Decathlon has a reputation for good value sporting goods across its full range of activities. Head to the sport superstore’s website, and you could kit yourself out for everything from kayaking to horse riding, to rollerblading, camping (is that a sport?), and cycling. The French brand recently upped its game in the latter, however, signing a sponsorship deal to kit out the Decathlon-AG2R pro team, and simultaneously dropping the price of WorldTour worthy bike ownership by around by several thousand pounds.
The Van Rysel RCR Pro bike - designed and manufactured by Decathlon - costs £9,000, around £2,000 to £3,000 cheaper than pro level bikes available from other brands. It’s often said that it’s the ‘scale’ of Decathlon that makes this possible. But what exactly does that mean?
