We ve designed it to be as light as possible 750g for slx size m to tackle the longest steepest climbs.
Ridley helium slx frame weight.
About the helium slx disc the helium slx disc is the top of our ultra gourmet helium line of bikes.
The frame has fully internal cable routing the rear brake going inside the top tube and the gear cables into the down tube with neat.
The frame tips the scale at 780gr for a size small which is only 50g heavier than the rim brake model.
It gets the same fork as the slx.
The range topping slx frame weighs just 750g and this x version uses exactly the same design but a.
Yet still stiff and durable enough to take the likes of tiesj benoot lotto soudal putting his power on it in the strade bianche race.
Thanks to the more traditional but sublime tube shapes it s the lightest frame of them all barely tipping the scale at 750g for a size medium.
Not everyone wants disc brakes so if you prefer classic looks and want to save 50g from the frame and a few quid the helium slx is available with rim brakes for 5 549.
This is the weight for a painted frame and is claimed to be only 60g more than the rim brake version of the same bike.
For this model our engineers really went to the edges to create the lightest frame possible without losing any stiffness.
Ridley s helium is the company s take on a climber s bike built to be light and stiff.
The new helium slx disc frame is said to weigh 780g in a size medium.
Ridley is also offering the helium x this year a more affordable frame that uses a lower grade of carbon fibre for a 150g weight penalty with a claimed 900g frame weight.
The helium slx disc is the newest model in the helium range.
The helium aura frame is at the absolute highest level when it comes to stiffness to weight ratio.