Please excuse my excitement but it has been quite some time since I have bought a new road bike (disc brakes weren’t a thing on the road when I bought my last bike)!

I had been very happy with my TCR but we have done 50,000km together and I felt like ole yellow deserved a nice retirement in Australia so I jumped on the ACME x Factor x TBD opportunity. When Factor began developing the new Ostro, the pro teams using the frame that I have reportedly said “whatever you do, don’t f*** it up”, that’s how much they loved the frame and I can’t wait to get some kilometres on mine. A big thanks to the team at ACME for the build, especially teammate James. After years of riding rim brakes and mechanical shifting, I have gone full modern on this build:

Scott’s Factor Ostro VAM

Frame: Factor Ostro VAM 54cm, Chrome finish
Bar/Stem: Black Inc integrated 38cm bars, 120mm stem
Shifters: SRAM Force AXS
Rear derailleur: SRAM Force AXS
Front derailleur: SRAM Red AXS
Crankset: SRAM Red 54/41 with Quarq power meter
Chain: SRAM Force (waxed of course)
Cassette: SRAM Force 10-33
Wheels: Zipp 404 Firecrest
Tires: Vittoria Corsa Pro
Saddle: Specialized Power