Specialized Venge Vias 2017 Review
The new specialized venge vias disc is here and as it turns out was what specialized intended the bike to be all along.
Specialized venge vias 2017 review. One glance at the disc venge vias and it s clear this is true. The bike s lines now flow beautifully. Editor s note august 2018. Specialized venge vias expert disc ultegra review.
It features many of the same qualities as its wicked fast siblings like a rider first engineered frame and incredible stopping power with disc brakes just with a traditional cockpit. In our win tunnel every tube trailing edge and. The previous two generations of the venge the original and the venge vias were outlandish looking radical bikes and when specialized launched this new venge our first thought was that. Specialized s brand new venge vias disc changes that one of the first disc brake equipped aero road bikes we ve had the opportunity to review.
It was over a year ago that the venge vias was launched in a rim brake version and it was likely not the launch specialized had hoped for. That s right the venge was never supposed to be a rim brake bike but with the uci dragging its feet on disc integration specialized couldn t mothball years of r d so a rim version was rushed into production. It just had to have a spot on our editor s choice list for 2019. Specialized venge vias june 23.
All that means it s little surprise the venge vias disc takes centre stage in the specialized aero range for 2017 with three disc equipped bikes compared to two for the rim brake venge vias. The high level of performance starts with a rider first engineered frame and fork. The specialized s works venge vias has now been superseded by the 2019 s works venge. It s hard to beat world tour performance at a price that doesn t necessitate taking out a second mortgage and that s where the venge expert disc lands.
Read all about the updated bike here. With its subtle lines gorgeous good looks and light weight the specalized s works venge is an aerobike without compromise. Aero disc and all business. Photography by james huang.
The design for this bike started with building our own win tunnel and with more than 1000 hours of testing prototyping and refining we can say with confidence that we nailed our objective.