Full internal cable routing and a braking system that are integrated into the frame makes this bike stand out from the rest. Frame had a level 2 repair on the top tube done by calfeereceipt included and has not been ridden since. Dec 27, 2011 unlike the s5, the venge makes no concessions for moving air away from the brakes or slimming the head tubeit gets a tapered steerer like their tarmac and roubaix. If youve discovered a hairline crack on your carbon frame, is it the paint or a ruined frame. Is the specialized venge vias the fastest road bike in the. Doesnt sound like much, but where the previous venge was aerodynamic at all costs, the new bike is a much more considered design with a focus on weight, handling and adjustment, and given how small a part the bike plays in your overall drag as rider. Specialized venge the venge is a purescience mind wrapped in a laydownthelaw body. The frame is lighter than a tarmac sl5 disc, more aerodynamic than the venge vias, built to handle on a razors edge with a riderfirst engineered design. Is there a significant improvement to the sworks tarmac over the specialized tarmac. The frame was so deficient in torsional and bottombracket stiffness 21 percent less than an sworks venge in both cases that a spreading crack developed in the down tube near one of the entry. Specialized venge pro disc launched latest aero bike gets. Building the specialized venge vias secondnaturecycling. Cracked sworks epic carbon frame specialized blamed.
Like the sworks venge, the pros frame is built from specialized s fact 11r carbon and the brand has confirmed that under the skin, they are one and the same. Ive had nothing but good experiences with specialized customer service. Instead, the venge was birthed from years of development and testing in our own win tunnel. I was cleaning my sworks venge today and noticed a crack on the top part of the down tube. Cant imagine anyone would describe that bike with 4. The new venge tubing is formed of a fact 11r carbon fibre layup that has been optimised to deliver the best aerodynamic performance while weighing as little as possible. Every preowned bicycle we sell is serviced, inspected, and rated. There were many good concepts behind the hidden cable design and mounts as well as possibilities for having junction a externally mounted beneath the adjustable garmin mount on the front of the handlebars.
The lifetime warranty will keep me on a specialized carbon bike for a very, very long time. Thanks, i hope i didnt come across as dissatisfied with specialized because i really do think i got a good offer from them with the 2015 frame. The new venge pro disc uses the exact same frame as the sworks, with the same fact 11r carbon fibre used in its construction, but a shimano ultegra di2 groupset and roval cl50 wheels brings the price down to. The 2019 specialized venge pro is an sworks in disguise. Jul 17, 2015 its a frame that has made an appearance on the tour this month with the specializedsponsored etixxquick step team cavendish is riding a venge, but its a completely redesigned one, which well talk about later. Specialized sworks venge frameset sagan edition sigma. Mar 03, 2014 the venge is a super stiff aerodynamic road bike for sprinters and guys who spend much of the day off the front in the wind. Popularity bestsellers recently added discount price low high price high low title a z title z a submit. Sep 04, 2016 how to remove, maintain, regrease and reassemble your specialized sworks crankset pour nos amis francais, cliquez sur c c en bas a droite.
Specialzed requested the frame for further inspection 2 weeks later i got the call to say a new frame was benign dispatched. Even so, one tester commented, the bike soaks up large cracks and rough. Specialized tarmac sl3 carbon frame 58cm pressfit 30 white blue calfee 201111 specialized tarmac sl3 carbon frame. Wear items such as chains, brake pads, and tires are replaced if. There have been times where the rear wheels come out of the dropouts, causing fractures in the frame. Integrated brakes on aero frames, usually of the v variety, often lack. Interestingly whilst specialized replaced the pros frame immediately they asked him. My tarmac road bike developed a crack at just under 2 years old. My lbs phoned spesh the following morning, a new better frame.
Its about hairline thick and i never saw it before. With a onetwo punch of shiv inspired aerodynamics and tarmacborne stiffness, this machine was built to. Specialized venge pro sram etap axs model year 2020. Every tube shape, trailing edge, and design cue was influenced by hours of testing in our win tunnel, computational fluid dynamics, 3d printed prototypes, and realworld rider feedback. The sworks mclaren venge has an aerodynamic sub 950gram frame, 1piece bottom bracketchainstay, and tapered head tube, integrated top cap, cambered airfoil xsection seatstays, and many other impressive details that are almost reserved for a different kind of racing. Specialized 2016 venge pro vias specialized concept store. And the pictures obviously show him doing something to the frame that the manual explicitly tells him not to do, clamping the bike by anything. I am coming from a specialized allez e5 2017 my first serious road bike and think the new frameset would be a significant upgrade. Yoeleo r6 aero disc update with venge parts youtube. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Fake specialized sworks stumpjumper carbon hardtail frames. Specialized allez sprint tour down under edition duraace mavic comete bike build duration.
Couple that with fact carbon thats nearly as light as it is stiff and the only excuse you have for. Aug 27, 2014 specialized bikes sworks mclaren venge replica carbon fiber road frame china oem carbon bike china stay safe and healthy. All about the specialized venge road bike if you are a venge owner feel free to upload your pics and thank you for visiting this site. Specializeds website has quite a few of the models showing discounted pricing, suggesting changes might be up for 2014, but given the success of the venge under cavendish and others, it might be a good time to snap one up at a deal. The unlucky part is mostly timing into the new model year. With a onetwo punch of shivinspired aerodynamics and tarmacborne stiffness, this machine was built to fly. I had a 2002 enduro pro frame crack on one of the welds on the seat mast, it was replaced with a 2003 enduro pro. The specialized sworks venge frameset sagan edition is one of the best handling, fastest and most aerodynamic road framesets on the market and this edition comes complete with one of the most iconic paint schemes in the peloton from one of the biggest names in world cycling. Specialized tarmac cracked carbon frame warranty replacement and upgrade must watch, dt swiss wheel. Specialized venge vias expert disc peloton magazine.
Make offer specialized sworks venge 2020 model limited edition 58cm. About the specialized venge all components have been chosen for their aerodynamic qualities, optimised for both headwinds and crosswinds making the venge range an absolute wind cheater. Specialized says that the new sworks venge, and its accessories, can. The venge took the burgeoning concept of aerodynamics and transformed it into an ideology, one that empirically proves that aerodynamic optimization is the most important thing we can do to make you faster.
In the seven years since we first introduced the venge, weve proven that aero is, indeed, everything. Specialized says that the new sworks venge, and its accessories, can save you more than five minutes over 40 kilometers. I am in the market for a new bike frame and the most likely choice is a specialized tarmac pro 2019 frameset. Specialized carbon fiber bicycle frames for sale in. Posts about headset install venge written by ricey.
Then my lbs called me to say that they got a stop sale notice on my venge vias. Selling my used 20 specialized sworks venge frame set in size 56cm. To improve your shopping experience today and in the future, this site uses cookies. Each to their own as i can understand the appeal of the s works brand great service from specialized though but thats part of the premium you pay for buying into the brand. The bottom line is simple, the new venge is 8 seconds faster than the 2018 vias over 40km at zerodegree yaw. The pro model of the venge is the same frame as the sworks tipping the value scales somewhat. Couple that with fact carbon thats nearly as light as it is stiff and the only excuse. Specialized venge pro vias frameset 2016 the pros closet. Specialized has used its subtle proprietary pressfit bottom bracket concept for many years now, and while this venge vias disc frame uses the same longstanding osbb tagline, its not the. Is the specialized venge vias the fastest road bike in the world. Had there been 2014 warranty frames lying around it should have taken about a week to fix this kind of thing. So, i did transfer the money to him and he bought it to me and shipped it from united states to uk, when i opened the box the frame was cracked paint as you can see it on pictures. The allnew sworks venge vias di2 module was developed with one objective in mind to be the fastest bike in the world. Specialized sworks venge disc road frameset 2019 sigma.
A bike thats faster in the flats, faster over rollers, and faster in sprints. Specialized venge pro frameset carbon frame fork fact 10r sagan sprinter. I had a 2002 enduro pro frame crack on one of the welds on the seat mast, it was replaced with a 2003 enduro pro frame in about a week. Specialized never sold a version of this frame and being that astana is typically a gc focused team, they didnt have many riders that. We used it develop the individual parts, ensuring that they work together to form an aerodynamic advantage. Tarmac expert disc road frame set 54 carbon small crack. It is a genuine specialized 11r frame purchased and maintained through my local bike shop. But you can just look at the bike and its knifelike shape tells you everything. Back when the sworks venge was just a twinkle in specialized s eye, it won one of the most prestigious races in cycling. The specialized sworks venge road frameset is completely redesigned for 2019, delivering an even better aerodynamic performance and shaving off a serious amount of weight. Jun 12, 2016 specialized sworks venge vias disc 2018 duration.
If youre the second, or later, owner of a specialized or roval product, you are eligible for a twoyear warranty from the date of the original. Buy a huge range of new and used specialized road frames, from. Ensamblaje specialized venge vias por bike stop tech. Along with the zerodrag brakes and vias aerofly cockpit, the venge pro vias is, quite simply, the fastest bike in the world. Specialized 2016 standard schrader valve tube 700 x 2028c black. The venge w ultegra rx clutch di2 rd and 16t cassette on 32mm semislick tires is my gravel bike for events like bwr, some grasshopper events. When it comes to creating the worlds fastest road bike, it isnt enough to tweak a frame s shape and rely on existing technology. Specialized sworks venge vias module 2017 frameset red. Sep 15, 2015 the frame was so deficient in torsional and bottombracket stiffness 21 percent less than an sworks venge in both cases that a spreading crack developed in the down tube near one of the entry.
The fact 11r carbon frame features fully internal cable routing, and its riderfirst engineereda. Id rather have a robust frame rather than save 300grams which is the real world difference between the s works and specializeds next frame down. The fact 10r frame design have made the venge the stiffest, most aerodynamic bike that weve ever created. One glance at the disc venge vias and its clear this is true.
Building the specialized venge vias here are some more photos of building up the bike this morning and then some photos of afterward. The road is littered with cracks and ripples, but i risk a glance at the garmin on. Specialized sworks mclaren venge 2012 specifications. Other specializedbranded products as well as frame paint and graphics are covered by a twoyear warranty. Purpose built for sheer speed and optimum aerodynamics, the specialized venge expert frameset 2016 is constructed from specializeds renowned fact 10r carbon fibre which blends a low weight with highend stiffness, giving the rider a solid base to lay down their power and attack off the front of the pack. May 05, 2020 20 specialized venge pro frameset for sale. I have a relative who works for the specialized and hes got scheme to buy a brand new discontinued line straight from the factory with discounts. They inspected some other areas of the frame by scrapping the paint. February 01, 2018 3 comments for awhile now specialized has been epoxying aluminum cups into the bottom brackets of their creakingprone carbon osbb pressfit bikes, such as the venge, to convert them to creakprone bb30 bikes. Cracked my carbon specialized stumpjumper 29 frame. It looks fast, and it is fast, specialized claiming its 8 seconds faster than the old venge over 40km at 0degree yaw. Specialized venge expert frameset 2016 sigma sports. Turbo batteries have a warranty for 2 years or 300 charge cycleswhichever comes first. It wasnt a manufacturing defect or anything like that.
If true this means faster speed, less time and less fatigue. The venge will save you 22 watts over 40kphr compared to a tarmac. The seat post clamp does show wear from the rear brake cable. A couple of tiny clear coat chips are about all i can find. Specialized venge pro vias the venge may look like an awkward bird attempting its first flight, but there is a beauty and tons.
The venge frame is said to result in 20% aero savings over a traditional nonaero bike like the tarmac. Fortunately the venge has a very thin black topcoat and cracks appear as. The riderfirst engineered, fact 11r frame not only makes the venge the most aerodynamic road bike weve ever created, but its also lightweight and stiff in all the right places. Frame fact 11r carbon, riderfirst engineered, win tunnel engineered, internal electric only cable routing, osbb, 12x142mm thruaxle, flatmount disc fork sworks fact. The venge will save you 45 seconds over 40 km compared to a tarmac. Every tube shape, trailing edge, and design cue was influenced by hours of testing in our win tunnel, cfd, 3dprinted prototypes, and realworld rider feedback. Behind it sits a myriad of science, testing, aerodynamic tweaking and design. Other specialized branded products as well as frame paint and graphics are covered by a twoyear warranty. The new venge frame has a claimed weight of 960 grams venge vias frame. Specialized sworks crankset removal, maintenance, assembly. Specialized s aero road bike range, the venge boasts racewinning features, designed to cut through the air with ease, without compromising on comfort or handling. Specialized tells us that its the most aerodynamic venge yet, but the frame weighs just 960g.
The thirdgeneration specialized venge is the lightest version yet with dropped seat stays and shaved tubing that make for an aggressive and purposeful facade. But its in realworld conditions where the new tube shapes of the venge really excel, offering unrivalled performance in a crosswind. The design for this bike has faced more than hours of testing. Specializeds venge is one of the most recognizable, and most successful, aero road. Specialized sworks venge 2020 model limited edition 58cm. Its fact 11rcarbon frame was tuned and tweaked in the wind tunnel for maximum aerodynamic advantage. Then last year, the seat mast on the 2003 frame did the same thing and i had a new 2009 stumpjumper fsr pro frame in about week. So 2016 begins with the delivery of several smashed frames. The reason specialized isnt giving the op a new frame for free is because its obvious that he did something which caused the frame to crack. Store, and they were fantastic, bear in mind i didnt even purchase it from them, a few pictures were take and sent to specialized. The venge is the latest to demonstrate how far aero bikes have come. The venge is a purescience mind wrapped in a laydownthelaw body. Closer look specialized venge road bike 2019 sigma sports. This video lists the necessary tools, illustrates the process, and includes some helpful tips.