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.
@ArteUltra1195 Жыл бұрын
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.
@gabo2212 Жыл бұрын
Have the now "old" NS1, fantastic bike! Highly recommend. Their customer service is fantastic as well, super responsive and great warranty if needed.
@derekvirta8152 Жыл бұрын
I really like that you can choose handlebar width, crankset length, and stem length!
@mariorojastenor Жыл бұрын
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.
@shibaburn7725 Жыл бұрын
From an engineer's perspective, the reversion to threaded bottom brackets in so many new models is just sad.
@3dr1ch Жыл бұрын
@@shibaburn7725 Why?
@plain-bagel Жыл бұрын
@@shibaburn7725 All the engineers in the bike industry couldn't make an effective pressfit bb, so good riddance
@matthewsmithson8820 Жыл бұрын
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.
@normanderson01 Жыл бұрын
David, can you please review the Cervelo Soloist Ultegra Di2?
@MrRed0devil Жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Keep them coming.
@davidarthur Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@davidwebster2616 Жыл бұрын
excellent video David
@davidarthur Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@banjo7127 Жыл бұрын
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.
@bwarey52 Жыл бұрын
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
@joanofarc3319 Жыл бұрын
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
@andrewhayes7055 Жыл бұрын
Never heard of them to be honest. $5000 +import duty+VAT? probably end up £7000 in the UK
@RestlessGambler14 Жыл бұрын
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.
@BulletJS Жыл бұрын
no one has ever cut their losses by selling to TPC 😂
@kellrockets101 Жыл бұрын
How you liking the 02? These are all on my radar, including the Cervelo soloist
@RestlessGambler14 Жыл бұрын
@@kellrockets101 I no longer have it. Have you considered an Aethos over the O2?
@kellrockets101 Жыл бұрын
Ritz Chea yea I had the regular Aethos. But at the time I wasn't riding much and sold it. Now I have been riding all spring and summer, and am considering one again. It was a wonderful bike
@zaskar30 Жыл бұрын
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.
@whizler Жыл бұрын
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!
@juhan42 Жыл бұрын
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.
@jimmyguerrero8148 Жыл бұрын
It's a real shame living this modern times pal...Lightweight rim brakes bikes are almost gone in now. The standar for modern Lightweight disc brakes is now in the range of 7.5 kgs...
@JoeGunawanfotosiamo Жыл бұрын
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
@bitgeist21 Жыл бұрын
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.
@bigwave_dave8468 Жыл бұрын
Lance Armstrong and Hincapie are pushing these bikes heavily in their podcasts. are they principle investors?
@bitgeist21 Жыл бұрын
@@bigwave_dave8468 It seems that way, yes.
@jimmyguerrero8148 Жыл бұрын
Nice looking bike... 🚴♂️
@TheConfusedCyclist Жыл бұрын
solid gravel bike
@rlmurillo Жыл бұрын
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.
@VentumRacing Жыл бұрын
Thumbs down.
@kellrockets101 Жыл бұрын
@Veganpotter Thevegan since you do see a lot of service work I assume...what are you favorite carbon road frames with quality and durability in mind?
@rauleduardo8020 Жыл бұрын
Please review the New Bianchi Oltre PRO
@kimwarner6050 Жыл бұрын
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
@jarrodfife242 Жыл бұрын
Never heard of it but if I can get a gravel bike for only 4K Aud I’ll have to look into it
@nickloomes4448 Жыл бұрын
What are the importbfees into the UK. Any chance of a mechanical group set.
@jonathanzappala Жыл бұрын
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.
@kidShibuya Жыл бұрын
How do I attach my light to the bottom of that mount?
@danielgentili1320 Жыл бұрын
David, how does it compare to a C68?
@ciulabula1 Жыл бұрын
Interested bottle cages. What are they?
@davidarthur Жыл бұрын
It's a Fabric Gripper cage, one I had lying around. Works really well, good water bottle retention, looks smart, doesn't weigh much :) fabric.cc/products/hydration/gripper-cage/
@mikespadafora9077 Жыл бұрын
The bottom bracket is supposed to make the bike easy to maintain for the home mechanic, yet all the cabling is internal????
@jonathanzappala Жыл бұрын
Your point? It has wireless shifting and hydraulic hoses. You anticipating regularly changing your hydraulic hoses for some reason?
@chrissinclair6086 Жыл бұрын
Positive I’ve seen that Ventum frame design elsewhere.
@andrewhayes7055 Жыл бұрын
looks just like a Super Six and nearly every other "aero" bike
@DaveCM Жыл бұрын
It does look like an open mold frame. If it truly is or not, I do not know. I have ridden with a couple of guys who use their gravel frame. They are extremely experienced and very fast. They like the frame pretty well.
@VentumRacing Жыл бұрын
@@DaveCM @chrissinclair6086 Our line of bikes are not open mold. We have a team of engineers that design our bikes. We are happy to answer anymore questions you have about the brand!
@PatrickLino Жыл бұрын
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 😀
@abedfo88 Жыл бұрын
Hey Pat ❤
@PatrickLino Жыл бұрын
@@abedfo88 Yooooo!
@jevgeniardassov Жыл бұрын
Hello Patrick, nice to see You here. Was wondering the same, I have definitely seen this frame somewhere already…
@PatrickLino Жыл бұрын
@@jevgeniardassov I will uncover the mystery haha. By and large Ventum is a marketing company not a bike manufacturer.
@VentumRacing Жыл бұрын
The Ventum NS1 is not an open-mold, we have a team of engineers that are dedicated to designing our bikes. We'd be happy to answer any other questions you may have about the brand!
@marciomvp945810 ай бұрын
Why the front wheel disk was not turning at all by 6:00 minutes ?
@davidarthur10 ай бұрын
Must be some optical trick or compression artefacts from GoPro to YT
@elevenocean4471 Жыл бұрын
Anyone had a pair of Zipp 303 s for a while and able to comment on the hub performance?
@Ken419_ Жыл бұрын
why the rival FD?
@royanderson3478 Жыл бұрын
Looking like a BMC teammachine or sl7? Is this a copy? What do they call it when they use the same mold?
@VentumRacing Жыл бұрын
We have our own mold - we have a dedicated team of engineers who design our bikes. We are happy to answer any further questions you have about the brand!
@paulstewart5 Жыл бұрын
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.
@chriscross5689 Жыл бұрын
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 🤔
@ptonewood Жыл бұрын
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.
@Break683 ай бұрын
Did Ventum let you keep the bike?
@davidarthur3 ай бұрын
No it went back like all test bikes do
@LoaforDie Жыл бұрын
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.
@nomadcarpenter8549 Жыл бұрын
That's a bit of a stretch
@mickchaganis6607 Жыл бұрын
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.
@davidarthur Жыл бұрын
It's all about Kamm tail, or kammback, which is an aero profile with the rear section chopped off - it offers good aerodynamic properties whilst providing weight and other benefits. Probably not as outright aero as the wing profiles on your Boardman but helps to make a lighter bike. It's become the big trend over the last few years and you see it on lots of bikes like this
@mickchaganis6607 Жыл бұрын
@@davidarthur thank you for your reply, that does kind of make sense, my Mercix San Remo had the back squared off, not as severely as that bike.
@davidarthur Жыл бұрын
@@mickchaganis6607 This San Remo? road.cc/content/review/132852-eddy-merckx-sanremo76-road-bike Loved that bike!
@YannickLB Жыл бұрын
@@mickchaganis6607 The wing profile is fantastic if the wind only comes exactly from the front. But in real life situations that's far from the case. Cutting them off creates a more stable and faster bike from all sides, and creating turbulence behind the tubes wich is actually really good for speed too.
@glennoc8585 Жыл бұрын
This frame open mold, seen Iisted for sale under another brand and
@VentumRacing Жыл бұрын
Our line of bikes are not an open-mold, we have a team of engineers that are dedicated to designing our bikes. We'd be happy to answer any other questions you may have about the brand!
@BrunoStocovick Жыл бұрын
Interesting option but I wish it had nicer colours available. I wouldn't buy any of the 4 options 🤢
@VentumRacing Жыл бұрын
What color option would you prefer?
@Skelf71 Жыл бұрын
Of course it's better than a SL7, a sack barrow with 2 busted tyre's would be better than the Specialized!
@joebob1994 Жыл бұрын
is this available in the UK?
@davidarthur Жыл бұрын
Yes they will ship to the UK
@ashleyroberts337 Жыл бұрын
They will ship to the UK but you need to account for import tax and VAT which could add quite a bit to the cost.
@jevgeniardassov Жыл бұрын
Difference is. Down the range SL7 will sell for 5-6k in 3 years and Ventum will sell for 2k at best… so overall…
@CLONisKING Жыл бұрын
only if Ventum isn't going to make a name for itself. Else you're right.
@Mike-xf7qm Жыл бұрын
I’ll have to keep an eye out for one in three years then.
@Dezenaamisnietbeschikbaar Жыл бұрын
So you loose around 3k on both brands.
@abedfo88 Жыл бұрын
They all look similar because they are open moulds from China. That's not a knock !
@GrouEEf Жыл бұрын
Was suspecting it... Do you know which model this is based on?
@abedfo88 Жыл бұрын
@GrouEEf not sure but I bet I could find it.
@VentumRacing Жыл бұрын
@@GrouEEf The Ventum NS1 is not an open-mold, we have a team of engineers that are dedicated to designing our bikes. We'd be happy to answer any other questions you may have about the brand!
@rnbv3418 Жыл бұрын
Love these faster far east carbon frames brands.
@OmidRahat Жыл бұрын
This looks like a replica of SL7. You can buy a Chinese replica for 700 USD.
@dom5491 Жыл бұрын
all the bikes link the same
@jasonhood1551 Жыл бұрын
To Rich for my blood
@CycoWarriorx Жыл бұрын
Chinese bike with a UCI sticker… 🤔… iS ThE sTiCKeR rEaL? 😂😂😂
@rolandcolavizza5368 Жыл бұрын
Seriously all the bike look like sl7 clones now
@mvm9407 Жыл бұрын
As long as it can fit wide tyres... (yawn)
@gerlachsieders4578 Жыл бұрын
just more of the same carbon-design, just a new brand trying to get a chuck of the carbonbike-market
@ralphmartinez8616 Жыл бұрын
More like wallet killer 💵😄
@jcar2412 Жыл бұрын
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
@Heimdallar Жыл бұрын
Entry lvl wheels, yikes.
@Alex-pb7nl Жыл бұрын
LA is an investor.... F it
@jonathanzappala Жыл бұрын
Your going to have to stop riding in Ubers then…
@Alex-pb7nl Жыл бұрын
@Jonathan Z I don't
@theantichrome9842 Жыл бұрын
They supply hincapie and liestrong...I will never even consider their products.
@niftynige Жыл бұрын
Looks like a cheap Chinese copy to me. Besides, who would buy a bike from an autocratic country that supports war criminals?