Joe Smith Joins Vitus Bikes

 Absolutely loved my 2015 Sommet. Super capable bike.

 wouldn't dare to comment about Vitus. They are ridden by Lords and Lordess.

 I have had the Sommet CRX both 2017 and now the 2019 model, great enduro capable bikes. I also picked up the Sentier VRX 29 last month. They are such good bikes in terms of value for money!

 @honda50r: I rode a Sommet for about a year and a half and it was a pretty rad bike, rides every bit as well as much more expensive bikes.

 Levy is correct it's pronounced Vee-tus.

 @VitusBikes: Well there you go, I learned something new today.

 Maybe I should see if I can get that Rampage gig myself. Looking forward to seeing what Joe can do when racing resumes.

 @VitusBikes: Everyone this side of the pond pronounces it wrong then lol!

Where does the name come from?

 Fetus with a v

 It's Levy pronounced as Leh-vee or Lee-vee or Lef-i or lee-vi

 @excavator666: there used to be a brand called Vitus who made very well respected road bikes, not sure if it’s the same brand that was bought over or if it is just coincidental?

 @SonofBovril: If I remember correctly they took over the rights of the name. Vitus used to be French, but now it is part of the CRC conglomerate.

 @excavator666: Vitus was a French brand with rich heritage in road cycling building frames for many of the teams competing in the TdF. Vitus went out of business in the 90’s and for many years the brand name was neglected. In 2008 the house brands department within the Chain Reaction Cycles group were developing a range of bikes that yet had a brand name. During the research phase we discovered the Vitus brand was for sale. With the connection the Vitus brand name had with Ireland through the road cycling legend Sean Kelly we thought it was a great fit for the vision we had for the line of bikes we were developing. A brand rich in heritage that’s focus was to build high quality performance driven bikes.

Fast forward to now we have over 20 passionate people working for Vitus, we are a young team with a passion for all things two wheels. We have everything from national DH champions, XC racers and road cyclists working in the team. Our staff are at the core of everything we do and that passion helps drive the innovation behind the brand, at the end of the day we are making bikes that we want to go out and ride outside of work. Vitus is a direct to consumer brand sold exclusively through our retail partners Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles.

And don't worry some people in the office still pronounce it wrong too haha!

 @VitusBikes: not to mention Colin Ross winning Master DH World Champs on a Dominer.

 Looks like a KHS

 @pasales: you're right, now I can't unsee it.

 @pasales: could possibly also be produced by Astro, but the KHS is a dual link design while this is Horst.