Been riding the previous version Ventum NS1 for several months. Incredible riding characteristics, acceleration, and handling. I have a Canyon Aeroad, Supersix EVO, and Canyon Ultimate-they’re all great for different reasons but the NS1 seems to top them as an all rounder. Great customer service too, my bike arrived with a cosmetically damaged etap front derailleur from shipping and they promptly sent me a replacement one. If you’re on the fence then I highly highly recommend.

God damn, this one looks like my dream bike. Amazing looks, clean front and tire clearance for 35mm.. And it’s not even that expensive.

Have the now "old" NS1, fantastic bike! Highly recommend. Their customer service is fantastic as well, super responsive and great warranty if needed.

I really like that you can choose handlebar width, crankset length, and stem length!

I've owned the now old NS1, and I must say it is a great bike; I'm glad they changed to threaded BB; their customer service is beyond what any other brand would desire.

Wow there are some knobs in cycling commenting on open mold etc. They are far from open mold bikes and I just ordered mine !!! Cannot wait.

David, can you please review the Cervelo Soloist Ultegra Di2?

Love your videos. Keep them coming.

excellent video David

7.7kg - some pro bikes (albeit with pedals and mounts etc) are coming in around that or even more and that’s with 25-28mm tyres. Not too bad for a modern disc brake mid range machine.

Nice looking bike and great to be able to spec it, can't see why anyone in the state's would buy a Vitus that are now selling over there when you could have this

Seems to tick off all my boxes and for a decent price. Really think all bikes that come with a one piece cockpit should allow you to choose width/stem length

Never heard of them to be honest. $5000 +import duty+VAT? probably end up £7000 in the UK

Had the gen 1. It was very fast but heavy and material seems cheap. It was chalky and paint chipped easily. I felt it was open mold Chinese frame with an insane mark up. I cut my lost and sold the frameset to TPC got a Factor O2 instead.

No doubt it is good value compared to the big names. But you can get the same spec'd Time ADH or ADHX if you want more tire clearance (it is more a road than gravel) for similar price. At least in the Dura Ace 303 Firecrest build I compared. Time is definitely higher quality.

Interested to know if you get a professional bike fit for each bike you review? I'd think that's a necessity to do a proper review, but would be very expensive!

I hearing all the time light weight race bikes 7.2 - 7.6 kg's with out pedals and price over $ 10.000 USA . I have last model R5 Cervelo with rim brakes 6.4 kg for 10.000 Australia dollars.

Please please test out the Fezzari Veyo. I think that bike built in Utah is a much better value at $4999 for Ultegra di2 12-speed groupset + $700 for Zipp 303s wheel set or $1300 for 404 Firecrest

I actually really love Ventum. My very close friend works for George Hincapie's hotel and their bike tours are now equipped with Ventum bikes. I think (but can't confirm) Hincapie even worked with Ventum on the NS1.

Nice looking bike... 🚴‍♂️

solid gravel bike

I almost bought a Ventum NS1 last year. It was a good deal and the bike is good looking but ended up getting a Trek Emonda.

Please review the New Bianchi Oltre PRO

Ventum your missing a XXS size. Your Xs Is really a small. Short people need bikes too. Pinarello is the only company that truly makes bikes for short people

Never heard of it but if I can get a gravel bike for only 4K Aud I’ll have to look into it

What are the importbfees into the UK. Any chance of a mechanical group set.

I considered one. I got a Quintana Roo SRSix, because it cost less and had t47. They have a better handlebar solution, the SRSix uses the fsa acr front hose through the steer tube.

How do I attach my light to the bottom of that mount?

David, how does it compare to a C68?

Interested bottle cages. What are they?

The bottom bracket is supposed to make the bike easy to maintain for the home mechanic, yet all the cabling is internal????

Positive I’ve seen that Ventum frame design elsewhere.

LoL I wonder which Chinese open-mold frame this is. And this is coming from a person who owns about 8 different open-mold Chinese frames 😀

Why the front wheel disk was not turning at all by 6:00 minutes ?

Anyone had a pair of Zipp 303 s for a while and able to comment on the hub performance?

why the rival FD?

Looking like a BMC teammachine or sl7? Is this a copy? What do they call it when they use the same mold?

It looks like a great bike... But the one thing that's a sticking point for companies like this is resale. I know most cyclists will have a bike for a while, but if for whatever reason you need to sell this bike on, it's much harder to do so because less people know about them or are searching for them than any of the big manufacturers... which normally means the losses are bigger to shift it.

Which brand is it identical to then? Given it has almost certainly come out of the same mold as another big brand.. maybe a BMC 🤔

Can any owners comment on the seatpost clamp/bolt design? I’m trying to convince myself to not buy this and this is the only area of the bike that gives me pause.

Did Ventum let you keep the bike?

Everything is a “tarmac SL7 killer” even the new Allez. The SL7 is almost 4 years old releasing July 2020. Is the SL7 benchmark or something? Yes, it’s 9k because you have to pay for the name and branding.

David as a layman I'm struggling to see how that is an aero bike, I love my resto mods, the beauty of steel with modern groupsets but always been told how the round tubes are not aero, my TT bike is a Boardman Air, the tubes are like wings, looks so aero...... Then I see that bike with severely squared off back ends to the tubes, the back of the heatube looks like a 2 inch slab, the seat tube is almost square...... Could someone please explain to me how that is aero? PS, this is not a criticism, I genuinely want to know.

This frame open mold, seen Iisted for sale under another brand and

Interesting option but I wish it had nicer colours available. I wouldn't buy any of the 4 options 🤢

Of course it's better than a SL7, a sack barrow with 2 busted tyre's would be better than the Specialized!

is this available in the UK?

Difference is. Down the range SL7 will sell for 5-6k in 3 years and Ventum will sell for 2k at best… so overall…

They all look similar because they are open moulds from China. That's not a knock !

Love these faster far east carbon frames brands.

This looks like a replica of SL7. You can buy a Chinese replica for 700 USD.

all the bikes link the same

To Rich for my blood

Chinese bike with a UCI sticker… 🤔… iS ThE sTiCKeR rEaL? 😂😂😂

Seriously all the bike look like sl7 clones now

As long as it can fit wide tyres... (yawn)

just more of the same carbon-design, just a new brand trying to get a chuck of the carbonbike-market

More like wallet killer 💵😄

I bought an NS1. Heaviest bike I ever bought. They said I couldn't return it after calling them the same day it was delivered. Worst bike company out there. They pay ppl to give them old reviews and content. Also seatpost is worst thing I've ever seen. Cheap Chinese carbon frame with a good paint job

Entry lvl wheels, yikes.

LA is an investor.... F it

They supply hincapie and liestrong...I will never even consider their products.

Looks like a cheap Chinese copy to me. Besides, who would buy a bike from an autocratic country that supports war criminals?