This is my first Specialized bike, came from a couple of other brands. I have to say that I genuinely love this bike. Responsive, fast and pretty light for an aero disc brake bike

Absolutely love this bike, sharp handling, fast and pushes you to speed up.

Spec'ed with the same frame as the S-WORKS Venge and eTap AXS Force, this purchase was a no brainer. The paint truly takes things to the next level, and is a headturner for sure. I'm about 500mi+ into owning this machine, and couldn't be happier. Make the Venge Pro your next bike - you won't regret it.

Aesthetically this bike is a work of art and surprisingly comfortable when compared to my previous Giant Propel. I decided to take the jump away from Shimano to the new SRAM Force and would now never go back. I often find myself shifting back and forth on the rear cassette fine tuning cadence to suit road gradient, conditions etc. SRAM AXS app works well and updating firmware is easy. The Roval 50's as soon as they are at speed hold with ease and i haven't noticed any cross wind problems (nearly hit a 1000km with no incidents). As it gets to speed in no time, it stops just as quickly with the fantastic SRAM Force Disc Brakes. The Aerofly bar is comfortable when cruising (resting palms). When sprinting the front end could be slightly stiffer as i receive a sound of disc rub when going full gas. The Garmin mount is perfectly integrated for a ""pro"" look. Paint job is absolutely beautiful up close and in the sun, but the lacquer isn't thick enough as it scratches easy. The plastic top cap of the aero stem fell off during a ride (Specialized are replacing it free of charge) but subsequently i have researched this is a common fault. My recommendation for Specialized would be to design some bolt-on tri bars similar to Cannondale. All in all this is a fantastic bike to which i am very pleased to be the owner. In 2-3 years i will not hesitate to buying the next generation of the Venge. I hope this real world review will help future buyers. Bottom line FANTASTIC BIKE!!!!!!

I've owned the 1st Generation Venge for about 5yrs, so I thought I knew what I was getting (obviously with some refinement), but WOW! The 1st Generation Venge was always a stiff, but fast bike. This generation, just glides without effort and doesn't have the same spine shattering harshness of the original version. The other bonus, is this new generation stops! What a concept! I'm looking forward to a descent on the CL50's to see how they compare to the CL60's in a bit of cross wind... will see, should be good! My wife even commented that: ""this is best looking bike I've owned"" The teal green gloss really shines in the sun. Bottom line: Pretty happy right now!