Staff Bikes: Will This DREAM build Ridley get Jack back on the road?

road.cc Staff Bikes is back as Jack tries to justify his new Ridley Helium SLX Disc road bike dream build! Following hip surgery, Jack reckons this lightweight road bike will help motivate his cycling. Lets take a closer look at this disc road bike dream build equipped with Shimano Ultegra 12 speed, Fulcrum wheels, Black Inc bar/stem and some rather unique choices.
What do you think of Jack's new road bike? Let us know in the comments below as well as any components you'd change...
Full specification:
Frameset: Ridley Helium SLX
Fork: Ridley Helium SLX
Wheels: Fulcrum Speed 55 DB Carbon
Tyres: Continental GP5000, 28mm width
Inner tubes: Tubolito S-Road
Shifters and Brakes: Shimano Ultegra R8170 Di2 levers, Shimano Ultegra R8170 callipers, Shimano RT-MT900 disc rotors (160mm front, 140mm rear)
OSPW: Nova Ride Carbon Ceramic
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra R8100 (12-speed, 11-34t)
Chainset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 (54/40t chainrings, 165mm cranks)
Cockpit: Black Inc Integrated Aero Barstem (90mm stem, 40cm bar width)
Headset and spacers: Forza/Deda Elementi
Bar tape: Wolf Tooth Supple Lite
Bar ends: Cinelli
Saddle: Selle Italia Watt Kit Carbonio Superflow
Seatpost: Deda Superleggero (27.2mm diameter, 350mm length)
Bottle cage: Giant Gateway Carbon
Pedals: Garmin Rally RS200 SPD-SL
Bike weight (without pedals and accessories): 7.25kg
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[@ArnageLM]

The Helium is such a classy frame.

[@oOoACFREEMANoOo]

Love Mix up parts bikes, its like back when we use to mod our BMX bikes as kids. One of the best reviews yet

[@Andy_ATB]

A really nice bike, slightly understated - and with a sensible, normal person's fit.

[@mathewrose2951]

Beautiful. If I only kept one of my bikes for the rest of my life, it would be my Ridley CX bike. Even with another bike in the garage that's worth 10k more, the Ridley is the most fun to ride.

[@joeteo6536]

Very cool looking bike. Love the color. ❤

[@Helsinki9]

this is so mega beautiful. It is everything Cannondale Supersix should've been before they went to dropped seat-stays.

[@GatorDevastator]

Great looking bike

[@andrewengland781]

Looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[@n22pdf]

A great review of your steed :) well done for explaining why you went for components.. Pete

[@dser4455]

beautiful. Hope he enjoys it!

[@guyboycecam1636]

I do like the look of this without dropped seat stays. I have a Giant TCR and love it in the same way

[@alexlim1953]

Such an underrated bike

[@NeoPayneHK]

nice bike!!

[@ianthompson6268]

fantastic bike and build! Gorgeous color. I'd replace my Kestrel Evoke with this if I could afford to.

[@tobimaxx]

Nice bike, but ditch the seatpost and get one with no setback.

[@IronHorsey3]

Nice bike with things you like. Congrats on your ride! What was the injury?

[@roadcc]

Cheers - I ended up with a severely arthritic right hip and had it resurfaced, which is where they replace the surface of the ball and socket with metal. It worked for Andy Murray, seems to be working for me so far so crossing my fingers! Jack

[@a1white]

Nice frame and colour. I’d get a compact (or at least a sub-compact) drivetrain oh and get rid of that oversized pulley wheel 😅

[@fredbr95]

Hey Alex, I’m just curious, in your opinion, why should he get a sub compact for a road bike?

[@a1white]

@@fredbr95 his decision. for me a compact gear range would be better. I’m not racing and I appreciate the bigger range of a compact

[@dawidgizicki]

Can the frame fit 30 mm wide tires?

[@guegueclems5659]

What is the weight ??

[@wayslow]

Seriously, where do the brake hoses go?

[@a1white]

Bike mechanics nightmare

[@wayslow]

@@a1white dunno, steerer tube looks classic (no usual cable bulge for icr), so there is a chance the brakes are also wireless ;)

[@Penalist]

Steerer tube is d-shaped.

[@MichaelRedford]

1:45 internal

[@jaybikes99]

That is a nice colour frame, the nova ride isn’t for me though!

[@CharlieCarbsandCycling]

'on or near the 6.8 kg weight limit' . Is 430g over so actually no where near the weight limit