Video Just In: Vitus Zenium SL Disc

The Vitus Zenium SL Disc is an aluminium road bike with a carbon-fibre fork, Shimano 105 groupset and hydraulic disc brakes. At £1,249.99, it looks exceptional value for money.

Of the road bikes that we’ve reviewed recently, the closest in price to the Vitus is the Forme Longcliffe 0 at £1,150. That’s an aluminium framed road bike too with a carbon fork, full Shimano 105 groupset and hydraulic disc brakes. We said that you get “a very pleasant ride from a possible year-round machine.”

Ribble’s CGR is a little cheaper at £1,046.49. CGR stands for ‘Cross, Gravel, Road’, indicating that it’s designed to be versatile. The frame is 7005 aluminium with a carbon fork plugged in at the front. As ever with Ribble, you can choose your own spec according to your budget. Our review bike was fitted with a Shimano Tiagra groupset – a level down from the Vitus’s 105 – and hydraulic disc brakes. 

We called the Ribble CGR a “versatile winter trainer or commuter bike that'll easily take on the rough stuff as well as the road.”

The Vitus Zenium SL Disc weighs 8.94kg (19.7lb). Having reviewed last year’s model, we’re expecting good things here. We’ll be back with a full review on road.cc soon.

For more info go to http://vitusbikes.com