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Two minutes. That’s how much faster Specialized claims the new Venge ViAS is compared with a standard road bike over a flat 40km.
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Tested to be a full minute faster than the previous Venge, the 2016 Specialized Venge features dramatic aero features such as a truncated head tube, an integrated low-riding stem, an elongated front brake mounted behind the fork and a rear brake tucked midway up the seat tube. Cables and wires are internally routed — even through the stem — and the tubeless-ready wheels are a bold depth of 64mm.
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But perhaps the most dramatic thing about the new Venge ViAS is that it handles like a great road bike.
Built with massively deep Roval CLX 64 wheels, the Venge ViAS features highly integrated componentry — good luck raising or lowering that stem with spacers — but retains some everyday adjustability such as separate and therefore adjustable handlebar.
At 1,150g, the Venge ViAS frame is certainly not light. But after long-term modelling work with McLaren Applied Technologies, Specialized is highly confident that the massive reduction in aero drag will override the weight penalty for most riders in most situations in terms of overall speed.
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