Vitus Bikes

mardybum72
mardybum72 Posts: 26
edited September 2014 in Road buying advice
Does anyone have any experience of this brand? Looks like you get a lot of bike for the money...where's the catch?

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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,038
    Aren't they like Evans Cycles' Pinnacle brand, but the in-house brand of Chain Reaction Cycles?
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  • mardybum72
    mardybum72 Posts: 26
    NitrousOxide wrote:
    Aren't they like Evans Cycles' Pinnacle brand, but the in-house brand of Chain Reaction Cycles?

    Yeah that's the one.

    Was looking at the Zenium VR...now available at £599

    Shimano 105 plus Easton wheels/hubs....looks really good value....BUT...I'm no export in metal work, but the welding on the frame looks well ugly.....especially if you compare it to the finish of the Felt F75 for the same kinda money/spec.
  • Jules Winnfield
    Jules Winnfield Posts: 299
    NitrousOxide wrote:
    Aren't they like Evans Cycles' Pinnacle brand, but the in-house brand of Chain Reaction Cycles?

    Are you sure?

    Vitus frames were being sold over 20 years ago (they used to advertise in Cycling Weekly) probably way before Chain Reaction Cycles was even born. CRC may have bought the Vitus brand at some point, but I'm sure Vitus was not theirs to begin with.
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,038
    Thought I read that somewhere recently (cannot remember where off the top of my head), maybe I/site had their wires crossed.
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  • mardybum72
    mardybum72 Posts: 26
    Jules Winnfield wrote:
    NitrousOxide wrote:
    Aren't they like Evans Cycles' Pinnacle brand, but the in-house brand of Chain Reaction Cycles?

    Are you sure?

    Vitus frames were being sold over 20 years ago (they used to advertise in Cycling Weekly) probably way before Chain Reaction Cycles was even born. CRC may have bought the Vitus brand at some point, but I'm sure Vitus was not theirs to begin with.

    Yeah Vitus went bust apparently....and CRC reintroduced it.

    I called them. The frames are imported from Taiwan....I guess from the same factory as many others. Cannot fault the spec though.
  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    Brother in law has a Zenium VR. It's very tidy for that money. They usually have a fair spread of them in the CRC showroom. They look solid, well specced but a little uninspired.

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