Ridley Bikes (Belgium) – "The Noah SL – the venerable aero bike of Lotto Soudal’s Andre Greipel is being introduced in a new Aero+ version with completely integrated brakes and shifter cables for an unbeatable aero performance", shared Ridley Bikes.

Since 2012, Andre Greipel has racked up more than 75 WorldTour wins on the Noah family, 15 of which has been in UCI Grand Tours.

The Noah SL Disc is the first Ridley bike to have fully integrated cables. The evolution has been made possible by using the new Cable Management Section (CMS) Fork and the new Forza integrated aero cockpit that creates a wind cheating leading edge of the bike.

“Our wind tunnel testing has shown the drag around the front end of the bike is significantly reduced when using the Noah SL Disc Aero+ instead of using the regular Noah SL Disc”, says Jochim Aerts, CEO of Ridley. “The external cable routing was accountable for a majority of drag around the cockpit area. Eliminating that is a big improvement to the already race winning recipe.”

“The cables run internally but won’t affect the steering. Even putting your bike in your car, completely assembled, won’t cause a problem. It was one of our priorities to make the cables run as smoothly as possible. No special tools needed when you’re assembling the bike. No special manner of cleaning the bike. There’s even no added weight”, adds Aerts.

Noah SL Disc is available at authorized Ridley retailers around the world from November in complete bike builds as well as frame-fork sets and Ridley Customizer options.

Specifications:

• Frame - Noah SL Disc, 60T-40T-30T HM UD Carbon, In-Mould F-Surface Technology, TA 12x142mm
• Fork - Noah SL Disc, 40T-30T-24T HM UD Carbon, F-Split Technology, TA 12x100mm
• Available Groupsets: Shimano Ultegra Di2, Campagnolo Potenza, Shimano Ultegra

The Noah SL Disc Integrated is compatible with:

• Mechanical groupsets (Hydraulic or Mechanical brakes)
• Electronical groupsets: Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS & SRAM eTap (Hydraulic or Mechanical brakes)