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Vitus reveal custom ZX-1 Aero Disc Road 2019 team bike

The Vitus Pro Cycling team will be aboard this beauty next season, with its own special edition Team frame, Sram Red eTap shifting and disc brakes

The British UCI Continental pro team Vitus Pro Cycling have unveiled their weapon of choice for 2019, the ZX-1 Aero Disc Road. 

Your complete guide to Vitus' 2018 road bike range. 
Review: Vitus ZX1 CRi Aero Disc Ultegra Di2

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The bike was introduced as a disc-only platform in 2018, and that's continued on the new model with Sram's HRD brakes and 160mm front 140mm rear rotor combination. “Our experience from countless hours of rider testing and feedback is that discs give the rider far greater braking control in all conditions, giving riders more time to focus on road positioning rather than worrying about braking performance”, says the Vitus Road Product Manager Jodie Shan. 

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The custom paint job on the 2019 team edition bike has been given some bolder colours, with the previous version being mostly black. It's almost completely clean save for the two brake cables at the front, with Sram's wireless eTap groupset helping to tidy things up further. Vitus say the frame design is aero-inspired, but has a geometry that is still comfortable enough for long days in the saddle. 

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That said, whoever is riding this particular bike isn't intending on hanging about with what looks like some serious slamming going on with the Prime Doyenne stem and Prime Primavera carbon bars combo. 

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Prime are an in-house component brand exclusive to Chain Reaction Cycles, and also provide their Black Edition 50mm deep carbon wheels for this build. Interestingly they've opted to use Schwalbe Pro One Evo MicroSkin tubeless tyres. 

The pro continental team, which includes former British hill climb champion Adam Kenway in their 12-man roster, will be riding the custom builds through the 2019 season. 

Jack has been writing about cycling and multisport for over a decade, arriving at road.cc via 220 Triathlon Magazine in 2017. He worked across all areas of the website including tech, news and video, and also contributed to eBikeTips before being named Editor of road.cc in 2021 (much to his surprise). Jack has been hooked on cycling since his student days, and currently has a Trek 1.2 for winter riding, a beloved Bickerton folding bike for getting around town and an extra beloved custom Ridley Helium SLX for fantasising about going fast in his stable. Jack has never won a bike race, but does have a master's degree in print journalism and two Guinness World Records for pogo sticking (it's a long story). 

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