Specialized Venge Vias Expert upgraded

[endershan]

I have always wanted to try a disc road bike, so when my Tarmac SL5 got broken, I bought this used Vias Expert and gave it an upgrade.







The final weight (without garmin, bottles, swat etc) is 7.77kg, nearly 1kg heavier than my SL5.

Frameset: Specialized Venge Vias Expert size 56
Stem: Zipp Sprint SL 110mm
Handlebar: PRO Vibe 44cm compact
Saddle: S-Works Romin Evo
Components: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 with CeramicSpeed OSPW, RT99 rotors (160/140)
Crank: S-Works road 172.5mm
Powermeter: Quarq S-Works BCD 130
Chainrings: Praxis 53t/39t
Wheelset: Roval CLX 50 Disc clincher
Tyres: Schwable Pro One Tubeless 25mm

[wheelbuilder]

Nice. Like the color.

[mortirolo]

I like this color and this is the first time when the disc brake version nicer than rim brake version.

[gotgame]

that is a looker for sure but i prefer the rim brake version due to weight diference... disc brakes are for MTB

[micky]

Not bad looking, are you gonna try to shave a few gramms?
By the way, where are you based in China?

[IamnotWiggins]

Best one of these I've seen. Chapeau!

[romalor]

narrower bars are more aero

nice bike for a white frame I am surprised I like it !

[endershan]

Not bad looking, are you gonna try to shave a few gramms?
By the way, where are you based in China?

I am relatively heavy so bike weight isn't really a issue to me. I think I'm gonna stick to it for now and switch to Tarmac SL6 Disc when it came out.

I live in Qingdao, most famous for its beer

[endershan]

that is a looker for sure but i prefer the rim brake version due to weight diference... disc brakes are for MTB

I would prefer a rim version if this is a "normal" road frame, but in case of Venge, the rim brake just doesn't work that well (I am heavy so brake is critical to me).

[jlok]

Your bike looks great!

How do you compare it with your SL5?

[Scott2017]

I thought only the pros had Roval wheels with white lettering, did you put decals on yourself?

[endershan]

Your bike looks great!

How do you compare it with your SL5?

I think it's definitely faster on flat, and the brake is way better. According to Tour it's less stiffer than SL5 (still stiffer than most aero frames), but I couldn't notice the difference. I went from a SL5 size 54 to Vias size 56, and I think 56 geometry suits me better.

[endershan]

I thought only the pros had Roval wheels with white lettering, did you put decals on yourself?

Yeah, I bought the decals and put them on myself, it doesn't cover the original very well, but from a distance no one notice that

[Scott2017]

I thought only the pros had Roval wheels with white lettering, did you put decals on yourself?

Yeah, I bought the decals and put them on myself, it doesn't cover the original very well, but from a distance no one notice that

Wow, nice job, would have guessed they came like that. Where did you get them?

[endershan]

I thought only the pros had Roval wheels with white lettering, did you put decals on yourself?

Yeah, I bought the decals and put them on myself, it doesn't cover the original very well, but from a distance no one notice that

Wow, nice job, would have guessed they came like that. Where did you get them?

I bought them on Alibaba's Taobao