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Vitus Substance VR 2

Model year: 2020 RoadGravel
Price
Not published
United Kingdom
£1,099 Last known price
Suspension
Rigid
Wheels
650b
Drivetrain
2 × 10 30–46t / 11–34t
Gear range
474%
Weight
10.49 kg 23.1 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • XS 152.4–161
  • SM 159–169
  • MD 166–177
  • LG 174–184
  • XL 181–192
  • XXL 189–195.6

Components

15 of 21 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    Substance Double Butted Aluminium 6061 T-6, "Internal cable routing, Internal dropper post routing (external at BB),142 x 12mm rear end, mud-guard mounts, rack mounts, 3 bottle cage mounts, " Not identified

    T-6

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

    UD carbon, Full carbon tapered steerer, 100 x 12mm, mud-guard mounts. Not identified

Sizes and geometry

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Size MD

Table
Reach 382mm
Stack 568mm
Wheelbase 1024mm
Head angle 71.5°
Seat angle 73.5°
Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 650b wheel; exact published values are in the table below.
Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Fork material
  • Carbon
Bicycle weight
  • 10.49 kg
  • 23.1 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 2
Smallest chainring
  • 30
Largest chainring
  • 46
Rear sprockets
  • 10
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 34
Lowest gear
  • 24.3 in
Highest gear
  • 115.0 in

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Lowest gear

24.3 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort
Road / Gravel Model year: 2020
Sample
640 bicycles with this information
Coverage
82.6% of the class

Highest gear

115.0 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Road / Gravel Model year: 2020
Sample
640 bicycles with this information
Coverage
82.6% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

123 of 774 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort
Road / Gravel Model year: 2020
Sample
774 bicycles with this information
Coverage
100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
9.3 km/h
Highest gear
44.0 km/h

Total gear range 474%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2020 builds

Differences across 2020 builds
Specification This bicycle Vitus Substance VR 2 Vitus Substance CRS 1 Vitus Substance CRS 2 Vitus Substance CRX Vitus Substance SRS 1 Vitus Substance SRS 2
Frame
Frame material Aluminum Carbon Carbon Carbon Steel Steel
Bicycle weight 10.49 kg 9.38 kg 9.55 kg 9.18 kg 10.81 kg 11 kg
Drivetrain
Front chainrings 2 1 2 1 1 2
Smallest chainring 30 40 30 40 40 30
Largest chainring 46 40 46 40 40 46
Rear sprockets 10 11 11 11 11 11
Smallest sprocket 11 11 11 11 10 11
Largest sprocket 34 42 34 42 42 34
Lowest gear 24.3 in 26.2 in 24.3 in 26.2 in 26.2 in 24.3 in
Highest gear 115.0 in 100.0 in 115.0 in 100.0 in 110.0 in 115.0 in
Other specifications
Wheel material Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum Carbon Aluminum Aluminum

No exact Substance VR 2 publication is available for 2019.

Other models in this family

9 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Vitus Substance VR 2, by Vitus

This bicycle

Gravel

Substance VR 2

  • Weight: 10.5 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b
Vitus Substance CRS 1, by Vitus

Gravel

Substance CRS 1

Road / Gravel

  • Weight: 9.4 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b
Vitus Substance CRS 2, by Vitus

Gravel

Substance CRS 2

Road / Gravel

  • Weight: 9.6 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b
Vitus Substance CRX, by Vitus

Gravel

Substance CRX

Road / Gravel

  • Weight: 9.2 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b
Vitus Substance SRS 1, by Vitus

Gravel

Substance SRS 1

Road / Gravel

  • Weight: 10.8 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b
Vitus Substance SRS 2, by Vitus

Gravel

Substance SRS 2

Road / Gravel

  • Weight: 11.0 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b
Vitus Substance V 2, by Vitus

Gravel

Substance V 2

Road / Gravel

  • Weight: 10.8 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b
Vitus Substance VRS 1, by Vitus

Gravel

Substance VRS 1

Road / Gravel

  • Weight: 10.1 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b
Vitus Substance VRS 2, by Vitus

Gravel

Substance VRS 2

Road / Gravel

  • Weight: 10.3 kg
  • Suspension: Rigid
  • Wheel size: 650b

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