Soloist Assassin

No you need a heavy ass Cavendish Stem. It looks so awesome on a Venge. It's worth the weight, just in pure appearance value.

Speaking of 3T noodles. This is about as 100deg, as a 3T stem could be.

Soloist Assassin

The stem bike combo, just cannot be beat. The way the top tube rises up behind the stem, it just looks great. Especially in the 135mm length.

I <3 Robots

I have Zipp Service Course SL too. I like the Spesh stem because you can fine tune the angle. The red and white stripes go well with the ones on the frame...at least to me.

UCIMBZ

Please score my bike on the scale of 0-10, 10 being the hottest, on each category listed below. Please add all the scores and divide by the number of categories listed to reach your final score. A final score of 8.5 is required to qualify as "Hot".
1-Saddle 8
2-Seatpost 10
3-Frame 8
5-Stem 8
6-Handlebar 8
7-Group 5
8-Wheels 9
9-Tires 8
10-Spacers 3
11-Saddle to bar drop 8
12-Color coordination 7
13-Color scheme 7
14-Cleanliness 9
15-Chain on big ring 10
16-Chain on small cog 3
17-Crank position 3
18-Attachments 5
19-Photography 2
Final score of 6.37. Not hot.

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Hot at any rate!

bianchi10

Ehhhh...Not really diggin it personally

mazdaspeed

The venge is badass but the shape reminds me of a dog hunching over to poo. Still hot though IMO

miyata man

See, that is the visionary type of comment sorely lacking here. I do like the function of the PRO stuff I have used but had they taken the effort to coordinate the black body with a subdued logo treatment and red stripe along the top. It would have become the only stem to have on that bike.

ravenmore

still trying to push this whole temperature thing?

plpete

It's no Cervelo but a great bike nevertheless. Sorry but living in an apartment = no garage door.

save10

https://www.vcgraphix.com/

this is where i got mine. and i think this where most of the US teams do theirs
It kinda makes the bike in a way

ruskko

gtfo dude

cyclebycle13

go back to the cervelos. as much overkill as there is in this thread w/ those, the venge just makes me want to puke.

ravenmore

I like the Venge.

Charlie_Zulu

I really like the component choice as well as the overall aesthetic. I would say it is hot.. there's something about the subtle red tones that really work.

plpete

Thanks Charlie! The red only appears on the top tube as the "Pro" as well as few words on the seat tube. Also, small accent on cages. Not seen in this photo but the bars have a small Easton logo in red on front and the Selle Italia seat has a red stripe going down the middle. Im considering building a lightweight set of climbing wheels this winter and using red hubs as well. The rest of the wheel will be black.

Noboruyatsu

is it avvaiable on the market???

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Glory cycles.com $109.90

tomng1989

Not a Specialized fan, but I give that a hot, around 32C (if we're still playing this temperature game)

valygrl

Holy S*** that is going to look great on my Scott CR1 SL.

You realize that 100 degrees F is just barely warm, right? Just checking....

Ultraslide

Proof that you can't buy good taste. Mismatched reds, odd saddle angle, those hideous DI2 shifters, photo composition and background. Sorry. Not.

Lawcheehung

UCIMBZ

When did you get an S-WORKS?

miyata man

Man, those wheels sound awful. Wait, that whooshing was the sound of butterfly's escaping Lawcheehung's stomach he was so uncontrollably in love. Someone want to get a hose before that soaks into the mortar.

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Spelling class then report back son....