Liv Avail AR 2 vs Vitus Zenium CRS 105: price?

The Liv Avail AR 2 is £1 cheaper — £1,399 against £1,400.

Liv Avail AR 2 vs Vitus Zenium CRS 105: weight?

The Vitus Zenium CRS 105 is 1.0kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.

Liv Avail AR 2 vs Vitus Zenium CRS 105: tyre clearance?

The Liv Avail AR 2 takes 38mm tyres against 32mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Liv Avail AR 2 vs Vitus Zenium CRS 105: mudguards?

Only the Vitus Zenium CRS 105 takes mudguards, which decides whether it can be your winter bike.

Liv Avail AR 2 vs Vitus Zenium CRS 105

Both are endurance bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

For a typical all-round rider the Vitus Zenium CRS 105 comes out ahead (82% against 68%). That is not a universal verdict — change the terrain or the priority and the order can flip.

Liv

Avail AR 2

68% for a typical rider

£1,399 at Brand website

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Vitus

Zenium CRS 105

82% for a typical rider

£1,400 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Price: The Liv Avail AR 2 is £1 cheaper — £1,399 against £1,400.
Weight: The Vitus Zenium CRS 105 is 1.0kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Tyre clearance: The Liv Avail AR 2 takes 38mm tyres against 32mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.
Mudguards: Only the Vitus Zenium CRS 105 takes mudguards, which decides whether it can be your winter bike.

Side by side

Spec	Avail AR 2	Zenium CRS 105
Price	£1,399	£1,400
Weight	10.3 kg	9.3 kg
Frame	alloy	carbon
Groupset	Shimano Tiagra 2x10	Shimano 105 R7000 mechanical
Stack / reach	1.52	1.53
Tyre clearance	38 mm	32 mm
Lowest gear	27 in	27 in
Mudguard mounts	No	Yes
Comfort	64	55
Speed	31	48
Climbing	43	56
Value	35	91

Neither might be the right answer

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