Anyone have experience with the newest generation of this bike?
https://ventumracing.com/bikes/road/
$4,200 for an aero road bike with rival axs and clearance for 35c tires feels like a pretty good combo/value
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I’m pretty sure these are open mold bikes, so quality and aero is a roll of the dice. That bike isn’t even all that aero - aeroish at best.
Also they claim “silicone EPS double mold process” - this is exactly how 99% of carbon frames and parts are made. I guess they needed impressive sounding things since they didn’t have a wind tunnel, design, or manufacturing photo.
This one? CFR 1056 - Road - Carbonda Sports Equipment Co., Ltd.
Fezzari sells something similar with less BS Veyo – Fezzari Bicycles
Will you ever put 35c tires on the bike? No you won’t, but 34mm as-measured tires might be nice. If you’ve only got one bike
A Trek Madone or Canyon Aeroroad is a bit more expensive, but a better buy. The Madone will take cX tires if you want to do something silly.
If you want to something different, try Cube, Rose, or Orbea.
If you like the paint job and parts collection, while you don’t mind taking a risk… maybe.
Check out the Fezzari Veyo. I have the Empire and it’s a great endurance bike. Good value for the money.
Did you end up trying Ventum out? I’m close to pulling the trigger with 105 di2 and zipp 303 wheels. Seems like a great buy.
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No not yet. Still looking at options to trying to narrow them down
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I have ridden both the old and new frames. The old one was pretty bad, but the new one is a significant upgrade compared. I would compare the new NS1 to my SL5 that I had back in the day. I don’t know how much more aero it is, but I’ve liked it so far. Can’t beat the price to be honest.
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Thanks! I’m very likely going to snatch one up very soon. Actually have the wife giving the green light. 
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haha you better hurry and grab it before she changes her mind! 
Let me know your thoughts when you get it!
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I ordered an NS1 frame on clearance early this week, but damn, they are slow at putting a frame into a box and having UPS pick it up.
Bumping in old thread because even in 2025, reviews are far & few in between.
Built mine from frame up with components from my old bike.
- The frame is well made, no epoxy residue, no bladder marks, actually very impressed.
- The hardware isn’t on par: my hangar came bent (Ventum expedited one asap), the tool-need axles are a bit odd, the seat cradle is very sensitive when trying to make smaller adjustments.
- Packaging & boxing was super solid.
- The FD tab comes off (good for 1x users), the seattube has 3 cage bolts (but the downtube has 2) I feel like I would adjust the bottle placement on the downtube first. I get that it’s a road bike and I’m maybe alone on this : a toptube mount like they offer on the GS1 would have been appreciated.
- Documentation was average, if you ask them questions they will reply but they could have made it public that the bb is a T47-external!
First time building a bike with brake hoses going through the headset made for a slow build. Ventum CS left me to find out if FSA’s internal system is compatible (it is).
I did have to face the rear brake mount as they were a bulging a bit and could not avoid some brake rub otherwise.
The bike rides good! Feels like other high end bikes, stable and stiff when you need to. Can’t speak for any aero properties but that wireless look is killer! Happy with the paint scheme. As a “upcoming” brand, they just have a few things to ameliorate before being top-level worthy.
I plan on international bikepacking with it and maybe try some light gravel races with 35c’s on it.
Neither a pro or a con, but I LOVE the fact that there is a conspiracy theory about Ventumn being a money laundering front for Egyptian oil money (the Nour brothers are from egypt, shootout to whoever told me this) 
Here is my (5’11") medium Obsidian NS1
Odd* build specs : 52/52 wheels with 26/28c tires, 54t on a old 165mm quarq, FSA smr 130mm stem with the hoses routed under (not in, for now at least), fancy berk saddle and tiny aliexpress bars which gets too much attention.
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