Hey everyone, welcome to the channel!
Believe it or not I bought a full, complete bike. When is the last time you guys see me doing that?
Second of all, I bought a different type of bike than the ones you see usually on the channel,
so why don't we take a closer look and see what I have on this big mama box!
I ended up buying this all the way from UK because I couldn't find one around here
and what I have here is, believe it or not, a budget road bike!
This is a Vitus Razor VR from 2021 (2022 is the same)
that even with shipping overseas was still a good deal for us in Canada.
This is a thru-axle bike, front and back, and from the get go you're going to see the Vitus branded parts.
Now these are probably manufactured in Asia somewhere
and the reason why you see a little bit of dust here on the tire is because they (CRC) actually took it out of the box and checked it thoroughly.
You can see these Kenda tires ,truly budget tires, 28c so 28 mm width of the tire.
Inside the box you're obviously getting the bike, you get the saddle with this little sticker showing you the order date and the order number
and you get these two boxes one and two, this one's saying congratulations on your new bike,
the other one having accessories in it,
you have - look at this, a little bell, reflectors for the wheels, and
even a big mama dork disc!
These are actual little manuals for the drivetrain and this one here is for the TRP Spyre mechanical disc brakes that seem to be the better ones in this category
and maybe because this is a budget bike you get a set of resin pedals a 15 millimeter wrench to install them,
you have a multi tool,
underneath here they're going to tell you how to install the pedals
and here on the cover you have a couple of discount codes that you can use at either wiggle.com or Chain Reaction website.
Bike should be pretty much ready to go out of the box
so I have to install the seatpost, put the bars in the stem which is already attached to the steer, so let's do that!
And here it is girls and boys! The VITUS Razor VR, it's very easy to put together and by the way
the groupset that's coming from Shimano is to be found next to the actual model number
so this would be the 2021 Razor VR disc Sora entry-level bike.
This is the second cheapest groupset they have (after Claris)
it comes with an 11-32 cassette, this is a 9 speed, and it is a 2x as you see it over here
As for the front chainrings you're gonna have this 50-34T
pretty good range for what this bike is meant to do.
And this is a pretty impressive bike for the price for the following reasons:
bike comes with thru axles front and rear
and it's equipped with mechanical disc brakes 160 mm discs front and rear.
Frame accepts a maximum of 30 mm or 30c tires, it comes with 28c,
the limited factor will be here on the chainstays.
Frame uses a threaded bottom bracket and you see the shimano BB-RS500 installed over here,
again the Shimano Sora groupset,
these are 170 mm cranks made in Malaysia and that is for this Medium size frame.
Cables are run internally for a pretty clean look and you have full housing going back to the rear brake.
The shifter housing stops right here for the front and right there on the chainstay for the rear derailleur.
And coming here to the front you are not just going to see the disc brake
but you're going to see a carbon fork!
This is a tapered frame as well, FSA headset, and you have 100 millimeter stem
and 440 millimeter bars that are branded Vitus as well.
Now the bar tape seems to be a cheaper quality but again this is supposed to be a budget bike, nothing else
and again shifters and brakes Shimano Sora which is an entry-level group set for road
and just like the mountain biking shifters, the cheap ones anyway,
you can up shift one gear at a time, but it can downshift up to 3 gears at a time
one, two, three!
Saddle is branded Vitus as well and you have a 27.2 setback seatpost.
I mentioned the wheels earlier, they are built around Vitus branded hubs.
Otherwise you have 28 spokes in the rear and 24 up front
you have the eyelet rims that unfortunately only have 15 millimeter ID
but you can install 28c (max) tires like this ones on the rims no problem.
Obviously I cannot tell much about the quality of the paint but this looks pretty neat
you have the light gray here up the top and you have the sparkly black everywhere else on the frame.
As expected for a frame like this, you can install two bottles one here on the down tube one on the seat tube
and you also have these bolts to allow you to install mud guards both in the rear and up front on this carbon fork.
With the trusty Shimano M520 pedals and a slightly lighter tires you see these Vittoria Rubino Pro installed
the bike comes up to 10.67 kilograms which is about 23.5 pounds.
That's about 23 pounds without pedals.
And if you really want to transform the ride right away make sure you replace these Kenda tires the stock tires
with something that's better, you have again the Vittoria Rubino Pro here, they're not that expensive
and they have a few versions to choose from.
So why am I cheating with a road bike?
Well you might need one for winter when you're training on Zwift.
What about those long rides in spring when there's still snow on the ground but he can ride on the road?
What about summer with friends, long distance?
Those are all the good reasons why I got into this entry-level VITUS road bike
I don't know if I'm convinced yet but for now I have a road bike guys!
So what are you riding? Do you have a bike like this?
Do you have a cross bike, a gravel bike to complete your roster of mountain bikes?
Let me know in the comments below.
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And until next time hope to see you folks on the trails.
Cheers guys, cheers!