Ridley Helium SLX
Racers who want Ridley without Noah's aero. Fenix if you need endurance stack.
Ridley's lightweight race bike. Belgian race fit, the climbing Ridley versus Noah aero. A long-running nameplate — compare years.
Racers who want Ridley without Noah's aero. Fenix if you need endurance stack.
Ridley's lightweight race bike. Belgian race fit, the climbing Ridley versus Noah aero. A long-running nameplate — compare years.
Racers who want Ridley without Noah's aero. Fenix if you need endurance stack.
Ridley's lightweight race bike. Belgian race fit, the climbing Ridley versus Noah aero. A long-running nameplate — compare years.
Racers who like Cannondale's handling and want the serviceable frame. Synapse is the taller sibling; SuperX is the CX/gravel race cousin.
The fourth-generation EVO keeps the third generation's geometry but goes lighter, slipperier, and back to a threaded BSA bottom bracket. Same fit as the 2020–2022 bike, easier to live with.
Racers who want Cervelo geometry without halo pricing. Compare stack/reach to R5.
The mid-tier Cervelo race bike: less exotic than R5/S5, still a race position. A lot of riders' first Cervelo that actually fits like a race bike.
| Measurement |  RidleyHelium SLX 2027 | RidleyHelium SLX 2026 |  CannondaleSuperSix EVO 2025 |  CerveloSoloist 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 550 | 550 | 561+11 | 566+16 |
| Reachmm | 390 | 390 | 384−6 | 392+2 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.7+0.7 | 73.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 405 | 405 | 408+3 | 410+5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 992 | 992 | 985−7 | 995+3 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 72+2 | 72+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Helium SLX M | Helium SLX M | SuperSix EVO 54 | Soloist 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
Cervelo says the Soloist is both easy to work on and easy to travel with, and can stand up to being passed around between team members throughout the course of ...
The main reason I bought the Soloist Carbon is because these came with threaded bottom bracket shells that do not creak! My 2016 Cervelo S3 creaked like crazy ...
