My spanking new Vitus E Sommet VRS 2020

[Loz]

Well here she is.... I can honestly say the colour looks awesome in the flesh the pics on the Vitus site are much lighter than it really is!

 

[cat1]

Very Nice!

 

[Jansurf77]

Get it muddy!

 

[Neiljk]

I ordered one of these this week! How are you getting on?

 

[Gary]

I'd be stealthing out that rear YELLOW vitus decal
Try it. I doubt you'll be disappointed

 

[saladdodger2]

Good to hear that the colours are a bit darker than shown on the CRC website. I have also ordered one of these and I wasn't too keen on the purple.. Looks well nice.....

 

[Neiljk]

It looks better in the flesh but I kind of wish I’d splashed more cash on the next model up as that’s plain black. However the bike itself is awesome, very happy with mine

 

[R120]

They always look better in the flesh, its like Vitus go out of their way to men the bikes look shit on the website!

 

[Wheelie_King]

@inwoods has yours arrived?

 

[InRustWeTrust]

@inwoods has yours arrived?

it take some longer time now in the corona time, when i orderd mine i took 1 ½ week for it to arrived

 

[inwoods]

@inwoods has yours arrived?

No, 7 days now and still processing .

 

[Neiljk]

Mine never got out of processing, it just showed up

 

[StuE]

Well here she is.... I can honestly say the colour looks awesome in the flesh the pics on the Vitus site are much lighter than it really is!
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First thing I would do is convert to tubeless (innertubes on mine looked like they had come out of a trials bike) and swap the rear maxx grip tyre for something faster rolling

 

[inwoods]

Mine never got out of processing, it just showed up

Yes If I remember right my last Vitus did the same but I was trying to convince myself otherwise just so I don't get excited and then let down each day it doesn't arrive, you've ruined that now

 

[InRustWeTrust]

First thing I would do is convert to tubeless (innertubes on mine looked like they had come out of a trials bike) and swap the rear maxx grip tyre for something faster rolling

Yes this is a must to do , you save a lot of battery to change the rear tyre to something moore fast rolling.

 

[Randy]

No, 7 days now and still processing .

I'm in the same boat - hope it arrives before the weekend but not kidding myself it will! Killer deal!

 

[Neiljk]

You won’t be disappointed

 

[Fingerpuk]

Just about to order mine. Will any pedals do to get started?

 

[Gary]

If you're on a budget you can't really go wrong with a set of Burgtec composites or Aluminium Exotic Nano pedals
https://burgtec.co.uk/product/mk4-composite-pedal/

CarbonCycles.CC :: Components :: eXotic Shop :: Flats - Alloy :: Alloy Flat Pedals, 10 Colours :: CC-PED07F

the pedals the bike comes with are just cheap plastic and loose ball pedals you'd find on an £80 supermarket bike

 

[Randy]

If you're on a budget you can't really go wrong with a set of Burgtec composites or Aluminium Exotic Nano pedals
https://burgtec.co.uk/product/mk4-composite-pedal/

CarbonCycles.CC :: Components :: eXotic Shop :: Flats - Alloy :: Alloy Flat Pedals, 10 Colours :: CC-PED07F

the pedals the bike comes with are just cheap plastic and loose ball pedals you'd find on an £80 supermarket bike

I've cot those CC pedals on my other bike - work perfectly and good value

 

[Neiljk]

I run Hope f20s on all my mtb’s. The nano’s are excellent as well though

 

[Fingerpuk]

Sorry to hijack.

about to buy one of these from Wiggle, but wondered if I should throw the extra cash at the Cube 160? Vitus is £3,200 the Cube is £3600.

 

[Gary]

If you want the Cube. Then yes

 

[inwoods]

Sorry to hijack.

about to buy one of these from Wiggle, but wondered if I should throw the extra cash at the Cube 160? Vitus is £3,200 the Cube is £3600.

The Cube is 4k ?

 

[Neiljk]

I’ve just noticed the VRS is a grand more than I paid in December. What’s going on there?

 

[R120]

They are all over the shop with pricing, some months big discounts on some models, others not.

 

[Randy]

I’ve just noticed the VRS is a grand more than I paid in December. What’s going on there?

Its had 25% off for the past week and the offer just ended. No doubt another will come along soon, they seem to roll different offers on different products. Clever marketing dept at CRC

 

[WildGuy]

Its had 25% off for the past week and the offer just ended. No doubt another will come along soon, they seem to roll different offers on different products. Clever marketing dept at CRC

I expect those clever marketing bods know what they're doing, but that kind of stunt doesn't actually play so well with me all the same. I think the original price was reasonable (compared with other bikes anyway), and it's a price I could have felt ok paying. But knowing that I'd now be paying £1250 more than I would have been just the week before would kind of make it not feel ok, so now I wouldn't do it! I'd have thought rather than a massive discount that suddenly vanishes, keeping a smaller consistent one would have been the better strategy, but clearly I know nothing about marketing.

 

[inwoods]

I'm in the same boat - hope it arrives before the weekend but not kidding myself it will! Killer deal!

Has yours turned up yet ? Mine hasn't, 13 days now, live chat gave me a copy and paste response.

 

[Randy]

Has yours turned up yet ? Mine hasn't, 13 days now, live chat gave me a copy and paste response.

Still waiting with bated breath!