Mike Woods races a custom Factor Ostro VAM bike featuring a striking new paint scheme of optic white with blue and pink accents. His setup includes a brand new Selle Italia SLR saddle positioned forward on the rails. The bike's design prioritizes aerodynamics, which could be less ideal on steep inclines. While the Factor prototype was at Eurobike, it was not accessible for photography. Wind tunnel tests indicated the Ostro VAM's excellent performance compared to other WorldTour bikes, contributing to its appeal for professional cycling.
Woods' machine, a Factor Ostro VAM, is pretty by-the-book, with a mix of FSA, Shimano, and Black Inc throughout. He is using a brand new Selle Italia SLR saddle, though, slammed all the way forward on the rails.
Despite Factor's latest, crazy prototype being pride of place on the company stand at Eurobike, I wasn't permitted access to photograph it in more detail.
The usual team paint has been replaced with an optic white base, over which blue and pink alcohol inks have been blown to create unique paint schemes for the whole team, except for Jake Stewart.
Taken across a full yaw sweep, we found the Ostro VAM to be one of the best-performing WorldTour bikes in our own wind tunnel testing.
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