The Superfast Edition 15 is the culmination of 15 years of Bike Ahead Composites hand-building carbon wheels and bikes in Germany. Just 15 of the limited anniversary-edition complete gravel bikes will ever be made. Each bike is entirely made by hand in Würzburg, Germany. And each frame and cockpit is customizable for individual rider needs. All with the same symbolic 15,000€ anniversary-honoring price tag.
Bike Ahead The Superfast Edition 15 carbon gravel bike
What started with their unique ultralight monocoque 6-spoke carbon BiTurbo wheel design in 2011 has continued to evolve, encompassing frames, cockpit components, and even the recent revitalization of European manufacturing as the founding technology partner for Carbon Team in Portugal.
We first got a close-up look at The Superfast gravel race bike and its BiTurbo Gravel Aero wheels last summer. Now, The Superfast is back with an anniversary edition that includes a bike fit, the bottom bracket of your choice, with or without internal frame storage, and customizable The Cockpit bar & stem geometry.
Plus, each of the fifteen complete Edition 15 bikes can be picked up in person at Bike Ahead Composites HQ for a personal tour of the factory that built your frame, fork, wheels, cockpit, seatpost & saddle with company founder Christian Gemperlein.
Bike Ahead The Superfast Edition 15: Tech Details
- The Superfast, The Fork, The Cockpit, The Hypersaddle, The Straight & BiTurbo Gravel Aero wheels are all manufactured with one-piece monocoque carbon construction
- fully integrated internal cable routing
- optional internal frame storage with a secure latch above the BB, opening under the downtube for a sealed, removable storage box
- option for PressFit OR threaded T47 bottom bracket
- 53mm official max tire clearance
- 1x standard, with optional 2x compatibility via fully removable front derailleur hanger
- UDH standard derailleur mounting options
- hollow titanium bottle cage bolts
- 789g frame & 388g fork weights (claimed)
- user-customizable The Cockpit dimensions
- 4 stock sizes available (S, M, L, XL)
- straight-out-of-the-mold finish, no paint needed
- BiTurbo Gravel Aero wheels feature special 3K weave carbon finish to recreate the look of the original 2011 Bike Ahead wheels
- 100% made in Germany
Edition 15 Complete Build Spec
- Bike Ahead The Superfast gravel frame & The Fork with special 15th anniversary Acid green paint job
- Bike Ahead BiTurbo Gravel Aero 6-spoke wheels with special 3K weave finish & matching15th anniversary Acid green graphics
- Bike Ahead The Cockpit 1-piece integrated bar & stem, customized for each rider in bar width, flare angle & stem length
- Bike Ahead The Hypersaddle short-nosed, carbon-rail saddle with 15th anniversary Acid green Alcantara synthetic cover
- Bike Ahead The Straight ultralight carbon seatpost
(all 100% made in-house by Bike Ahead Composites in Veitshöchheim just outside of Würzburg, DE)
- full SRAM Red AXS Xplr 1×13-speed groupset with powermeter & 160mm flat mount brakes
- Acros 1.5″ ICR headset
- CarbonWorks out-front cycling computer mount
- Schwalbe Thunder Burt 29×2.1″ (700x53mm) cross-country race tires
- complete claimed weight <7kg for size M (~6.8-7.2kg across all sizes)
Bike Ahead The Superfast Edition 15 – Pricing, options & availability
Bike Ahead will manufacture just 15 of the special anniversary edition The Superfast Edition 15 gravel bikes, with all of its unified Acid green design details. Complete bikes sell for 15,000€ before shipping. That includes bike fitting through a Bike Ahead partner shop, in-person handover & factory tour, and an 80-page book detailing the development of The Superfast project. Delivery time is estimated to be 12 weeks from your order being received.
But… if you don’t want all that anniversary edition detailing, don’t fret. Pretty much every other option is still available in the standard edition. And it could cost you quite a bit less. A full SRAM Red build with the same cockpit, wheels, and customizable options will run about 14,200€. Or pick a cheaper Rival Xplr or GRX build with alloy wheels, and you could land The Superfast for less than 6700€.
