Specialized VITA ELITE 2009 VS Softride CENTURY 1996 specs comparison

Specialized Vita Elite

General Infos

Model	Vita Elite
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2009
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Color choice	-Gloss Blue
Sizes	- Womens xsmall - womens small - womens medium - womens large - womens xlarge
Sizes	- Womens xsmall - womens small - womens medium - womens large - womens xlarge

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	700 X 28c Specialized All Condition Sport
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	700c Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano EZ-Fire Levers Alloy Linear Pull Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Specialized Sealed
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Alex S500
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	14ga. Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Specialized Vita E5 Aluminum
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Specialized Event
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Specialized Comp-Set
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Specialized Mindset

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	KMC Z51
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters)
Bottom bracket type	113 (millimeters) Spindle Sealed Cartridge
Crankset parts and sizes	28/38/48 Teeth Sugino
Gear shift levers	Shimano EZ Fire
Rear gear set	11 - 25 Teeth 8-speed

Specialized Vita Elite Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Nexave
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Sora
Fork material	Aero Crown Carbon Fiber and aluminum Steerer
Fork type	Specialized FACT

Other Specs of Specialized Vita Elite

Component group sets	Road Mix
Pedals details	Alloy With Toe Clips And Strap
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Specialized BG Sonoma Women's
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter Specialized Alloy Two Bolt

Softride Century

General Infos

Model	Century
Manufacturer	Softride
Year of production	1996
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Dark blue
Sizes	- 49 cm (centimeters) - 52 cm (centimeters) - 55 cm (centimeters) - 58 cm (centimeters) - 61 cm (centimeters)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	700 X 20c Michelin Hi Lite Comp
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	700c Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano RX-100 Levers Shimano RX-100 Dual Pivot Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Not Available
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic CXP 10
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	1.8 (millimeters) Straight Gauge Chung Nan Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Chromoly
Frame type	TIG-welded Steel
Handlebar construction	Hsin Lung Modolo Bend
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	Hsin Lung Chromoly
Headset size	1 (inches) Tange-Seiki

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) KMC SS-91S
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	107 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-UN52
Crankset parts and sizes	42/53 Teeth Shimano RX-100
Gear shift levers	Shimano RX-100 Down-tube
Rear gear set	12 - 23 Teeth 8-speed

Softride Century Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Bottom-pull and clamp-on 28.6 (millimeters) Shimano RX-100
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano RX-100 GS
Fork material	Aero Crown Bonded Aluminum
Fork type	Kinesis

Other Specs of Softride Century

Component group sets	Shimano RX-100
Pedals details	Wellgo LU-945 With Clips & Straps
Rear shock absorber	2.0 (inches) Travel Softride Suspension Beam
Saddle seat	Chromoly Rails Vetta TT Tri-Shock
Seat post extension	Softride Suspension Beam