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Retired pro David Millar chooses £10,000 Factor Vis Vires road bike

Retired pro David Millar isn't hanging up his wheels just yet, he's taken delivery of a British super bike
by David Arthur @davearthur
Sat, May 02, 2015 20:03
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What road bike does a retired professional choose? In the case of David Millar, who hasn’t had to choose his own bike for the past 17 years, he’s plumped for a £10,000 Factor Vis Vires. We don't know whether he's bought, borrowed, or blagged it… but he's certainly chosen it.

He proudly shared a photo of it, fresh out of the box, on Twitter this morning. The new bike is the first of 65 individually numbered limited edition Factor Vis Vires 2015 bikes. David Millar has number one in the collection.

road.cc reviewed the striking Vis Vires last year, one of the most futuristic road bikes that has ever passed through the office. It’s a stunning example of what happens when you throw the UCI rulebook, or selected pages at least, in the bin. It’s designed to be aerodynamic with a split down tube, stem integrated into the novel twin blade fork. And the ride and performance that produces is quite breathtaking - we know Millar won't be disappointed when he does get time to ride it.

Millar has his Factor built up with a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupset, with all the wires and brake cables concealed with the frame. It’s rolling on very deep section Black Inc Wheels, which are Factor’s own brand wheels and developed as a separate sub-brand. The wheels have a fashionable wide 25mm rim profile and are a full carbon fibre clincher.

Factor Vis Vires review.

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David Millar
David Arthur @davearthur

David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes. 

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ronin | 9 years ago
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If it's good enough for him, then it's good enough for me...any offers?

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crikey | 9 years ago
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Hmmm, 10K bike and a Maserati, Dave, where did it all go wrong? 3

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WolfieSmith | 9 years ago
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Ugly looking bike. Hasn't Dave got a Maserati too? Good for him if so.

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Nick0 | 9 years ago
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This story has been sponsored by....

...and for £10K you have to build it yourself?!

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P3t3 | 9 years ago
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Somebody bought one!

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nortonpdj | 9 years ago
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All very amusing and, no doubt, true...but I thought his contributions to ITV4's TdY coverage were worth listening to.

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oldmixte | 9 years ago
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My old Mixte looks nicer than that, at least in my eyes. 16

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Iamnot Wiggins | 9 years ago
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Did he choose it himself or was he paid to choose it?

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ashfanman | 9 years ago
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Looking forward to the separate follow-up stories on what brand of clothing, shoes and helmet he's using now.

But I for one won't be happy until we find out what brand of cereal he eats now that he's having to buy his own groceries.

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AJ101 | 9 years ago
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I assume they haven't sold it to him as there are no reflectors on it.

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crikey | 9 years ago
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Well young David hasn't thought that through at all...

If only he'd paid attention to road.cc he would know that without disc brakes he will be condemned to a life of exploding tyres, failing rims and an inability to stop whenever it rains. In addition, the lack of mudguards mean he can't ever ride it in the rain, and without rack mounts he can't even carry his weak lemon drink in a flask. I suspect too that the lack of mounting for any kind of saddle bag will mean he won't be able to carry his anorak, nor will he be able to store his notebook for when he chances upon a train he needs to jot down.

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russwparkin replied to crikey | 9 years ago
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crikey wrote:

Well young David hasn't thought that through at all...

If only he'd paid attention to road.cc he would know that without disc brakes he will be condemned to a life of exploding tyres, failing rims and an inability to stop whenever it rains. In addition, the lack of mudguards mean he can't ever ride it in the rain, and without rack mounts he can't even carry his weak lemon drink in a flask. I suspect too that the lack of mounting for any kind of saddle bag will mean he won't be able to carry his anorak, nor will he be able to store his notebook for when he chances upon a train he needs to jot down.

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hahahahahaha

you missed out that he can get a jacket from aldi for £0.70p

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Super Domestique replied to russwparkin | 9 years ago
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russwparkin wrote:
crikey wrote:

Well young David hasn't thought that through at all...

If only he'd paid attention to road.cc he would know that without disc brakes he will be condemned to a life of exploding tyres, failing rims and an inability to stop whenever it rains. In addition, the lack of mudguards mean he can't ever ride it in the rain, and without rack mounts he can't even carry his weak lemon drink in a flask. I suspect too that the lack of mounting for any kind of saddle bag will mean he won't be able to carry his anorak, nor will he be able to store his notebook for when he chances upon a train he needs to jot down.

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hahahahahaha

you missed out that he can get a jacket from aldi for £0.70p

41 combined award for comment of the year chaps. Thank you.

Genuine lol.

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JohnnyO | 9 years ago
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I am more interested in this than the royal baby though.

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atlaz | 9 years ago
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Is this news or PR?

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Vegita8 replied to atlaz | 9 years ago
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atlaz wrote:

Is this news or PR?

PR.

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