eleased in 2017, the O2 was the first bike Factor produced after owner Rob Gitelis bought the company from bf1systems. In creating a UCI-legal alternative to the radical Vis Vires bike he inherited with the company, Gitelis drew on a wealth of experience: before starting Factor, he had worked as an OEM contractor for more than 20 years, making bikes and components for brands such as Trek, Enve and Zipp in factories he ran in
