Factor Bikes & Framesets For Sale - Used & New
Shop Certified Pre-Owned used bikes from the performance road and gravel brand, Factor.
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Factor Bikes is the combination of a British F1 company and a dedicated frame building facility in Taiwan. The owner, Rob Gitelis, has been building in carbon-fiber in Taiwan since 1996, working for companies like Cervélo, ENVE, Santa Cruz, and Zipp. Since 2015, Factor and sister brand Black Inc. have been under one roof at the Taiwan factory, where Factors are imagined, conjured, designed, tested, and built. The company marries the F1 focus on aerodynamics, a weight-weenies belief in weight-saving, and an old-world focus on geometry.
Factor gained notoriety when Tour de France champ, Chris Froome, joined the Israel-Premier Tech cycling team and started riding Factor bikes.
Factor is selective in what they build. They have a relatively small line, but they dial in all their bikes to 11. They make for MTB, gravel, triathlon/time trial, and road bikes.
Factor Road Bikes
While Factor first made its name with ultra-light, ultra-stiff road bikes, they’ve been able to expand and improve their offerings in all directions. They now offer a super aero road platform, the One, a super-light climbing platform, the O2, and one that equally balances lightweight and aerodynamics, the Ostro. The Ostro is so named for how it tames that brutal Mediterranean wind.
Factor 02
If you’re looking for the lightest Factor frameset, the O2 VAM is it. Even in a size large rotor disc frame fully built up, the bike can weigh in at 6.78kg. To get there, Factor matches an oversize downtube to skinny stays and a traditional round seatpost.
Factor One
The One has two unusual design features. The first thing everyone notices is the bayonet fork. This improves the aerodynamics of the leading edge of the bike. A closer inspection shows they also have a unique Twin Vane downtube--it’s split down the middle, to further the aerodynamics after wind passes by the front wheel. The bike is super slippery in the wind and great to ride.
Factor Gravel Bikes
Factor currently offers two different gravel bikes for sale. Since gravel contains multitudes, it makes sense that there are different kinds of gravel bikes. The LS, named in tribute to one Larry Shivaz, is optimized around riding 40-43mm wide tires, though people can install narrower tires. The Factor Vista is considered more of an “all-road” gravel bike, meaning it is built around rolling 30-35mm tires. If you aren’t racing, rolling on 30mm tires offer lots of comfort; it seems to be where endurance bikes are going these days.
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Thanks to the rise of direct-to-consumer, or “DTC” bike brands, cyclists can easily shop for bikes from the comfort of their own homes and get them delivered right to their door. Some DTC brands sell 100 percent of their bikes directly through their own website, while others are split between direct sales and traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. Through this new model, riders are no longer restricted to the brands carried by their local bike shop. There's also no middleman, so some cases, DTC bikes can be more affordable. Read the full article here.
How To Build A Bike From the Frame Up - From TPC's Magazine
Some cyclists are content to just “run what they brung.” But some (you might call them bike geeks) are addicted to tweaking, upgrading, and customizing their ride in the pursuit of perfection. If that sounds like you, it might be worth it to think about building your own bike component by component, from the frame up. Read the full article here. *scroll right to view entire tableSpecs Comparison Table - Popular Factor Models Recently Sold on TPC
Factor ViSTA All-Road Gravel Bike - 2020, 56cm Factor ONE Road Bike - 2021, 56cm Factor O2 VAM TDF Ed. Road Bike - 2022, 58cm Factor Ostro VAM Road Bike - 2022, 56cm Model ViSTA All-Road Model ONE Model O2 VAM TDF Ed. Model Ostro VAM Size 56cm Size 56cm Size 58cm Size 56cm Frame Material Carbon Fiber Frame Material Carbon Fiber Frame Material Carbon Fiber Frame Material Carbon Fiber Drivetrain Shimano, 2x11 spd Drivetrain Shimano, 2x11 spd Drivetrain Shimano, 2x12 spd Drivetrain SRAM, 2x12 spd Weight 17 lbs 4 oz Weight 16 lbs 2 oz Weight 15 lbs 12 oz Weight 16 lbs 0 oz Fork Factor Vista, Carbon Fiber Fork Factor, Carbon Fork Factor O2 VAM, Carbon Fork Factor VAM Ostro, Carbon Rear Shock N/A NA NA NA NA NA NA Rear Shock Travel N/A NA NA NA NA NA NA Brakes Shimano Dura-Ace R9170, Disc Brakes - Hydraulic Brakes Shimano Dura-Ace R9110 Direct Mount, Caliper - Side Pull Brakes Shimano Ultegra R8170, Disc Brakes - Hydraulic Brakes SRAM Red HRD, Disc Brakes - Hydraulic Shifters Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9170, Electronic Shifters Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9150, Electronic Shifters Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8170, Electronic Shifters SRAM Red AXS, Electronic Front Derailleur Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9150 Front Derailleur Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9150 Front Derailleur Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8150 Front Derailleur SRAM Red AXS Rear Derailleur Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9150 Rear Derailleur Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9150 w/ CearmicSpeed Oversized Pulley System Rear Derailleur Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8150 Rear Derailleur SRAM Red AXS Bottom Bracket Shell Press Fit Bottom Bracket Shell Press fit Bottom Bracket Shell Press fit Bottom Bracket Shell Press fit Crankset Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 52/36t, 175 mm Crankset Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 52/36t, 172.5mm Crankset Shimano Ultegra R8100, 52/36t, 175mm Crankset SRAM Red Carbon w/ Quarq AXS Power Meter, 48/35t, 172.5mm Cassette Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 11-28t Cassette Shimano Dura-Ace R9100, 11-30t Cassette Shimano Ultegra R8100, 11-30t Cassette SRAM Force XG-1270, 10-36t Chain Shimano Chain Shimano Chain Shimano Chain SRAM Handlebar Factor OTIS Vista All-Road Bar/Stem Integration Carbon, 44cm x 90mm Handlebar Factor OTIS EVO Carbon Integrated Bar/Stem, 42cm Handlebar Black Inc Carbon Integrated Bar/Stem, 42cm Handlebar Black Inc Integrated Barstem Carbon, 44cm
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