This all-new Lapierre Xelius DRS combines the very best of the French bike model’s light-weight Xelius SL & aerodynamic Aircode DRS to create one, even quicker flagship do-it-all highway race bike to rule all of them. Adopting their Drag Discount System naming for what was their Tremendous Gentle highway race bike, Lapierre reimagines a brand new Xelius DRS that could be a claimed 15% extra aero than both of its predecessors. They name the brand new Xelius DRS, “the quickest bike ever designed for highway racing”.
2025 Lapierre Xelius DRS all-rounder aero highway bike
A lot of the identical all-rounder Xelius SL3 appears to be like are nonetheless right here within the new extra aero Xelius DRS, simply taken to the following degree which is not any shock. That light-weight carbon highway race bike in 2022 was already nearly as quick as Lapierre’s earlier absolutely aerodynamic Aircode DRS aero highway race bike.
The identical 3D Tubular seat cluster design carries over, extending the size of the seatstays into the center of the toptube, and decoupling the stays from the seattube. Collectively, because the stays don’t be part of the seat cluster, the D-shaped aero seattube and seatpost have extra risk to flex, filtering out vibration and rising rider consolation.
Sooner on the flats, quicker on the climbs
However now the Xelius DRS bike is a claimed 15% quicker within the wind.
Meaning a 14W financial savings at 50km/h – or 7 seconds saved each 10km. Or, nonetheless at extra common human speeds of 35km/h, a financial savings of 5W. And because it takes you longer going slower, 10 seconds saved over those self same 10km!
Lapierre says the aero optimization got here right down to extra superior CFD evaluation, then wind tunnel testing, that helped them rework a number of key areas on the brand new Xelius DRS, whereas sustaining the Xelius household’s signature light-weight and experience consolation. The engineering staff centered on 6 core areas of the brand new bike (fork, headtube, downtube, seattube, seatstays, and 3D tubular seat cluster). They reshaped just about each tube to a thinner, deeper NACA or elliptical profile whereas tweaking carbon layups to forestall weight achieve or uncomfortable stiffness the place it wasn’t wanted.
However the Xelius DRS remains to be a bit heavier than the Xelius SL, simply +45g evaluating the top-tier frames or +53g for the mid-level carbon frames. So, Lapierre did the entire bike math to see how far you continue to get the aero vs. weight positive factors. Apparently, for an elite-level rider (averaging 300W), the DRS will probably be quicker as much as a ten% slope. And for beginner roadies (~180W avg. energy), the DRS remains to be quicker up a 7.5% climb.
Tech particulars
- 2 ranges of UD SLI unidirectional Toray carbon layup for each Xelius DRS body & fork
- UD SLI mid-modulus >80% T800 & T700S combine for extra rider consolation and lower cost, appropriate for all riders – beginner & racer
- unpainted Xelius DRS UD SLI body weight of 908g (dimension M declare, uncooked body with out {hardware})
- UD SLI Group hi-mod ~30% HM, >50% T800 & T700S combine for lighter weight & elevated efficiency, however nonetheless rider consolation
- unpainted Xelius DRS UD SLI Group body weight of 790g (dimension M declare, uncooked body with out {hardware})
- UD SLI fork 425g, UD SLI Group fork 390g (claimed, uncut)
- 32mm max tire clearance, though for some cause all of them come spec’d with 25mm tires
- identical confirmed geometry because the earlier Xelius SL3 & Aircode DRS, simply with a brand new XXL addition
- absolutely inside built-in cable routing by the higher Acros headset bearing
- new gentle 325g 1-piece built-in Lapierre carbon handlebar cockpit with semi-integrated cable routing below the stem
- separate alloy stem & carbon bars for a similar built-in routing (plus angle adjustability) on bikes 5.0-7.0
- new gentle 128g proprietary Lapierre D-shaped aero seatpost. 0mm or 15mm setback, 350mm or 400mm lengthy
- all bikes embrace rear thru-axle with multi-tool AND out-front GPS mounts
2025 Lapierre Xelius DRS – Pricing, choices & availability
One of many best issues concerning the new 2025 Lapierre Xelius DRS is simply how large the vary of pricing is for the brand new bike. Lapierre gives 8 completely different full Xelius DRS bike construct choices beginning as little as 2900€ and going all the way in which as much as 10,000€ with two spec ranges for the carbon body.
Plus, there’s a 4000€ top-tier Xelius DRS frameset with the UD SLI Group layup for individuals who need to construct it up on their very own race bike – together with seatpost & cockpit. Even this colourful Summer season Olympic particular version.
The brand new aero all-rounder highway bike is available in 6 inventory sizes (XS-XXL) and in 2 colour choices per mannequin.
Full bike construct choices
With the lower-spec carbon frameset, the 2900€ Lapierre Xelius DRS 5.0 is essentially the most reasonably priced with mechanical Shimano 105 and house-brand alloy wheels. At 3700€, the Xelius DRS 6.0 steps as much as 105 Di2 & alloy DT endurance wheels, at a claimed 8.4kg. The 4200€ DRS 6.0 AXS then takes that to a wi-fi SRAM Rival AXS 2x setup, at 8.5kg. The 4800€ Lapierre Xelius DRS 7.0 goes again to Shimano, with an Ultegra Di2 construct package, at a claimed 8.2kg
Stepping as much as the Lapierre Xelius DRS 8.0 for 6000€, and also you get Ultegra Di2, plus the 1-piece carbon cockpit and 45mm deep carbon DT Swiss ERC1600 wheels at 7.5kg. Or should you desire SRAM, the 7000€ Xelius DRS 8.0 AXS 7000€ will get you an identical setup, however with Drive AXS at 7.6kg.
One final construct with the mid-mod carbon frameset, the Lapierre Xelius DRS 9.0 sells for 8500€ with Dura-Ace Di2, a carbon cockpit, and a lighter mixed-depth 35mm entrance/45mm rear DT Swiss ERC1400 wheelset, at 7.2kg.
Solely absolutely the top-tier 10k€ Lapierre Xelius DRS 10.0 and the frameset use the lighter, stiffer, costlier UD SLI Group carbon layup. There you once more get a Dura-Ace Di2 groupset, carbon cockpit, and an excellent lighter 35/45mm DT ERC1100 wheelset with ceramic bearings, now at a UCI limit-pushing 6.8kg weight declare.
