There’s no escaping the fact that more and more of us are shopping online to get the best deals. If your chosen website is doing a good job of getting you your spares and upgrades faster and cheaper than your local shop it’s tempting to get your next complete bike by clicking a mouse too.
The Vitus Venon proves that as long as you’re basically competent with a set of Allen keys and can work out appropriate bar position and saddle height yourself (or with a friend) it could be a really smart move too.
- Highs: Excellent chassis with outstanding kit selection for the money
- Lows: Not everyone will be confident enough to get a bike in a box
- Buy If: You want an outstanding ride for your cash
While it’s impossible to judge frame quality online, the component value being offered here is self explanatory. Like its peer the Norco Valence 105 the price has been permanently dropped to deliver a full 22-speed Shimano 105 gears, chainset, cassette and shifters setup (chain is KMC) within spitting distance of £1,000 ($1,550 / $2,130 at time of writing).
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The excellent 105 SLR-EV brakes, smooth rolling Fulcrum Racing 7 wheels wrapped in impressive new Grand Sport Race Continentals in an on-trend, rattle quelling 25mm width. You even get a carbon shafted seat post to reduce buzz of the big diameter seat tube.
The Venon even gets the excellent SLR-EV brakes
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