Vitus Substance VR Gravel Bike

The Vitus Substance loads your ride with freedom and choice. It expands your world, opening up new possibilities to ride and explore where otherwise you might not have looked. Unshackled from the same old routes, each ride reveals new ways ahead, like a fresh map - that bridleway to who-knows-where, the gravel track through the woods or the rougher shortcut that you know is quicker but that other bikes couldn’t handle.

See, in a world obsessed with pace, sometimes we need to focus on the place, the journey and the fun that comes from a bike with the capability to seek out adventures where others wouldn’t.

Whether embarking on a far-flung bikepacking adventure or simply staying light for a mixed-terrain local loop, the Substance VR with its Microshift Advent groupset is capable of adapting to suit your ride. At its core, a double-butted aluminium frame and carbon fork are tuned for comfort on long days and across varied surfaces, aided by big volume tyres that soften the bumps and add traction over rutted or loose tracks. This model is setup with a 1X drivetrain and the frame is also compatible with either 700c or 650b wheels, so you can really fine-tune the bike to best fit where you are riding. For longer rides with gaps between supply points, there are mounts for luggage and water bottles, as well as for mudguards to shield you from mud and water.

This isn’t simply about the same cliches of getting off the beaten track or going in search of the road less travelled, because the Substance is more than a gravel or adventure bike. It broadens your horizons, delivering richer experiences and powerful lasting memories. It’s a bike that enables you to do more. It’s a bike that gives you options. The Substance empowers a new mindset, one that entices you to break away from routine and to ride where you want to ride, unrestricted.

Key Features

• Double Butted aluminium frame with internal cable routing


• Adventure mounts for bottles and luggage


• Microshift Advent 1 x 9 speed groupset


• WTB 700c rims with Vitus hubs


• Vee Tire Co. Rail Sport 700x40c tyres


• 3 degree flared handlebar

Specifications

Frameset

• Frame: 6061-T6 Double Butted Aluminium


• Fork: UD Carbon, Tapered Steerer, 100 x 12mm, Mudguard Mounts, Flat Mount, Axle Specifcations: 120mm Length, 14mm Thread Length, M12xP1.5 Thread Pitch

Wheels

• Wheelset:WTB ST i23 TCS 2.0 Rims on Vitus KT Hubs


• Hub:Vitus KT M4ZR, 142 x 12mm, 6 Bolt, 32 Hole, HG Freehub


• Tyres:Vee Tire Co. Rail Sport 700c x 40c, MPC Compound, Skin Wall

Drivetrain

• Front Derailleur:N/A


• Rear Derailleur:Microshift Advent


• Shifters:Microshift Advent, 9-Speed


• Crankset:Prowheel Charm 40T, 9 Speed, XS:165mm S:170mm M:172.5mm L:172.5mm XL:175mm XXL:175mm


• Cassette:Microshift Advent H Series 11-42T, 9 Speed


• Chain:KMC X9

Components

• Handlebar:Vitus 6061 Aluminium Wing


• Stem:Vitus 6061 Aluminium,3D Forged


• Brakes:C-Star BH-RS910 Disc Brake


• Saddle:Vitus Steel Rail


• Seatpost:Vitus 6061 Aluminium-27.2mm x 350mm, 12mm Offset

Vitus Substance Sizing