Ridley's new gravel bike is aimed at bikepacking, dusk-to-dawn adventures, and ultra-endurance gravel racing and is called the Kanzo Adventure.

It replaces the existing Kanzo Adventure and joins Ridley's three carbon fiber gravel bikes, Kanzo Fast, Kanzo All-Road, and Kanzo Electric, as the most off-road capable It will be the most off-road capable drop-bar bike to date.

This is the brand's answer to the increasingly diverse definitions of gravel riding. Gravel means different things to different people. For some it means high speed riding and racing, while for others it means a mixture of road and light off-road riding. To accommodate the latter, the Kanzo Adventure frame has clearance for 2.1-inch mountain bike tires and is compatible with suspension forks such as the RockShox Rudy XPLR.

For the same purpose, Ridley has provided a huge number of mounting points throughout the frame. There are four on the top of the downtube, three more on the underside, three more on the seat tube, and two more under the top tube cover. The frame alone can accommodate 12 lowrider racks or cargo cages, plus three on each fork leg, for a total of 18 lowrider racks or cargo cages. Each fork leg can carry up to 3 kg in cargo cages and a total of 9 kg in lowrider racks.

Six additional mounts can be used to attach mudguards, and there is a hidden mount for a front light on the crown of the fork, for a total of over 25 mounts.

The last mount, on the crown of the front fork, is perhaps the most notable, with a small hole next to it for the cable. There is another hole in the fork leg and a third hole on the underside of the top tube for internal cable routing for a dynamo-powered light set.

Internal cable routing continues in the cockpit. Cables are routed from the inside of the handlebar, through the stem, through the D-shaped steerer tube, and into the frame. The result is the clean, uncluttered cockpit aesthetic that countless bikes have strived for in recent years. However, given that aftermarket suspension forks use round steerer tubes, Ridley also opened a cable entry on the left side of the downtube to allow for external routing. This undoubtedly has the side benefit of appealing to those who prefer the easy access and simplified maintenance of external routing.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the Adventure has a geometry that is more focused on off-road performance than the other gravel bikes in the Ridley Kanzo series. That is, it has the loosest head tube angle, the lowest bottom bracket, the longest wheelbase, and the steepest seat tube angle of all the Kanzo models. According to Ridley, the result is a more stable and reliable bike, with shorter stems on all sizes to maintain sharp handling.

Because it is not equipped with a front derailleur, the frame is only compatible with Shimano, SRAM, and Campagnolo 1x group sets. However, like the Canzo Fast, the Adventure is compatible with the Classified 2-speed rear hub and can be paired with existing Shimano and SRAM electronic shifters.

At launch, the bike will be offered in three forms. Starting prices will be £3,159 / $4,589 / €3,475 and will include SRAM Rival eTap and alloy wheels. The Shimano GRX800-equipped model is priced at £3,639 / $5,279 / 3,999 euros and comes with Forza Norte, also on aluminum wheels. Topping the list is the SRAM Rival eTap groupset, but upgraded to carbon wheels for £4,459 / $6,469 / €4,899. The Kanzo Adventure can also be specified to your liking using Ridley's online bike configurator.