{"id":119938,"date":"2026-05-06T16:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/wiliers-new-rapida-road-bike-has-an-entry-price-of-e2899\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:35:03","slug":"wiliers-new-rapida-road-bike-has-an-entry-price-of-e2899","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/wiliers-new-rapida-road-bike-has-an-entry-price-of-e2899\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilier&#8217;s new Rapida road bike has an entry price of \u20ac2,899"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wilier has launched the Rapida, with an entry price of \u20ac2,899, bringing the Wilier look and an integrated one-piece cockpit at a price that\u2019s significantly more affordable than its premium race bikes.<\/p>\n<p>The lower priced of two specs, the bike is equipped with a Shimano 105 mechanical groupset and Miche Reflex DX 26mm deep alloy wheels with Vittoria Zaffiro Pro 32mm tyres. You still get an integrated bar\/stem and internal cable routing, along with a carbon seatpost though. The claimed bike weight is 8.8kg.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption id=\"credits-attachment-253235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Upgrade to the \u20ac3,999 higher spec and there\u2019s a groupset upgrade to electronic Shimano 105 Di2 and the bike comes fitted with Miche Asfalto 45 Carbon wheels with a 1,680g claimed weight and 22mm internal width mini-hook rim. The Rapida\u2019s claimed weight drops by 200g to 8.6kg.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-4-970x679.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-4-970x679.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-4-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-4-768x538.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-4-1536x1075.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-4-750x525.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-4-1140x798.webp 1140w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-4.webp 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\"\/><figcaption id=\"credits-attachment-253236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Rapida bears a family resemblance to Wilier\u2019s top spec race bike, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/reviews\/wilier-filante-slr-id2-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filante SLR ID2<\/a>, with NACA aero tube profiles, dropped seatstays and a deep head tube.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Geometry-wise, Wilier says that the Rapida sits exactly halfway between its race bikes and its endurance bike range, which includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/news\/wilier-granturismo-slr-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Granturismo SLR<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/news\/wilier-rave-slr-gravel-bike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rave SLR<\/a>. It claims this offers fast, stable handling with a ride position that\u2019s comfortable for longer rides.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-2-970x679.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-2-970x679.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-2-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-2-768x538.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-2-1536x1075.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-2-750x525.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-2-1140x798.webp 1140w, https:\/\/cdn-jupiter.metropolis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/gallery-2.webp 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\"\/><figcaption id=\"credits-attachment-253239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Wilier targets the 36mm tyre clearance at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/buying-guides\/best-all-road-bikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all-road<\/a> use as well as on-road riding. Although standard specs are equipped with compact 2x groupsets, the frame can also be set up 1x and there\u2019s a UDH dropout for compatibility with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/news\/sram-force-rival-xplr-axs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SRAM XPLR AXS<\/a> Full Mount groupsets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Wilier Rapida is available immediately in six sizes and four different colours, which Wilier says are inspired by the light at different times of day: Dusk Grey Matt, Midday Orange Glossy, Weekend White Glossy and Lastlight Black Matt.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/news\/wilier-rapida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilier has launched the Rapida, with an entry price of \u20ac2,899, bringing the Wilier look and an integrated one-piece cockpit at a price that\u2019s significantly more affordable than its premium race bikes. The lower priced of two specs, the bike is equipped with a Shimano 105 mechanical groupset and Miche Reflex DX 26mm deep alloy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}