Decathlon's Van Rysel amazing value?

[enkei]

Have you seen the latest Van Rysel bikes sold by Decathlon?

They appear to be amazing value. I recently had a quick look at the Van Rysel RCX 2 cyclocross bike.
   

This bike lists at £3,300 ($4,274 at current exchange rates) win the UK, but was marked down at £2.940 ($3,808) on this example. BEAUTIFUL bike. Gorgeous frame (UCI certified), SRAM FORCE AXS (powermeter-ready) 12-speed 1x drivetrain. With these alloy rims, Van Rysel says it weighs 8kg, but in my hands it felt lighter, even with those awful pedals. Perhaps the bike I looked at is smaller, hence the lower weight, or maybe I just can't gauge weight very well, LOL.

Anyway, it seems like an awful lot of bike for the money. Can fit 40mm tires, too, making it a good multi-discipline bike.

What do the BR denizens think? I'm not thinking of getting one for myself, just thought y'alls would enjoy seeing it. Alas, it appears that Decathlon doesn't offer the RCX in the USA.

[danny82]

Sweet!

[enkei]

It sure is! You should definitely check one out at Decathlon, if only to lust over it.

[Jesper]

I would like to know what the gearing is. I just can never wrap my head around using such a small chainring (44t?) for the area I ride in. I would nor be able to gain any downhill speed. Uphill it would work fine considering those large cassette cogs (38-40t?). I would need a 10t-11t small cog to make it viable, compared to my 53x14 high gear. SRAM force is some excellent equipment, but pricing may be related to some of the lesser components installed.
Being an older bike rider I am not the biggest admirer of these frame designs many companies are using, but I assume the computer tested engineering rules the day and should provide the best performance based on materials and designed use.