Ridley's configurator. | Van Rysel's recommended retail price on its UK site; weight 8.0 kg as stated, size not given. The page's detail text is partly copied from the first RCR-F Pro (it names that bike and the old team), so the frame and fork weights and the tyre widths it gives are not recorded here. Geometry is published only as an image. |
| Price (MSRP) | €7,999€7,999£7,199 | £6,500£6,500£6,500 |
| Bike weight | — | 8 kg17.6 lb |
| Model year | 2026 | 2027 |
| Generation | Noah Fast 3.0 (third generation, 2025) | Second-generation RCR-F (RCR-F2) |
| Launched | 2025-01 | — |
| Discipline | Aero road | Aero road |
| UCI legal | Yes | Not stated |
| Verdict (out of 100) | ||
| Overall score | 76 | 74 |
| Aero | 90 | 88 |
| Frame | 84 | 74 |
| Components | 82 | 80 |
| Fit | 72 | 66 |
| Practicality | 62 | 64 |
| Price | 67 | 70 |
| Weight | — | 76 |
| Frame & fork | ||
| Frame material | Carbon (Ultra HM, Ridley Elite Series) | Carbon (Super High Modulus) |
| Fork material | Carbon (Noah Fast 7E8 fork) | — |
| Max system weight | 110 kg242.5 lb | — |
| Frame sizes | XXS, XS, S, M, L | XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL |
| Colours | — | Pine Green |
| Also available as | — | RCR-F Pro (first generation, still listed) |
| UCI frame approval | Approved 19 Jul 2024 as 'NOAH 3 FAST' (frame and fork), listed as sizes XXS - L (6), code RIDLEY-031 (UCI list version 2026.10.02) | — |
| Compatibility & standards | ||
| Brake type | Hydraulic disc, flat mount | Hydraulic disc |
| Wheel size | 700c | 700c |
| Max tire width | 34 mm | — |
| Bottom bracket standard | BB86 press-fit | — |
| Front axle | 12x100 thru-axle | — |
| Rear axle | 12x142 thru-axle (12 mm, 1.0 mm thread) | — |
| Drivetrain compatibility | Electronic Shimano and SRAM groupsets only, 2x or 1x | — |
| Mechanical shifting possible | No | — |
| 1x compatible | Yes | — |
| Front derailleur mount | Removable clamp; a cover replaces it on 1x builds, and Ridley and Wolf Tooth made a matching chain guide and chain catcher | — |
| Cable routing | Fully internal | — |
| Fit & adjustability | ||
| Cockpit | One-piece aero bar and stem (4ZA Nimbus Aero) that sits down into the head tube | One-piece Deda x Van Rysel RCR-F bar and stem |
| Seatpost type | Deda aero seatpost for Ridley (6 mm offset, 350 mm) with an integrated clamp | RCR-F carbon seatpost, 15 mm setback |
| Fit notes | The Nimbus Aero cockpit comes in one width (360 mm c-c at the hoods, 400 mm in the drops) with three stem-stack heights (55, 75 and 100 mm; stock bikes use 75 mm) and several stem-reach lengths; up to 20 mm of spacers can go under it. Ridley defines stem reach as the horizontal distance the cockpit adds to frame reach. Because the seat angle is steep, Ridley advises choosing a size by the effective top tube rather than frame reach. | — |
| Aerodynamics | ||
| Manufacturer aero claims | 8.5 W less drag than the previous Noah Fast at 50 km/h (Ridley). Cyclingnews reports a further Ridley claim of 7 W less than the Falcn RS at 50 km/h. | — |
| Testing method | Ridley says all simulations were run on the complete bike including wheels, bottles and computer, at several wind angles. | — |
| Tube profile | Long, narrow profiles (UCI 8:1 ratio) in the fork and seat stays, compensation triangles, and a widened down tube that shields the bottles | — |
| Travel, maintenance & warranty | ||
| Headset bearings | IS42/28.6 top (1 1/8 in) and IS52/40 bottom (1 1/2 in), 45°/45° | — |
| Derailleur hanger | UDH (SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger; Ridley code HANUDHSRA001) | — |
| Maintenance | Thru-axles are 12 mm with a 1.0 mm thread (Ridley code QRET124ZA046). The seatpost clamp (SPCAER4ZA007) takes a maximum of 10 Nm. A rotation stopper in the headset cover limits how far the bar turns, to protect the frame in a crash. | — |
| Proprietary parts | Nimbus Aero one-piece cockpit, Deda aero seatpost and integrated clamp, removable front-derailleur clamp and cover, rotation-stopper headset cover | — |
| Frame warranty | Lifetime warranty after registration (Ridley) | — |
| Sold via | Ridley dealers, and online orders picked up at a dealer; custom builds and paint in Ridley's configurator | — |
| Drivetrain | ||
| Groupset | SRAM Force AXS | Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100 |
| Launched | — | 2021 · current generation |
| Speeds | 12-speed | 12-speed |
| Electronic | Yes | Yes |
| Drivetrain | 2x | 2x |
| Shifters | — | Shimano Ultegra Di2 ST-R8170 |
| Crankset | SRAM Force AXS Power Meter | Shimano Ultegra R8100 |
| Chainrings | 48/35 | 52/36 |
| Crank length | — | 165 (XXS, XS) / 170 (S) / 172.5 (M) / 175 (L, XL) |
| Power meter | SRAM Force AXS Power Meter | Inpeak Powercrank E |
| Type | Crank spindle | Crank arm based, rechargeable |
| Measurement | — | Left only |
| Front derailleur | SRAM Force AXS | Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8150 |
| Rear derailleur | SRAM Force AXS | Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8150 |
| Cassette | SRAM Force XG-1270 | Shimano Ultegra R8100 |
| Range | 10-33 | 11-34 |
| Speeds | 12-speed | 12-speed |
| Brakes | ||
| Brake levers | — | Shimano Ultegra Di2 ST-R8170 |
| Brake calipers | — | Shimano Ultegra BR-R8170 |
| Type | — | Hydraulic disc |
| Rotors | — | 160/140 mm rotors |
| Front rotor | — | 160 mm |
| Rear rotor | — | 140 mm |
| Wheels & tires | ||
| Wheelset | Forza Skiron 65 | Swiss Side Hadron² Classic 625 |
| Front rim depth | 65 mm | 62 mm |
| Rear rim depth | 65 mm | 62 mm |
| Internal rim width | 21 mm | — |
| Material | Carbon | Carbon |
| Tubeless ready | Yes | — |
| Hubs | DT Swiss 370 | — |
| Front wheel weight | — | 848 g29.9 oz |
| Rear wheel weight | — | 996 g35.1 oz |
| Freehub options | SRAM XDR | — |
| Tires | Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR G2.0 | Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR |
| Tire width | 30 mm | — |
| Cockpit | ||
| Handlebar | 4ZA Nimbus Aero | Van Rysel RCR-F Carbon Combo |
| Type | One-piece aero bar and stem | One-piece bar and stem, made by Deda |
| Integrated stem | Yes | Yes |
| Bar width | 360 mm | — |
| Widths available | 360 mm c-c at the hoods, 400 mm c-c in the drops (one width only) | Stem length-bar width: XXS 70-400, XS 80-400, S 90-420, M 100-420, L 110-440, XL 120-440 mm |
| Tops | Aero tops with a slight backsweep | — |
| Cable routing | Fully internal | — |
| Material | — | Carbon |
| Notes | Stock bikes use the 75 mm stem-stack version; stem reach by size on the stock bikes: 85 mm (XXS), 100 mm (XS-S), 115 mm (M-L) | — |
| Saddle & seatpost | ||
| Saddle | Selle Italia SLR Advan L3 | Fizik Antares |
| Saddle width | — | 140 mm |
| Rails | Manganese | — |
| Seatpost | Deda Aero seatpost for Ridley | Van Rysel RCR-F Carbon |
| Offset / setback | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Material | — | Carbon |
| Notes | 350 mm long; integrated seatpost clamp | — |
| Geometry (smallest – largest size) | ||
| Sizes | XXS, XS, S, M, L | — |
| Stack | 497–565 mm19.6–22.2″ | — |
| Reach | 386–428 mm15.2–16.9″ | — |
| Seat tube angle | 74.5–76.5° | — |
| Head tube angle | 71.5–73.5° | — |
| Head tube length | 95–160 mm3.7–6.3″ | — |
| Effective top tube | 505–585 mm19.9–23″ | — |
| Seat tube length | 480–560 mm18.9–22″ | — |
| Chainstay | 407 mm16″ | — |
| Wheelbase | 981–1,023 mm38.6–40.3″ | — |
| BB drop | 70–72 mm2.8–2.8″ | — |
| Wheel size | 700c | — |
| Handlebar width | 360 mm14.2″ | — |
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