We first spotted the new Ridley Noah Fast at the Tour de Suisse, when New Lotto-Soudal were riding an as-yet-unnamed new bike.
Now Ridley has given us the new bike’s name – Noah Fast – and other details of the aero machine being ridden by André Greipel at the Tour de France.
The Noah Fast comes in both rim brake and disc brake variants. Ridley says that it’s the result of months of CFD computer modelling as well as testing at its on-site wind tunnel in Belgium. Ridley says that the Noah Fast weighs around 250g less than the older Noah, with the entire bike weighing under 7kg with rim brakes and around 500g more with discs.
Winglets on the forks smooth airflow, while Ridley's thru-axles have zero aerodynamic impact
Ridley says that it has designed the fork-to-frame interface to be as smooth as possible and limit drag at a range of wind yaw angles. Like the Pinarello Dogma F10, the fork blades include wings at the dropouts to smooth airflow. In the disc brake bike, Ridley says that it has integrated the thru-axles so that they don’t interrupt the airflow.
Noah Fast comes with an aerobar with full internal cabling
Other aero details include a seat post clamp that is integrated into the frame, out of the airflow and protected by a cover.
The Noah Fast Disc in action on Stage One of the Tour de France (Photo Sunada)
(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)
The Noah Fast comes with its own aerobar with a super-sleek profile. Ridley says that there are stem length options between 90mm and 140mm, while its 3mm, 5mm and 10mm aero spacers let you change the bar height in 1mm increments. Cabling is fully internal through the bar and stem from the lever to the brakes and mechs for the disc version, with an external front brake cable when rim braked.
Ridley also stresses the Noah Fast’s ease of assembly, citing 2 minutes or less to replace the cables, thanks to continuous outers through the frame.
The Noah Fast Disc retails at €7899 and comes with Shimano Ultegra Di2 and Ridley’s own brand Forza R45 carbon wheelset. The rim brake Noah Fast will cost €7399, also with Ultegra Di2 and Forza R45 carbon wheels.
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Paul started writing for Cycling Weekly in 2015, covering cycling tech, new bikes and product testing. Since then, he’s reviewed hundreds of bikes and thousands of other pieces of cycling equipment for the magazine and the Cycling Weekly website.
He’s been cycling for a lot longer than that though and his travels by bike have taken him all around Europe and to California. He’s been riding gravel since before gravel bikes existed too, riding a cyclocross bike through the Chilterns and along the South Downs.
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