Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 Reviews

Review score: 9.5/10 – Updated June, 2024

Latest Price: £249.99 (RRP: £249.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 worthy of a review score of 9.5 out of 10.

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Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Kids Bikes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Kids Bikes. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Kids Bikes. Brands like Vitus are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Kids Bikes category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Kids Bikes.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £249.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.8 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Kids Bikes

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Kids Bikes.

We found 41 in the Kids Bikes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £392.14, making it below average at £249.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Kids Bikes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £1299.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £6.99.

With 41 products available we worked out that 32 cost more than Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 and 8 were cheaper.

Cost of Vitus products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 200 products from Vitus, of which 12 were in the Kids Bikes category.

For now though we’re looking at Vitus branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £757.70 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Vitus product we found was £1.49 and the highest price we could find from them was £4799.99.

Of the 200 from Vitus, 80 were more expensive than Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 and 119 were cheaper.

How much are Vitus Kids Bikes?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Vitus products that are listed in the Kids Bikes category.

The average price of the 12 products that match this search was £296.24, with the cheapest coming in at £44.99 and highest price was £529.99. With the average being £296.24, Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 comes in below average.

7 products that meet this search were more expensive than Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 and 4 were cheaper.

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Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Kids Bikes category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.8 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 or another similar product, like Vitus Nucleus 24 Youth Hardtail Bike 2021 reviews or Vitus Nucleus 26 Youth Hardtail Bike 2021 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Kids Bikes.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Kids Bikes. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Vitus, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021 reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Vitus 16 Kids Bike 2021. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.5/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 27213476701
• Product ID 2: 774982UK
• Brand: Vitus
• Model number: VK1621OSSLV
• RRP: £249.99
• EAN: 5056305579951
• Description: Vitus 16 Kids BikeThe Kid 16 from Vitus is designed, engineered and fitted with components that are optimised for kids who are moving away from their first pedal bike and onto something larger. This bike features geometry similar to the Vitus 14, which is optimised to ensure your little one is stable, agile, confident and in control as they ride over new challenges. Stability, Control and ConfidenceFeaturing child friendly components such as short reach adjustable brake levers, smaller diameter handlebar grips and a bespoke chainset. Which in turn all helps improve riding stability, control and confidence, and ensure cycling is a fun experience. The 16 features a child friendly single speed gearing with a light enough action to be used on or off road. To help your child learn to stop with ease, the bike comes fitted with Tektro V-Brakes giving reliable braking performance, and easy operation.Pedalling Efficiency and Cycling AgilityTo help stability and pedalling efficiency, the 16 features a dedicated chainset that has a reduced Q Factor. This brings the pedals as close to the centre of the bike as possible, inline with the hips. As it’s name implies the 16 features 16″ wheels and tyres. All-purpose Vee Speedster tyres are equally at home on hard pavement or off-road trails. The Vitus 16 is also supplied with a removeable full length chain guard for added safety. Features: Frame: 6061-t6 Aluminium, V-brake, Threaded Bb, 3/8‚Äù Dropouts Fork: Aluminium, V-brake, 3/8‚Äù Dropouts Headset: A-headset 1 1/8″ Loose Ball-bearings, External Cups, 1 1/8″ Handlebar: Vitus 6061 Aluminium Kids19mm Diameter, 25.4mm Bar Bore, 440mm Width, Safety End Caps Stem: Vitus 6061 Aluminium Kids +/- 15 Degrees, Length 60mm Grip(Tape): Vitus Kids Tpr Rubber, 19mm Front Rim: Weinmann Dm30 16″, 20 Hole Rear Rim: Weinmann Dm30 16″, 24 Hole Front Hub: KT Aluminium KT A16f, 20 Hole, 100mm X 3/8″ Chromoly Axle Rear Hub: KT Aluminium KT 5v1r, 24 Hole, 110mm X 3/8″ Chromoly Axle Front Tyre: Vee Speedster 16″ X 1.75″ Rear Tyre: Vee Speedster 16″ X 1.75″ Spoke: Steel 12mm Nipple Chain: Kmc Z1Z1 Wide, 1/8″ X 1/2″ Singlespeed Crankset: Vitus Kids102mm Crank Arm, Twin Chainguard, Reduced Q Factor, 28t, 1/8″ X 1/2″ Bottom Bracket: Square Taper Sealed Cartridge Bearings, English Thread, Bsa, 68mm Front Brake Set: Tektro Jl350-rs Short Reach Rear Brake Set: Tektro Jl350-rs Short Reach Freewheel: Dnp Chromoly Freewheel 14t X 1/8″ X 1/2″, M30 X 1 Saddle: Vitus Kids Steel Rail Seat Post: Vitus 6061 Aluminium Kids27.2mm X 200mm, 20mm Offset Seat Screw: Aluminium 31.8mmWeight: 6.8kgBuy Vitus Bikes from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Bikes > Kids Bikes
• Size: 16″
• Unisex
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• Kids

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