IN BRIEF
JetBlack is launching the Victory Indoor Trainer Frame, a frame designed to stay on the indoor trainer. According to the brand, the point is to have a permanent training station, without having to mount and then remove your road bike. The Australian manufacturer claims an adjustment range equivalent to frame sizes of roughly 48 to 62 cm, covering saddle height and setback, front-end height, reach to the handlebar and a choice of crank lengths. According to the price list published by market, the frame is priced at €799 on its own and €999 together with the Victory indoor trainer; the brand says it works with Zwift-compatible smart trainers fitted with the Cog and Click accessories. Pre-orders are due to open in mid-October, with deliveries announced for late November.
| Product | JetBlack Victory Indoor Trainer Frame |
| Price (frame only) | 799 € |
| Price (with Victory indoor trainer) | 999 € |
| Adjustment range | Equivalent to frame sizes of roughly 48 to 62 cm |
| Adjustments | Saddle height and setback, front-end height, reach to the handlebar, crank length |
| Bottom bracket | Standard Shimano external threaded interface |
| Compatibility | Zwift-compatible smart trainers fitted with Zwift Cog and Click |
| Supplied | Two bottle cages, removable front tray |
| Availability | Pre-orders mid-October, deliveries late November |
There is a ritual every indoor trainer user knows: take off the rear wheel or the cassette, line the bike up on the base, tighten everything, then undo it all a few hours later to go and ride outside. With the JetBlack Victory Indoor Trainer Frame, the Australian brand proposes doing away with it by selling a frame that stays in the living room.
JetBlack Victory: a frame that stays on the indoor trainer
The Victory Indoor Trainer Frame comes as a bare frame, with no wheels, meant to be permanently fixed to a direct-drive indoor trainer. The road bike, for its part, stays built up and ready to go. The Australian brand presents the object as “the ideal companion” to its own Victory indoor trainer, while stating that it works “out of the box with all Zwift-compatible smart trainers fitted with Zwift Cog and Click”.
The design argument, as JetBlack puts it, fits into one sentence: “Rather than adapting the rider to a generic indoor bike, the Victory is designed to adapt to the rider.” The intended result would be, according to the brand, “a dedicated indoor frame that more closely replicates a rider’s preferred position on their outdoor bike”.
From 48 to 62 cm, and its own crankset
Adjustment is where the promise is played out. JetBlack claims “an impressive adjustment range equivalent to frame sizes of roughly 48 cm to 62 cm”, which according to the brand would accommodate different body types, styles and positions, “from endurance comfort through to aggressive road, time trial and triathlon positions”. In practice, saddle height and setback, front-end height and reach to the handlebar are all adjustable, with a choice of crank lengths on top of that.
A detail that matters for anyone tracking their data: the frame uses a Shimano external threaded bottom bracket interface, to the common standard. So you can fit your own cranks, or a crank-based power meter — enough to keep the same measurement indoors and out. Two bottle cages and a removable front tray round out the package. According to the announcement, the Zwift Click controls are not included in the bundle; bought separately, they slot into mounts provided on the hoods.
€799, up against the Zwift Ride
According to the price list published by market, the European price comes to €799 for the frame on its own, and €999 for the package including the Victory indoor trainer. According to the list published by the American specialist press, the Zwift Ride, the main comparable product, is shown at the same price of €799 for its frame alone — the gap does widen, however, on the British and Australian markets, where the Victory is announced as cheaper.
That leaves the timeline, and it calls for patience: pre-orders are due to open in mid-October, with deliveries announced for late November. In practice, a machine that will arrive just in time for the season when people pedal indoors — which, for a product of this kind, is probably no accident of scheduling.
