VeloVie Carbon Axis Formula construction, aggressive race design, aerodynamic top tube, oversized downtube and chainstays, narrow seatstays, tapered 1-1/8" to 1-1/2" head tube, internal cable routing and a PF30 bottom bracket.
FORK
VeloVie Carbon Axis Formula, full monocoque, oversized race for tapered 1-1/8" to 1-1/2 headset.
HEADSET
FSA Orbit 1-1/8" to 1-1/2 integrated (Optional).
SEAT BINDER
Essor
Geometry
Size
45
48
51
54
57
60
63
(A) Seat-Tube Length, B-B Center to Top
450mm
480mm
510mm
540mm
570mm
600mm
630mm
(B) Top-Tube Length
500mm
510mm
524mm
532mm
545mm
569mm
592mm
(C) Effective Top Tube
515mm
525mm
540mm
555mm
565mm
590mm
615mm
(D) Chain-Stay Length
405mm
405mm
405mm
405mm
410mm
410mm
410mm
(E) Seat-Tube Angle
75°
74.5°
73.5°
73.5°
73°
73°
72.5°
(F) Head-Tube Angle
72.5°
72.5°
72.5°
73°
73°
73°
73°
(G) Wheelbase
961.5mm
966.8mm
973.9mm
979.8mm
995.9mm
1020.9mm
1041mm
(H) Head-Tube Length
95mm
95mm
120mm
155mm
190mm
215mm
235mm
*Fork Rake on all sizes is 45mm.
Features
This is a racer's bike. The Vitesse 400 is built to be stiff and aggressive, so that when the moment comes to attack, it gives you back everything you put into it. Our specialist have been working with our Carbon Axis Formula for years to come up with the best ways to increase rigidity and to reduce weight. The result is the 400. It features a tapered head tube, an aerodynamic top tube, internal cable routing, short chainstays, and the new PF30 bottom bracket. Pair the Vitesse with SRAM's Red gruppo and you have and you will have a lightweight racing machine at the height of cycling technology.
Tapered Headtube
Being narrow at top and wider at the bottom allows us to keep the standard stem size, while giving us the room for a oversized downtube. It also allows a fork with a wider steer tube, which increase the strength and stiffness of the front end of the bike.
Oversized downtube
When it come to tubing, wider is stiffer. The downtube is 54mm wide and is responsible for the snappy response and great control that the 400 delivers.
Internal Cable Routing
By running the cable through the frame, we reduce drag and keep the cables out of harms way. Plus it gives the bike a nice clean look.
Narrow Seatstays
The seatstays on the 400 do more with less. Being a smaller diameter they allow just the right amount of flex help smooth out the road.
PF30 Bottom Bracket
"This is a new design led by SRAM. It's all the best from BB30 and Press-Fit bottom brackets in one captivating package. This bottom bracket is designed for 30mm spindle cranksets. The key difference with PressFit 30 is how the bearings are fitted into the frame. Bearings are housed in nylon cups which will be pressed into the frames bottom bracket shell. PressFit 30 will feature an integrated seal, pre-assembled into the cups, to further prolong bearing life. Frames will need a 46mm inner-diameter bottom bracket shell to accommodate this system. PressFit 30 for road will require a 68mm wide shell while PressFit 30 for MTB will require a 73mm wide shell. Advantages: Huge weight savings, narrow Q-factor, more ankle clearance, greater bearing durability, stiffer/stronger crank construction, simple installation. Allows for larger diameter frame tubes increasing frame stiffness."-SRAM
