Ridley Bicycles

Ridley Racing Roots

Ridley are Belgian anglophiles (pre-Brexit of course). The company's founder and current CEO, Jochim Aerts, named his race bikes in 1997 after Ridley Scott. We rapidly became aware of Ridley and respected them for their hardline approach to what constituted a proper cyclo-x bike. Ridley quickly become the ultimate racer's bike - they only seemed to want to be judged on how often they won in hostile terrain - mud, cobbles, or sharp elbows of Tour de France bunch sprints. Easy victories just don't count.

Ridley Technology Research

Ridley owns the Belgian Cycling Factory campus in Beringen, which also features The Bike Valley Performance Centre which Jules and Phil know very well as they have worked there a few times. Bike Valley, amongst many other services, features a wind-tunnel, bike-fitting and physiological testing. This makes Ridley one of the few bike companies in the world that has research grade wind-tunnel on site. Hence their unrelenting focus on performance.

World Tour, World Class

Ridley rightfully sit at the top-table in almost all cycle sport. for 2025 they sponsor the UnoX mens and women's World Tour squads. As well Ridley Racing Team that specialises in cyclo-x and gravel racing.

Are You A Potential Ridley Rider? Some Questions To Consider:

• Is the purity of race heritage important to you? Not something that is bolted on as a postscript for branding reasons. For better or worse, Ridley are racing from their boots up.
• Belgium is the cobbled heart of European racing. Does this appeal?
• Ridley are the biggest bike manufacturer in Belgium but still very small compared to the giants of the industry?
• Ridley frames are customisable like Trek Project One - colour/finish/spec - Ridley Configurator
• Ridley has impeccable credentials in cyclo-x and gravel - maybe that is important to you?