Our Kanzo Fast has been voted the best gravel race bike of 2023. The Gran Fondo jury agrees: “Kanzo Fast bike offers a majestic combination of aero optimization and comfort, not just allowing professionals to fly along the gravel roads of this world, but also gravel beginners”.

Gran Fondo cycling magazine is very appreciative of the performance of our Kanzo Fast: “No other bike seemed to encourage us to push ourselves quite as much as the Kanzo Fast”.

We are very proud of this award from Gran Fondo cycling magazine.

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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!

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With the Kanzo Fast gravel handlebar, our engineers combined their Noah Fast integrated handlebar knowledge with the unique characteristics of a gravel handlebar. Needless to say, round tubing was never considered as it causes an anti-aero strong pressure drop. And much effort was put into avoiding that flat, angular feeling where off-road riding is painful.

What they created was the ideal gravel handlebar, where responsiveness and aerodynamics are at an unprecedented level.

Its redesigned carbon layup absorbs more vibration, making the handlebar even more comfortable. We also added more flare to the drops and reduced both drop and reach to allow for swift changes in hand position.

The details:

-Drop: 120mm

-Reach: 70mm

-Flare: 16°

-Stem: 10°

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Ridley launched its first gravel bike in 2016, kicking off the European gravel market. The Kanzo Fast geometry is therefore the result of five years of focused research and evolution.

Even though our gravel geometry has evolved, its essence remains the same: “off-road confidence.” Helping to deliver this strong feeling of stability is a lower bottom bracket and fork angle that’s slightly more ‘open’.

The Kanzo Fast has a stack that’s 22mm higher than our Noah Fast (across all sizes). While its geometry is still very aero, this extra height allows for a slightly more comfortable overall position, and a much more comfortable position while in the drops.

Further adding to its comfort is a shorter reach of 5-9mm (XS-XL) compared to Noah Fast.

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The Kanzo Fast contains lots of exceptional technology such as our F-Tubing, F-Wings, lowered seat stays, D-shaped seatpost, Kanzo aero gravel handlebar and the 1x Only.

Another remarkable feature is its seamless integration of fork and handlebar with the frame.

Most developers thoroughly test each part for aerodynamics, but forget to test the bike as a whole. Our testing method, in contrast, ensures that all aspects of the bike are tested as well as the perfect integration of all essential components.

In addition, the massive bottom bracket and dropped chainstays play an important role in converting every watt into maximum speed. You’ll feel it from the very first pedal stroke, and especially when getting back up to speed after every turn.

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