Civilian Vive Le Roi Cyclocross Road Bike
Sale $1,124.25
Fantastic sale on this Civilian Vive Le Roi at 25% off $1499
SRAM Rival, Apex, FSA Gossamar, Avid BB7, Bevato CX Disc (I love this bike)
For cyclocross racing, you need a tough and durable bike that won’t let you down. After all, the wind, rain, varied road conditions and other factors challenge you anyway. Having a bike that you can rely on is essential, and the Civilian Vive Le Roi is just such a bike. The Civilian Vive Le Roi comes in 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, and 61cm sizes, and it’s available in two colors; French Flag and Sweet Pea. Prior to 2005, Tyson Hart built all his Civilian bikes individually for each customer. His was a unique service niche for cyclocross racers. Now after he attended UBI (cycle frame building school in Ashland, Oregon) he decided to expand his business and make a line of bikes for everyone, with a varied menu of great bikes that go from hard “Cross” types to ordinary everyday commuters and urban style road cycles. There is an extensive history and review of this bike at Realcyclist.
- Frame Material: steel
- Dropout Type: sliding
- Headset: 1.125 x 1.5 in
- Steer Tube Type: carbon fiber
- Fork: Bevato CX disc
- Fork Material: carbon fiber
- Fork Blade Shape: aero blade
- Rims: 32 hole Jalco DM23
- Hubs: 32 hole Quando
- Spokes: DT Swiss
- Front Derailleur Mount: direct-mount
- Rear Derailleur: SRAM Rival
- Shifters: SRAM Apex
- Crankset: FSA Gossamer
- Chain Rings: 42 T
- Crank Arm Length: (medium) 172.5 mm
- Bottom Bracket: FSA MegaExo
- Brake Calipers: Avid BB-7
- Rear Rotor: 140 mm
- Front Rotor: 160 mm
- Handlebar: Tranz-X
- Handlebar Width: 440 mm
- Handlebar Drop: [130 mm ]
- Bar Tape: Velo Perforated
- Stem: Tranz-X
- Stem Length: (medium) 100 mm
- Chain: SRAM PC-1031
- Cassette: 11 – 32 T SRAM PG-1050
- Tires: Kenda Kwicker
- Tire Size: 700 C x 32 mm
- Seatpost: Tranz-X
- Seatpost Diameter: 27.2 mm
- Seatpost Length: 400 mm
- Seat Collar: alloy clamp
- Saddle: Cutter
- Weight: (medium) 10.4 kg
- Measured Effective Top-Tube Length: (size 53) 53 cm
- Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years on frame
The Vive Le Roi is made for long term stability and performance. It has a steel frame, and a carbon steer tube combined with SRAM Rival and Apex, for further reliability. With all the components this bike comes with, it is unlikely you will have to do much additional building, unless you are one of those who always changes everything (nothing wrong with that of course). But, it is ready to race just as it is.
