THREE THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT THE... ISAAC VITRON DISC £2079

Rolling on

The Vitron is designed to be very much the endurance bike, and the frame certainly shows that to the full. The swooping curve of the top tube melds into tapering and flattening seatstays, which help add plenty to the compliant feel of the Vitron on the road. The stack is tall at 621mm and the reach short at 397mm. This compact ride position is seriously comfortable and gives you a commanding view of the road ahead.

Stable hand

The relaxed seated position and a long wheelbase (1038mm) and headtube combine to deliver steering that’s slower than a race bike, which makes the Vitron wonderfully stable, even when you’re bouncing across rougher road surfaces. The chassis has plenty of tyre clearance to spare, as it comes with not-often-seen Vredestein 25mm Diamante tyres. The diamond-patterned file tread is a fine choice for winter riding, though we’d like to try the Vitron on slightly wider rubber.

Great package

Isaac is using all of Shimano’s latest 7070 series 105 group. Shifting is the best 105 has ever been with the new group, and the gear range, a 50/34 and 11-30 cassette, is perfect for a bike like this. Finishing things off with a quality set of hoops from DT Swiss and good tyres, Isaac is certainly showing a lot of the bigger brands a clean set of heels when it comes to value for money.

ONE THING WE’D CHANGE The saddle

It’s well-shaped but, weirdly, both soft centred and stiff at the wings, so we always felt prominent pressure points on either flank. Thankfully, the Vitron is a smooth, compliant ride so the saddle’s oddness was never an issue.