Ridley

Icarus SLS/SRAM Apex Complete Bike

While you can build your Ridley Icarus SLS up any way you like, we're offering the Icarus as a complete bike with a component mix that complements the design and purpose of the Icarus frameset. It takes the heavy thinking out of component selection and saves you a wad of cash in the process. We present you the Ridley Icarus SLS/SRAM Apex Complete Bike.

The Icarus SLS is very much a workman's steed, being race-worthy thanks to geometry derived from the top-shelf Ridley Excalibur, and able to take the abuse of day-in day-out training, thanks to the light and strong 7005-series aluminum tubing. This isn't a frame you need to treat with kid gloves; it can handle the miles, the rain, the snow, the crashes, the trunk of your car, and it can do so for years and still look good and ride great at the other end.

SRAM Apex is the hot new group of 2011. They are go-anywhere, do-anything parts. Whether you're into racing, cyclosportives, riding hard with the local chain gang, taking an easy spin with less-active family members, it can do it all with aplomb, thanks to having a wide range from low-low gears to high highs. And like the rest of their road groups, Apex has light and smooth Double-Tap shifting. The FSA Omega compact crank has 50/34t chain rings, and an 11/26 cassette is used in the back.

While the Apex takes care of the shifting, Tektro R-530 dual-pivot brakes get you slowed down. They have a micro-adjusting housing stop and a micro-adjusting quick release. They come equipped with P422 adjustable cartridge pads, which means you can easily swap in any Shimano/SRAM-compatible pads when you wear out the stock pads or upgrade to carbon-fiber wheels. What you'll get with the bike are Alex R-500 32 hole, 3-cross wheels. They're solid performers built for long miles and can handle any roads along with Vittoria's Zaffiro 700x23mm tires.

The balance of the components are from 4ZA, Ridley's in-house component brand, and all are from the Stratos line. The bars have a 31.8mm clamping area and a compact ergonomic shape. The stem is made from 6061 aluminum and has a +/- 7-degree angle. The seatpost is one piece with a two-bolt clamp and 3D forged from 6061 double-butted aluminum. The saddle is a traditional racing style, with a channel down the middle for pressure relief and steel rails for durability.

The stem, handlebars, and cranks are all sized and colored to match the frames. The Ridley Icarus SLS/SRAM Apex Complete Bike comes in six sizes and two colors.