Specialized Vita Womens 2011 - Road Bike

There's no excuse to you for staying at home when the sun is shining and your bikes propped against the wall staring straight at you. Since you make it a priority to stay in the best shape possible, having a comfortable road bike is just as important as a relaxing yoga session or brisk run throughout the week. Lucky for you, the redesigned Vita provides the comfort and ease of a flat handlebar, nimble handling and stability paired with womens-specific geometry and components for the ultimate fitness-inspired ride

Features:

• Straight blade steel fork gives you all the durability you need to manage potholes and rough roads
  
  
• Lightweight women's A1 Premium Aluminium double butted frame with integrated headset and hourglass seatstays is perfect balance of efficiency and comfort; with internal cable routing and enough clearance for fenders
  
  
• Body Geometry Riva Road women's saddle features generous padding for all-day performance and comfort
  
  
• Shimano Altus rear derailleur and Rapidfire trigger shifters are a confidence-inspiring combination

The Specialized Vita Womens 2011 Features are:

Frame: Specialized A1 Premium aluminum, fully manipulated tubing, women|s compact design, hourglass Speedstays, integrated headset, fender and rack eyelets

Fork: Straight blade steel fork w/ Fender and rack eyelets

Headset: 1 1/8 inch sealed Cr-Mo bearings integrated w/ headset, 20mm alloy cone spacer with 20mm of spacers

Bars: Alloy, small rise, 25.4mm

Stem: Alloy, CP bolt, 25.4mm

Speed: 21

Front Mech: Shimano, dual pull, top swing

Rear Mech: Shimano Altus

Chainset: Shimano FCM131 48 x 38 x 28T w/ chainguard

Bottom Bracket: Sealed cartridge, square taper, 68mm

Cassette: SRAM, 7-speed, 12-32t

Chain: KMC Z-7, 12 inch x 3/32

Front Brake: Forged 6061 aluminum, 108mm linear pull

Rear Brake: Forged 6061 aluminum, 108mm linear pull

Rims: Alex AS-14, double wall

Front Hub: Forged alloy, sealed, QR, 32h

Rear Hub: Forged alloy, double-sealed, cassette, QR, 32h

Spokes: Stainless 14g

Tyres: Specialized All Condition Sport, 700x32c, wire bead, 60TPI, w/ Flak Jacket protection Front Specialized All Condition Sport, 700x32c, wire bead, 60TPI, w/ Flak Jacket protection Rear

Seatpost: Alloy, two-bolt clamp, 30.9mm

Saddle: Body Geometry Women|s Riva Road, 155mm width

Notes: Chain stay protector, chain catcher, derailleur hanger, clear coat, owners manual

What is a Road Bike?
Referred to as road racing bikes, the clue is in the title here. These bikes concentrate on being light weight and reducing drag to increase speed. Thanks to their drop handlebars they have a stretched out feel, again for aerodynamics. So efficiency is the name of this game, definitely not comfort. For more information on road bikes see our Road Bikes Buying Guide.

Occasionally, without notice, manufacturers change product design and/or specifications.