Vitus vs Giant

andrius.z

Hi all,
looking for full suspension 27.5 have this two in my mind and in price range.

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bik ... ifications
or
http://www.vitusbikes.com/mountain-bike ... e-275-2014

thanks for your opinion guys.

rockmonkeysc

Neither link works.

ej2320

^
But all I can tell you without a link is having owned a Vitus they are good value.. Just make sure you look after it, as with all 'value' bikes they cut costs with cheaper headsets and bottom brackets.. Which is fine so long as you service it

NeXXus

I'm on my 5th Vitus based on their spec vs £ and well, They're blue this year

rockmonkeysc

Giant aren't bad this year for value other than the bloody awful Fox Float Evo forks. The Overdrive 2 headset makes the forks even more of a problem.

The Rookie

Obvious copy and paste of the links so presumably we are second fiddle to where you first asked the question!

cooldad

You are so sensitive.

The Rookie

Yes I know.....in touch with my feminine side me.......

cooldad

Playing with your Wurst again?

andrius.z

First I asked in in another post
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12970160

Sorry about the links guys, forgot to check them.
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bik ... ifications

http://www.vitusbikes.com/mountain-bike ... e-275-2014

rockmonkeysc

I would go for the Giant out of those two but save for a better fork. Superb frame, ropey fork.

ej2320

I'd go for this
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi ... prod107039

IDave

As I said in the other thread:

Purely looking at the price of the 2 you linked I'd say buy this:

http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes ... tml?b=3281

andrius.z

IDave wrote:

As I said in the other thread:

Purely looking at the price of the 2 you linked I'd say buy this:

http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes ... tml?b=3281

Thanks IDave for the link, very nice bike i just wondering will 120mm travel will be enough for me to up skill. I really don't want to start looking for another bike in couple years.

rockmonkeysc

Suspension travel counts for a lot less than geometry.

Kowalski675

The pricier Escarpe 275VRS gets a very good review in this month's MBR mag (wins the group test, ahead of Canyon Spectral), and that appears to be the same frame as the version in your links. I think I'll be keeping an eye on CRC when their 2015 bikes come out, to see if there's any nicely discounted 275VRS going.