New Lapierre Xelius DRS merges the Aircode and Xelius into one aero/lightweight platform

With its new Xelius DRS, Lapierre merges its lightweight and aero bikes into a single platform, replacing both its Xelius lightweight bike and Aircode aero bike.

It’s the latest brand to make its lightweight bike more aero, following the likes of Specialized with the Tarmac SL8, or its aero bike lighter, as with the Gen 8 Trek Madone.

Now more aero 

The new bike retains Lapierre’s distinctive seatpost cluster design, which it calls 3D Tubular, where the seatstays merge into the top tube rather than the seatpost. This frees the seatpost, so that it’s connected only to the bottom bracket and top tube, which Lapierre says increases ride comfort and lowers weight.