Vitus Sommet 297 CRS review

The Vitus Sommet 297 CRS is an enduro bike, aimed at riders who tackle steeper, rougher tracks and also fancy cable tying a race number on.

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Vitus Sommet 297 CRS review

How can this be the same weight as the Escarpe 29 CRS they also tested a while back?

The short answer is that the claimed weight for the Escarpe seems a bit on the optimistic side, even though Benji’s test bike was an XL and this was an L. A bare frame weight comparison for both bikes would be interesting but we’ve not been able to do that. To be fair neither bike is particularly heavy, and they’re aimed at a segment of the market where weight definitely comes second to performance.

To be fair, the build kit is quite similar looking with many of the same parts showing up on both bikes.

The big differences seem to be that the Escarpe has a 150mm Lyrik v.s. the 170mm Zeb, a smaller rear rotor, narrower bars, and a CF v.s. alloy back end. Those should all weigh less (although the bars are Horizon v.s. Neutron so IDK about that). On the other hand, the Escarpe is significantly longer (~30mm), and a full 29er.