Van Rysel has released its latest endurance road bike, the EDR CF Ultra – a carbon model with a claimed frame weight of 830g (size medium) and clearance for tyres up to 38mm wide. Available in three builds, prices are currently TBC in the UK, but EU prices range from €3,499 to €5,099.
The in-house performance brand from Decathlon has launched a new endurance road bike aimed at multi-day adventures and ultra-distance rides. The EDR CF Ultra is the “definition of what a true endurance bike should be”, according to the brand, and is designed to combine racing performance with long-distance comfort.
Rachel Gassier, Van Rysel Endurance Category Product Manager, says, “Comfort is performance. The EDR CF Ultra is for riders who chase speed – but refuse to compromise on long-distance comfort.”
Van Rysel’s current endurance option, the EDR AF, pairs an aluminium frame with carbon forks and offers clearance for 38mm tyres. The new EDR CF has a carbon frame weighing a claimed 830g (size medium), while maintaining the same tyre clearance.
For comparison, Ribble’s Allroad SL R frame has a claimed weight of 995g, and Giant’s Advanced SL endurance frameset is a little lighter at a claimed 785g for a medium; however, the latter’s frameset alone costs £3,499, and the top-of-the-range full bike we reviewed was priced at a cool £11,499.
With clearance for up to 38mm tyres, the EDR CF Ultra is up there with the most generous endurance bike tyre clearance on the market, matching models like Ribble’s top-tier Allroad SL R.
Van Rysel claims the “unique carbon layup” ensures compliance around the bottom bracket and rear dropouts without compromising the frame’s responsiveness. The front end is semi-integrated to keep the cockpit tidy, while still allowing for easy adjustments and maintenance.
The frame also has three bottle cage mounts, including one under the down tube, and mudguard compatibility.
When compared to the RCR range – the brand’s performance racing bikes used by WorldTour team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, the EDR’s geometry has an increased stack height and reduced reach, aiming to offer greater comfort over long distances.
Models, prices and availability
Three models of the Van Rysel EDR CF Ultra are set for release, with varying specs and availability. All are available in sizes XS to XL.
The first two are available to pre-order right now in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, and the third one, we’re not too sure yet. Availability and pricing is currently TBC in the UK:
EDR CF Ultra LTD Force AXS (€5,099)
Wheels SwissSide Hadron Allroad with dynamo hub
Tyres Continental GP5000 AS 32mm
Colour Raw black
The EDR CF Ultra LTD features a dynamo hub developed with DT Swiss and Shutter Precision, which offers integrated lighting and a USB charging port with internal cable routing.
EDR CF Ultra 105 Di2 (€3,499)
Wheels Van Rysel VR35 Carbon
Tyres Continental GP5000 AS 32mm
Colours Green and light blue
EDR CF Ultra Ultegra Di2 (€4,899)
Wheels SwissSide Hadron Allroad 350
Tyres Continental GP5000 AS 32mm
Colours Green and raw black
Although an earlier version of this article said that the SRAM Force and Shimano 105 Di2 versions would be available online starting 22 July – and the Ultegra model set for release in 2026 – we’ve now been informed that’s not the case, and that “the UK launch is scheduled for Week 32”. That would be the 4th August, although we’re not sure if that’s a pre-order date, the date the bikes will be in stock, or something else.
Hopefully the bikes ride smoother than this product launch… but in any case, we have been assured that eventually all EDR CF models will be available via Decathlon and Sigma Sports in the UK.
For more information, check out Van Rysel’s website.
29 thoughts on “Van Rysel launches new carbon endurance bike with 830g frame, 38mm tyre clearance, and prices starting at £4,000”
I say it nearly every time
I say it nearly every time someone releases a new endurance bike.
Why do they have to be so boring to look at? They’re probably the most suitable style of bike for most people, so make them look interesting and desirable.
Looks pretty nice to me.
Looks pretty nice to me. Apart from the ‘starting at £4000’ bit. I reckon ‘most people’ aren’t going to get much past that to begin with.
Agreed, except that I don’t
Agreed, except that I don’t want carbon
Looks like a Specialized
Looks like a Specialized Tarmac/Allez from 15 years ago (or the current Aethos) to me.
“Interesting” paint jobs are
“Interesting” paint jobs are more expensive. I know this is hardly a cheap bike, starting at €3.5k, but considering the spec (carbon wheels and Di2 on all models), keeping the paint boring helps keep the price down.
Admittedly when you look at the price in £, it doesn’t look like such great value.
Then try Ribble for colour
Then try Ribble for colour options, for extra money. Being old, I recall Ribble for bad reasons. Hope they have better quality control now.
VanR doesn’t offer crank length variations, medium will be 172.5 mm. I’d like to try 165 mm before I sell my current bikes and get my last bike to last the ten-year till I turn 80
How is 3,499 euro, £4,000?
How is 3,499 euro, £4,000? Must be that Brexit dividend.
14% duty to import a bike to
14% duty to import a bike to the UK may be part of it
james-o wrote:
Plus then 20% VAT on the total cost including duty, it comes to £368 extra on top of every £1000 baseline cost if I recall correctly.
That makes it about £1000
That makes it about £1000 cheaper in the EU. I could get a flight or the Eurostar to France, pick up the bike and a flight case, spend a day or two riding it while staying in a hotel and then bring it home. I’d get a long weekend away and still be better off.
IanGlasgow wrote:
Yeah, but then you wouldn’t enjoy all your Brexit freedoms whilst buying it
IanGlasgow wrote:
Unless you get stopped at customs in which case you will be charged 14% duty on your purchase price, making the cost €4558, and then 20% VAT on that, making the total cost €5470 or £4742. Plus of course the additional risk that if you try to lie about where/when you bought it you could face prosecution. I’ve not heard of it happening to anyone with bikes but friends of friends tried to bring back some expensive skis they had purchased in France, thinking that the two weeks they had used them on holiday would make them look sufficiently secondhand; they ended up having to pay duty and VAT and got a stern warning about the potential penalties for trying to defraud Customs.
a stern warning about the
a stern warning about the potential penalties for trying to defraud Customs
But that’s only because it involved that Tool of Satan, a bike. Defraud the country by evading VED for 10 years for a motor vehicle, and nothing happens. It’s PO64 AUR
That’s what was done last
That’s what was done last year. I just pretty much was advised to do that today in a Decathlon store. UK will get about 35 bikes and expect to sell out more or less immediately
Emily:
Emily:
I think you need to revisit this sentence:
“With clearance for up to 38mm tyres, the EDR CF Ultra is up there with the most generous endurance bike tyre clearance on the market.”
Not sure that I would fancy
Not sure that I would fancy swigging from a bottle that has been mounted below the down-tube and exposed to all kinds of sh1t thrown up from the road by the front wheel…
So then you just use the
So then you just use the bottles from the two regular places for bottle holders that are also present.
It’s an endurance bike, so an extra spot to take an extra bootle, a tool bottle, or something else that fits in a bottle cage, how do you see that as a negative?
There are plenty of bottles
There are plenty of bottles now that have flip up covers protecting the nozzle for gravel and MTB riding – the Elite Jet is nice – so not really a problem. Or I guess you could not drink out of the undermounted bottle but unscrew the top to refill your others?
Rendel Harris wrote:
That’s exactly how I use that extra bottle position on my frame.
You could use a capped bottle
You could use a capped bottle (the cap that covers the nozzle) in that slot.
At that price point, I’d
At that price point, I’d rather buy an Origine Axxome GTR (tyre clearance = 35 mm) for two reasons : customization and sales support.
“Van Rysel’s current
“Van Rysel’s current endurance option, the EDR AF, pairs an aluminium frame with carbon forks and offers clearance for 38mm tyres.” -my EDR AF has clearance for 28mm tyres, I suspect this is a typo.
Decathlon often confusingly
Decathlon often confusingly use the same name for updated models. The EDR AF Sword is the current model which came out recently with 38mm clearance.
Aah, didn’t know about that,
Aah, didn’t know about that, cheers.
Is yours the rim brake
Is yours the rim brake version? The disc brake model does have clearance for 38mm tyres too: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/road-bike-edr-af-microshift-sword-2x10v-dark-grey/_/R-p-361200?mc=8930227&c=grey
Yup, I’d not heard of the
Yup, I’d not heard of the “sword”, cheers! Wow -10 speed 10.75 cf 8.8kg, looks like quite downgrade from the original EDR AF 105.
Love to see folks trying new
Love to see folks trying new things, but, 😂 , always a but. But, 830g frame is an expensive choice that is completely undone by the weight of the tires. I tried those tires and felt like I was riding in mud. 😂
Also I’d immediately remove the second chainring and swap the main one for a T50 or higher. But that’s just me. I love the look though
What about geometry? The
What about geometry? The Decathlon website is so shitty when it comes to bicycle geometry and specs. And the Van Rysel website seems just like a marketing gimmick.
JL77 wrote:
Every Van Rysel bike on the Decathlon website has a geometry chart like the one below. You might be missing it because it’s the last photograph on the page, click on the bike photographs and scroll through to the last one and it’s there.