A comfortable road bike for Lanzarote
The EDR Easy has a taller front end and a shorter top tube than a classic race bike. You sit a little more upright, which makes long road rides less demanding on your back and shoulders.
One shifter runs all 8 gears. The 40-tooth chainring and 11–34 cassette keep gear changes simple and give you a useful low gear for Lanzarote's climbs.
You can brake from the drops or from the top of the handlebar. The 700 × 28 tyres are wider than old-style road tyres and add a little comfort on rough tarmac.
Specifications
- Model
- Van Rysel EDR Easy (Decathlon), aluminium road bike
- Sizes
- L for riders 1.74–1.82 m, XL for 1.80–1.90 m
- Maximum load
- 110 kg
- Frame and fork
- 6061 aluminium frame, straight steel fork
- Wheels
- 700c wheels with 700 × 28 Protect tyres
- Gears
- Microshift, 8 speeds, one 40-tooth chainring
- Cassette
- 11–34 teeth
- Brakes
- Rim brakes with levers on the drops and a second set on the handlebar tops
- Riding position
- Comfort geometry, more upright than a classic road race bike
- Weight
- 10.8 kg in size XS
The bike up close
Good for
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1. Road rides
A comfortable position for long days on the island.
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2. The Ironman course
Ride parts of the 180 km loop, or the full course if you have the fitness.
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3. Lanzarote climbs
The 40 × 34 lowest gear helps on Tabayesco and the road to the Mirador del Río.
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4. New road cyclists
Simple 1 × 8 gears and brake levers on the handlebar tops.
Road rides we like
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Ironman Lanzarote bike course
The 180 km race loop: Timanfaya, Famara, the climbs of the north and the wind.
- Distance
- ~180 km
- Climbing
- ~2,500 m
- Riding time
- ~7.5–11 h
- Level
- Hard
Best bike: Road bike
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Mirador del Río and Tabayesco
The longest climb on the island, up to the viewpoint over La Graciosa.
- Distance
- ~85 km
- Climbing
- ~1,200 m
- Riding time
- ~3.5–5 h
- Level
- Hard
Best bike: Road / e-bike
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Timanfaya and the lava fields
Through the black lava of the national park, past the salt pans and La Geria.
- Distance
- ~90 km
- Climbing
- ~1,000 m
- Riding time
- ~3.5–4.5 h
- Level
- Hard
Best bike: Road / e-bike