New Falcn RS wins "Best on Test"
Great news! Our brand new Falcn RS won the Cycling Plus "Best on Test" award!
The Falcn RS is the ultimate road bike for any rider looking to push their limits and take their performance to the next level. It’s created for those who demand topnotch quality and want a reliable and efficient speed machine to help them achieve their goals.
With its aero and lightweight carbon frame and responsive handling, the Falcn RS is ready for all your competitive cycling goals. This versatile performance road bike can really handle any kind of road racing, whether it’s a grueling mountain stage or a classic, fast-paced road race. It’s the perfect tool for the Spring Classics races, which are known for their harsh and challenging courses on rough terrain.
With a tire clearance that can accommodate up to 34mm tires and its reactive handling, the Falcn RS is ready for any challenge you throw at it.
The lightweight frame of 830gr will help you conquer the highest mountains and the exceptional aerodynamics of the frame and the fork will convert every watt into pure speed when you’re in the breakaway.
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Cables at the front of your bike have a major impact on its aerodynamic performance. On the flipside, getting rid of cables at the front has an aero advantage of a whopping 10 to 14%, depending on the bike.
That's why our R&D department dedicated much time and effort into developing the D-shaped steerer tube, which integrates all front-end cables.
This uniquely shaped steerer tube allows all cables to pass through the handlebar and stem, along the flat front area of the steerer tube and down into the frame. Here the cables are completely hidden from the wind - and from your eye, leaving you with a clean looking bike that wins you speed.
Download the manual here to find out how to properly guide all cables through all components.
Our carbon is manufactured by world market leader: Toray. The Japanese manufacturer is leader in every aspect of carbon development and supplier to absolute top world brands in many industries. For the Elite Series, we use every type of available carbon: 60T, 50T, 30T and 24T.
The higher the 'Ton', the higher the tensile strength of the carbon fibers and the more intensive the development and processing. With 60T, you may need fewer layers of carbon to achieve the desired stiffness as well as the lightest possible bike, but if you built the whole frame with 60T you'd have a very uncomfortable, over-responsive ride. Hence, a mix of 24T, 30T, 50T and 60T carbon is essential as each carbon serves a certain purpose in perfectly balancing stiffness, weight and comfort.
Each bike's unique carbon mix is dependent on its purpose, such as climbing, endurance, etc. In addition, each area of each frame requires its own unique mix depending on its function such as to provide comfort or stiffness. It is here, in the unique carbon compositions, where Ridley makes the difference!
As all our professional teams ride our Ridley Elite Series bikes - including the likes of Tim Wellens, Caleb Ewan or Thomas De Gendt, this means that your bike is treated with the exact same care as theirs.
Already before the official launch, the Falcn RS participated in a test of Cycling Plus with top-end road bikes and got nominated testwinner!
According to Cycling Plus “the Falcn RS delivered the fastest and most entertaining ride, which is what race bikes are all about”.
This is exactly what we had in mind when developping the bike!
The fork crown has an integrated diffuser to reduce drag. The airflow passes more easily through fork crown while extra energy is added to it. The result is that the airflow passes the downtube more easily without pushing the bike back. At the same time there is less drag in the area behind the fork and headtube.
Less resistance, more speed!
The D-shaped seatpost on our aero bikes has a dual function of aerodynamics with a strong emphasis on comfort. Its aerodynamic influences are clearly seen as its profile and groove are both features of our F-Tubing. The cross profile of the seatpost is also shorter than that of the shortened NACA profile of, for example, the down tube.
While very aerodynamic, we certainly built much comfort into this unique D-shaped seatpost design. The flat backside filters out a lot of shock by incorporating flex into the seatpost. This is an important extra feature that we added to our aero bikes as comfort can certainly improve performance, especially during those extra-long rides.
The universal derailleur hanger (UDH) is the new standard in the cycling world. Not only is this derailleur hanger compatible with all modern shifting groups, it also protects against derailleur breakage and chain drops. In mountain biking, UDH has long been very common, and Ridley is bringing the technology to other segments as well.
XXS | XS | S | M | L | XL | |
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A | 718 | 745 | 770 | 839 | 870 | 895 |
B | 428 | 455 | 480 | 499 | 530 | 555 |
C | 510 | 525 | 545 | 565 | 585 | 600 |
D | 95 | 115 | 130 | 150 | 175 | 200 |
E | 74.5 | 74 | 73.5 | 73 | 72.5 | 72.5 |
F | 71.5 | 72 | 73 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 74 |
G | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 |
H | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 |
I | 967 | 974 | 977 | 987 | 1002 | 1012 |
J | ||||||
S | 492 | 513 | 530 | 551 | 573 | 599 |
R | 374 | 378 | 388 | 397 | 404 | 411 |
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The maximum torque to fix the seatpost clamp is 10Nm, like mentionned on the clamp
The integrated seatpost clamp (Ridley article code SPCAER4ZA008) is designed for the aero seatpost of the Falcn RS.
The tire cleance of the Falcn RS is 34mm, actual width. This means the actual width of the tire on the rim. This can be different from the size mentionned on the tire.
The Falcn RS is design around an integrated cockpit to have most aero setup, but you can use a traditionnal stem and handlebar. You will need a transition spacer SPAAER4ZA012 to use round spacers and a traditionnal stem.
The frame needs a 12mm TA with a thread of 1mm (Ridley article code QRET124ZA046)
We use a BB86 press-fit bottom bracket standard on the Fenix SLiC, Fenix Disc, Kanzo Adventure, Kanzo Fast, Grifn.
No, the Falcn RS is only compatible with electronic groupsets of Shimano and Sram.
The offset of the seatpost is 6mm. The aero seatpost is used on the Noah Fast, Noah and Falcn RS frame platforms.
Yes, there is a zero offset seatpost available.
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