As well as the delightful alloy Zenium SL, BikeRadar’s recent sojourn in Spain gave us the opportunity to ride Vitus’ top-end carbon frame, the Vitesse Evo. The Evo is the bike Continental team An Post-Chain Reaction has been racing for the last two seasons, and even if you plump for the cheapest spec, you still get exactly the same frameset the pros ride.
Understated and rich of spec
The Evo offers an impressive spec for the money, with quality Shimano Ultegra components even on the cheapest model
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The Vitesse Evo’s carbon frameset is textbook modern race bike stuff, tied up in a package that’s refreshingly-gimmick free. Vitus has taken the radical step of not writing acronyms on every part of the frame, and it’s a design that’s mostly made of straight lines, making for a clean and uncomplicated, if slightly ordinary looking bike. Vitus claims a reasonable if not exceptional weight of 840g for the frame alone – not record breaking, but very respectable.
The frame’s stiffness comes courtesy of the obligatory oversized downtube, a huge BB386EVO-standard bottom bracket shell, and some substantial chainstays. Comfort-adding features are equally unsurprising, with slim seatstays, a profile top tube and a sensibly narrow 27.2mm seatpost promising compliance. Aesthetic bells and whistles are limited to tidy fully internal cabling and a low key livery – the latter is part of the weight savings actually, as the frame sports waterslide decals and lacquer rather than any paint.
A racy ride for racy riders
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