[Closed] Anything other than a Vitus 20"?

Interested in opinions on the Vitus kids bikes myself - considering a 14 for youngest daughter, and a 20 for her big sister.

Lots of threads on this - do a search .

Orbea or Commencal look favourite.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/20-kids-bikes-any-good-ones-or-good-projects/page/2

cube youth stereo https://www.cube.eu/uk/2018/bikes/kids/5-plus-years/stereo/cube-stereo-140-youth-action-team-2018/
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anything else for similar money?

cube youth stereo

anything else for similar money?
talking about a Vitus 20 around £200
cube youth stereo
about £1600

you either love your kid or don't 😉

Raleigh performance 20 if you can find one

My son couldn't be happier with his Vitus 24. He loves it. I'm sure the 20 will be as good.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-bike-day-awesome-content

I have bought a Vitus 20 as an upgrade for my daughters Isla Beinn 16 (as a christmas present). For value it can't be beaten... I've made a couple of slight changes. Firstly I swapped out the bars which are steel and came in at nearly 450g! A nice M:Part flat alloy bar was £13 and much, much lighter. I also swapped out the loose ball headset for a sealed bearing FSA Orbit at only £15.

I also added a set of [url= http://www.sks-germany.com/en/products/velo-55-kids/ ]SKS Velo 55 kids mudguards[/url] and she's set for winter rides to school.

Thanks chaps, much appreciated.

As an added bonus he can have it in his favourite colour, orange.

Hello all, I'm in the same boat in looking to move child from cnoc16 uptown a 20 as he's starting to look like a clown on a mini bike. But I'm a bit of a beginner when it comes to bike knowledge myself.

He's got a 54cm inside leg measurement and 122cm tall, big for his age and a good cycler, but it's all still leisure, he's not racing or anything. Got a younger one too so bike is likely to get two uses before I sell it on but having seen how quickly he grew through the cnoc I'm tempted to go second hand or much cheaper.

Even second hand a new islabike is a fair whack, very few hoys or Raleigh's around. And then saw this. I don't really know how much difference 1.4kg vs the lightest in category is going make. Is it really that significant?

And how much can you shave off cheaply, by doing the handlebars etc - how much lighter is the alloy bar prezet?

Thanks for any replies, appreciate help as I'm drowning on information on these bikes!

charge do kids bikes that I hear are ok????

I pressed the button on the Vitus. Comes in orange too which was his preferred colour!

In the end, seems like there are compromises compared to an island, hoy, Raleigh etc that seem to end up in the Vitus being around 1.3kg heavier, but I don't think they will impact him that much. And if it is, seems like there is around 270g saving in the handle bar, possibly a couple of hundred in the seat post or seat which will bring it down. Think most of the rest of the difference is in the steel fork Vs alloy?

One usability criticism seems to be the handle bars are too wide for some (they are 560mm vs500 on an islabike). If so will need to see if they can be hacksawed down a bit!

[url= https://www.commencal-store.co.uk/supreme-20-shiny-alu-2018-c2x22594325 ]How much do you love them?[/url]

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For anyone still interested in the Vitus - the website seems to have more details up on it. http://vitusbikes.com/products/twenty-2018/

My order has just arrived (and at the g-parents so it's hidden from the little one) so haven't had time to investigate it.

Nice bike!
He will love this cute, rugged Vitus!!!

So the bike is here and I have one happy chappy.

But a few small items to sort...

1. Mudguard - any suggestions?

2. Riser bar- I plan to try a different one as it is a bit wide and there are some cheap alloy options out there. I think a flat bar will be too low for him.

3. Kick stand - any suggestions?

4. Pedals - he was not a fan after he spiked himself in the leg several times. So I pout the pedals from his cnoc16 on it for now.

5. Bell. Won't stay still, so need to get a clamp style one!

1. I went for the [url= http://www.sks-germany.com/en/products/velo-55-kids/ ]SKS Velo 55[/url], easy to fit and remove if needed and work a treat

2. I replaced with a flat alloy bar as my daughter is riding it with the seat almost slammed at the moment, as she gets bigger I'll put a riser on. The original bar is like a boat anchor and way too wide anyway.

4. I tried to get hold of a pair of Wellgo KC008's but can't find any in black. They look a good kids size pedal. Like you I've taken the pedals from her Isla 16 too 😀

Good to hear that people are happy with their Vituses (Vitii?). Have decided on an Orbea MX20 for big sister, but getting a Vitus 14 for younger sister.

Thanks prezet for the reply.

I'll look at those mud guards. I'll let you know where I get to on the riser bar.

One other thing that I think I need to fix is that I don't feel he's getting enough leg extension when pedalling. He's 122cm tall with around a 54cm inside leg. I have him barely able to touch the ground in terms of seat positioning but I don't know if I need longer cranks?

I think I may try the rsp riser bar. It needs serious chopping down from the standard 680mm. Think will take it down to around 500-520mm.

Need to figure out getting the handlebar grips off now....

I fitted a set of [url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0013CVZGC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_82RrAbZ5ADFBQ ]SKS Rowdy[/url] mudguards on my daughter's Vitus. She's been fine with the bars and pedals, but nagged me to swap the seat from her old bike before it went to the tip...

As an update, I've gone for SKS Rowdy mudguards, seem quick enough to get on/off and will hopefully transfer fine onto the next 24inch bike too. Plus had voucher so they only cost £2 of real money! Sorted the bell (£2 from Go Outdoors!), front and rear lights.

I ended up deciding that the RSP bar wasn't quite right, once chopped down there wouldn't be quite enough space for the grips etc. So I've hopefully sourced the aluminium version of the same make handlebar which I can chop back (didn't want to chop the original as might need to stick it back on should it be in an ok enough condition to sell after my little one has had finished with it!). Original bar weighs 415g on the kitchen scales btw, new ones should be ~200g, not that it's going to be that much of a difference I think. Still pedals and bar change will amount to almost a 400g saving (undone by putting mudgards on it!).

I've been pimping the 16" my son got for Christmas. The bars on his were surprisingly light; 440mm, 25.4mm diameter came in at 202g. The stem was a boat anchor though, 200g. So, even though the bar I put on was no lighter, I saved about 90g changing stem.

Bike's good though, and son loves it.

That's interesting - looked up the 16 and it does state it comes with an alloy bar. Surprised they went with a steel bar on the 20.

Looks like they both have the same 60mm stem.

Finally got round to cutting the bar down - I went for 520mm in the end and he looks so much more comfortable on it. Managed to get him to trundle 8km on it as his first decent long ride on the bike. Was very pleasurable to see him shooting off into the distance at regular intervals!