Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike Review

Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike Reviews

Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £3099.99 – Save 14% (RRP: £3599.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.

Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike Review


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Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike features

Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike specs

Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike
Spec 1

Colour: Midnight Sand

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 3

Spec 2

Frame Size: XL, M, L, S

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 1

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 29″

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 216

Spec 4

Gender: Unisex

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 5

Speed: 12 Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 225

Spec 6

Material: Aluminium

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 762

Spec 7

Fork Travel: 150mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 11

Feature 1

Escarpe 6061-T6 alloy 29” frame with boost spacing and modern aggressive geometry

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 2

140mm Fox Factory rear suspension, 150mm Fox Factory 36 front suspension

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 3

Shimano XTR/XT 12-speed groupset

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 4

Brand-X Ascend Internal Dropper Post

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Feature 5

Metric Trunnion mount shock with sealed bearing upper shock mount

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Feature 6

Tubeless-ready Maxxis 3C Tyres with tubeless rim tape fitted and valves included

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Price

£3099.99

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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 Mountain Bikes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike 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 Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain 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.


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 Mountain 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 Escarpe 29 VRX Bike

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike.

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 Escarpe 29 VRX Bike was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £3099.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Mountain Bikes

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

We found 124 in the Mountain Bikes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £1985.77, making it above average at £3099.99.

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 Mountain Bikes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £5849.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £379.99.

With 124 products available we worked out that 25 cost more than Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike and 97 were cheaper.

Cost of Vitus products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 200 products from Vitus, of which 31 were in the Mountain 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 above 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, 13 were more expensive than Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike and 184 were cheaper.

How much are Vitus Mountain Bikes?

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

The average price of the 31 products that match this search was £1561.28, with the cheapest coming in at £549.99 and highest price was £3499.99. With the average being £1561.28, Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike comes in above average.

2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike and 27 were cheaper.


Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike 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 Escarpe 29 VRX Bike reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Mountain Bikes category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 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 Escarpe 29 VRX Bike or another similar product, like Vitus Escarpe 29 VRS Bike reviews or Nukeproof Mega 275 RS Carbon Bike 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 Mountain Bikes.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Mountain 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.


YouTube Video of Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike. 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 9.2/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25308850713
  • Product ID 2: 706134UK
  • Brand: Vitus
  • Model number: VESC29VRX20ORGBLKL
  • RRP: £3599.99
  • EAN: 5056305504861
  • Description: Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike (XT 1×12)Built to explore every off-road route and climb the steepest hills, this stunning MTB finds the perfect balance of fun and efficiency. Using its 140mm rear travel, the Escarpe makes for the perfect trail bike, ascending every incline with ease and using its modern geometry to hold steady on the way back down. This venturesome full suspension steed is available in 27.5‚Äù or 29‚Äù sizes to ensure there’s an Escarpe to suit your riding style.High-Performance, Alloy-Framed, Full Suspension MTB This VRX model comes equipped with the high performance 150mm Fox Float 36 Factory FIT GRIP2 fork and 140mm Fox Float DPS Factory rear shock to eat up the most rugged terrains. It also features Shimano XTR/XT 12-speed gearing, Shimano XT disc brakes, plus internal dropper post routing for the Brand-X Ascend dropper post. The adventurous Vitus Escarpe 29 VRX Bike (XT 1×12) rolls upon DT Swiss XM1501 Spline 30 wheelset and 2.6‚Äù wide Maxxis 3C tyres, giving a tubeless-ready, high-grip and easy-handling performance as you flow along the singletrack. Escarpe 6061-T6 alloy 29‚Äù frame with boost spacing and modern aggressive geometry 140mm Fox Factory rear suspension, 150mm Fox Factory 36 front suspension Shimano XTR/XT 12-speed groupset Brand-X Ascend Internal Dropper Post Metric Trunnion mount shock with sealed bearing upper shock mount Tubeless-ready Maxxis 3C Tyres with tubeless rim tape fitted and valves includedFeatures: Frame: Escarpe 29″ 140mm travel full suspension frame, Boost, 6061 Alloy Fork: Fox Float 36 Factory FIT GRIP2 150mm, 29″, Light Compression Tune, HSC/LSC/HSR/LSR adjusters, Kabolt 110, 44mm Offset Rear Shock: Fox Float DPS Factory, 3pos lever, Trunnion, Evol LV air spring, 0.8 Spacer, 185mmx50mm, custom tune Headset: ACROS, ZS 44mm/56mm BB Parts: Raceface BSA 73mm, 30mm diameter Handlebar: Nukeproof Horizon, AL7050, 25mm Rise, Back 9-deg, up 6-deg, Bar Diameter 31.8mm, Width – S-780mm, M-780mm, L-800mm, XL-800mm Stem: Nukeproof Neutron, 50mm, 31.8mm Grip: Vitus, Tapered, single alloy clamp, sticky rubber Rims: Front: XM1501 Spline 30, 29″, 30mm inner rim width, CenterLock, Boost 110x15mm; Rear: XM1501 Spline 30, 29″, 30mm inner rim width, CenterLock, Boost 148x12mm, Shimano 12-speed MicroSpline Hubs: XM1501 Spline Tyres: Front: Maxxis Assegai, 29″x2.5″WT, 3C MaxxTerra/EXO+/TR; Rear: Maxxis Minnion DHR II, 29″x2.40″ WT, 3C MaxxTerra/EXO+/TR Spokes: DT Swiss Chain: Shimano XT 12-speed, CN-M8100 Crankset: Raceface NEXT R carbon, 30T Shimano 12-speed, 170mm Brakes: Front: Shimano XT M8100, metal pad (with fin), 203mm rotor; Rear: Shimano XT M8100, metal pad (with fin), 180mm rotor Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR 12-speed, RD-M9100, Shadow Plus Shifter: Shimano XT 12-speed, SL-M8100-R, I-Spec EV Freewheel: Shimano XT 12-speed 10-51T, CS-M8100-12, 10-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-33-39-45-51T Saddle: WTB Volt 142 RACE Seatpost: Brand X Ascend, 31.6mm, left hand remote lever, S-100mm, M-125mm, L-150mm, XL-150mm Rear Hub Axle: Vitus 12mm x 181mm, M12, Pitch 1.5mm x Length 20mm Chain Guide: MRP 1x CS, 28-34T ISCG-05 Black To see an exploded diagram that shows all compatible spare parts for this frame, please Click HereEasy AssemblyWhen you order a bike, one of our trained mechanics will carefully prepare and pack your bike for shipping. Upon delivery, the assembly is simple and all necessary tools are conveniently included in the box.Depending on the delivery service and destination, bikes will either be delivered in a large or a small box. Below is a guide as to how your bike will arrive: All bikes for delivery within the UK and Republic of Ireland will be delivered in a large box, except for kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for delivery within the EU on a standard service will be delivered in a large box. If an express delivery option is chosen, your bike will be packed into a small box. Again, the exception is kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for worldwide delivery outside the EU will be delivered in small boxes.This video demonstrates assembly from a¬†SMALL BOX.This video demonstrates assembly from a¬†LARGE BOX.Buy Vitus Bikes from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Bikes > Mountain Bikes
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 14%
  • Size: L
  • Unisex
  • 500
  • Adult

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