Veleno

Name: Carrera Veleno
Brand: Carrera

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Kilmė

Carrera Podium is an Italian racing marque founded in 1989 by former pro and team manager Davide Boifava as the frame workshop of the Carrera professional cycling team — one of the most iconic squads of the late 1980s and 1990s, home to Stephen Roche, Claudio Chiappucci and Marco Pantani. The name comes from Carrera Jeans, the Verona denim house that sponsored the team; the bikes and the riders famously shared the same building near Brescia, so the pros doubled as the product testers. Over its history the marque claims more than 500 wins in Europe's hardest road races and pioneered several firsts — among them an early aluminium-plus-carbon frame and one of the first custom-fit carbon frames made in Italy. The Veleno (Italian for 'poison') sits in the modern carbon range as the brand's popular do-everything race frame: light, stiff, and built by hand in Italy, offered as a frameset or a complete bike with Shimano or Campagnolo. It is a genuine boutique Italian race bike and should not be confused with the unrelated budget 'Carrera' house brand sold by Halfords in the UK.

Specifikacijos

Rėmas: Monocoque carbon fiber, hand-built in Italy; original Veleno 60 SHM UD carbon, later TS/Evo T700 pre-preg 40T; asymmetric chainstays, tapered 1 1/8"–1 1/4" head tube
Svoris: kg
Transmisija: 11-speed; complete bikes shipped with Shimano Ultegra R8000, Ultegra Di2, or Campagnolo Chorus 11s; frame routed for both mechanical and electronic shifting
Stabdžiai: Rim brakes (dual-pivot caliper) — Shimano Ultegra, FSA SLK carbon, or Campagnolo Chorus depending on build (this is a pre-disc-era race frame)
Ratai: Build-dependent: Mavic Ksyrium Elite (clincher), Miche SWR full-carbon tubular, Miche Race Light, or Fulcrum Racing

Verdiktas

+Stiprybės

Genuine hand-built-in-Italy carbon race frame with real pro-team heritage (Carrera Podium).
Light (~920 g frame) and stiff, with race-responsive handling praised by owners as 'modern, fast'.
Groupset-agnostic frame — routed for both mechanical and electronic (Di2/EPS) drivetrains, so it adapts to a wide range of builds.

−Trūkumai

Rim-brake, pre-disc-era race frame — dated versus modern disc road bikes and harder to future-proof.
Boutique low-volume brand: spares, warranty support and dealer coverage are thin, especially in the Baltics.
Premium original pricing and mixed trim history make it hard to compare like-for-like on the used market.

Kartos

Original Veleno (~2012–2014)
- First-generation frame; also a lighter 'Lite' derivative. Full carbon, mechanical or electronic routing.
Rėmas
60 SHM UD carbon
Stabdžiai
Rim caliper
Veleno TS / Evo (~2015–2016+)
- Revised layup and BB386 shell; sold heavily as a frameset. Still rim-brake race geometry.
Rėmas
T700 pre-preg carbon 40T, BB386
Stabdžiai
Rim — Shimano or FSA SLK carbon

Versijos ir komplektacijos

Visos oficialios komplektacijos greta — skirtumai paryškinti.

Versijos ir komplektacijos
Rodiklis	Veleno (60 SHM UD)	Veleno Lite	Veleno TS / Evo	Veleno frameset (Ultegra Di2 / Chorus complete)
Metai	2012	2013	2016	2015
Rėmas	60 SHM UD carbon monocoque, ~920 g	Lightweight carbon variant of the Veleno	T700 pre-preg carbon 40T, ~920 g, BB386	Carbon monocoque, ~920 g, Press-Fit BB, tapered HT
Transmisija	Campagnolo Chorus 11s or Shimano Ultegra	Build-dependent (Shimano/Campagnolo 11s)	Shimano Ultegra R8000 (complete) or frameset	Shimano Ultegra Di2 or Campagnolo Chorus 11s
Stabdžiai	Rim (dual-pivot caliper)	Rim (caliper)	Rim — Shimano/FSA SLK carbon	Rim (caliper)
Paskirtis	Flagmanas	Flagmanas	Subalansuota	Flagmanas