Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 Review

Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 Reviews

Review score: 8.4/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £1499.99 (RRP: £1499.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 worthy of a review score of 8.4 out of 10.

Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 Review


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Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 features

Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 specs

Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021
Spec 1

Colour: Burnt Red

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 8

Spec 2

Frame Size: M, L, S, XL

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 4

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 27.5″ (650b)

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 188

Spec 4

Gender: Unisex

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 5

Speed: 11 Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 368

Spec 6

Material: Aluminium

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 762

Spec 7

Fork Travel: 130mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 12

Feature 1

Frame: Mythique Alloy 6061 Post Mount Disc Brake Mounts, Bsa Threaded Bb, Boost Hub Spacing – 148mm X 12mm Thru Axle

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 7

Feature 2

Fork: X-fusion Sweep Boost Rc 27.5” Rc Damper, 34mm Stanchions, 140mm Travel, Tapered Alloy Steerer, Boost Hub Spacing – 110mm X 15mm Thru Axle 46mm Offset

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Rear Shock: X-fusion O2 Pro R 200mm X 51mm, Trunnion

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 5

Feature 4

Headset: Acros Azx-212 Azx-212-co, Sealed Bearings, Zs44/28.6 – Zs56/40

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 7

Feature 5

Handlebar: Nukeproof Neutron V2 Riser 6061 Alloy, 25mm Rise, 9° Back Sweep, 760mm Wide S/m, 780mm Wide L/xl 31.8mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 6

Feature 6

Stem: Vitus 50mm Alloy, 50mm Reach, 3° Rise

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 11

Feature 7

Grips: Vitus Lock On

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 7

Feature 8

Front Rim: Wtb St I30 Tcs 2.0, 27.5”, 32h Tcs Tubeless Tape Fitted

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 6

Feature 9

Rear Rim: Wtb St I30 Tcs 2.0, 27.5”, 32h Tcs Tubeless Tape Fitted

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 6

Feature 10

Front hub: Vitus Kt Dhf112 Double Sealed Bearings, 32h, 6 Bolt, 110mm X 15mm Thru Axle

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 11

Feature 11

Rear hub: Vitus Kt H5er-sh Double Sealed Bearings, 32h, 6 Bolt, 148mm X 12mm Thru Axle

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 11

Feature 12

Front Tyre: Schwalbe Magic Mary Snakeskin, Tl Easy, E-25, Addix Soft, 27.5” X 2.35”

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 5

Feature 13

Rear Tyre: Schwalbe Hans Dampf Performance, Twinskin, Tlr, Addix, 27.5” X 2.35”

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 14

Chain: Kmc X11 11 Speed 116l

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 15

Crankset: Shimano Deore M5100 32t, 170mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 5

Feature 16

Bottom Bracket: Shimano BSA

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 9

Feature 17

Front Brake Set: Shimano Mt401

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 6

Feature 18

Rear Brake Set: Shimano Mt401

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 6

Price

£1499.99

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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 Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain 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 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 Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain 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 Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £1499.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 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 below average at £1499.99.

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 62 cost more than Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 and 60 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, 41 were more expensive than Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 and 155 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 Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 comes in below average.

12 products that meet this search were more expensive than Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 and 17 were cheaper.


Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain 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 Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 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 Mythique 27 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 or another similar product, like Vitus Mythique 29 VRS Mountain Bike 2021 reviews or Vitus Nucleus 29 VR Mountain 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.


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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain 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 8.4/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 27294583237
  • Product ID 2: 779210UK
  • Brand: Vitus
  • Model number: VMY275VRS21REDM
  • RRP: £1499.99
  • EAN: 5056389340577
  • Description: Vitus Mythique 27 VRS Mountain BikeThe Mythique 27 VRS is engineered and equipped to tackle any route on the mountainside with stability, durability and control. It’s armed with X-Fusion suspension front and rear, a Shimano Deore 1×11-Speed groupset with powerful hydraulic disc brakes. Ideal for Trail and All Mountain RidingNow in its 2nd season, the Mythique 27 VRS was developed around a proven horst-link 4-bar suspension design, allowing us to develop an accessible, capable and performance-driven trail bike. Pairing modern geometry with dependable components and a setup that gives you the confidence to progress your riding to the next level. The Mythique is a bike capable of descending as well as it climbs. Watch the smile on your face widen as the Mythique encourages you to get out on the trails and shred section by section. #ridemore X-Fusion Suspension and Shimano 11-Speed Disc Brake Groupset Out of the box, the Mythique 27 VRS is ready to hit your trail of choice. The 27 VRS comes with 140mm in the frame travel, matched with X-Fusion Sweep forks and O2 Pro shock to keep you planted when the trails get rough. Shimano’s 1×11 wide range Deore drivetrain provides reliable shifting for all-day epics while the Shimano MT401 brakes provide ample stopping power. WTB ST Wheels and Schwalbe Tubeless Ready Tyres Rolling on WTB ST wheels and a Schwalbe Magic Mary / Hans Dampf Tubeless-Ready tyre combo finished with Nukeproof components and a Brand-X Ascend dropper post you’ll have the confidence take your trail riding to the next level with our Mythique 27 VRS. Features: Frame: Mythique Alloy 6061 Post Mount Disc Brake Mounts,¬†Bsa Threaded Bb, Boost Hub Spacing – 148mm X 12mm Thru Axle¬† Fork: X-fusion¬†Sweep Boost Rc¬†27.5‚ÄùRc Damper, 34mm Stanchions,¬†140mm Travel, Tapered Alloy Steerer, Boost Hub Spacing – 110mm X 15mm Thru Axle¬†46mm Offset¬† Rear Shock: X-fusion O2 Pro¬†R 200mm X¬†51mm, Trunnion Headset: Acros¬†Azx-212 Azx-212-co, Sealed Bearings, Zs44/28.6 – Zs56/40 Handlebar: Nukeproof¬†Neutron V2 Riser6061 Alloy, 25mm¬†Rise, 9¬∞ Back Sweep, 760mm Wide S/m, 780mm Wide L/xl¬†31.8mm Stem: Vitus 50mmAlloy, 50mm Reach,¬†3¬∞ Rise Grips: Vitus Lock On Front Rim: Wtb St I30 Tcs 2.0, 27.5‚Äù, 32h Tcs Tubeless Tape Fitted Rear Rim: Wtb St I30 Tcs 2.0, 27.5‚Äù, 32h Tcs Tubeless Tape Fitted Front hub: Vitus Kt Dhf112 Double Sealed Bearings, 32h, 6 Bolt, 110mm X 15mm Thru Axle¬† Rear hub: Vitus Kt H5er-sh Double Sealed Bearings, 32h, 6 Bolt, 148mm X 12mm Thru Axle Front Tyre: Schwalbe Magic MarySnakeskin, Tl Easy, E-25,¬†Addix¬†Soft,¬†27.5‚Äù X 2.35‚Äù Rear Tyre: Schwalbe Hans¬†DampfPerformance,¬†Twinskin, Tlr,¬†Addix, 27.5‚Äù X 2.35‚Äù Chain: Kmc X11 11 Speed 116l Crankset: Shimano¬†Deore¬†M5100 32t, 170mm Bottom Bracket: Shimano BSA Front Brake Set: Shimano¬†Mt401 Rear Brake Set: Shimano¬†Mt401 Rotors: Shimano Rt56180mm, 6¬†Bolt Rear Derailleur: Shimano¬†Deore¬†M5100 Shadow Plus, Long Cage, 11¬†Speed Rear Shifter: Shimano¬†Deore¬†M5100 Rapidfire¬†Plus, 11¬†Speed Freewheel: Sunrace Csms7 11-51t 11 Speed Saddle: Nukeproof¬†Neutron Seat Post: Brand-x Ascend Dropper Remote Lever, 31.6mm,¬† S¬†100mm Drop/m 120mm Drop/l,xl 150mm Drop Seat Screw: Vitus Bolt, 34.9mmEasy 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 and plastic pedals 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
  • Size: M
  • Unisex
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  • Adult

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