New vitus e sommet owner

[jpj. 92]

Hi all... Took delivery of my vitus e sommet 8 days ago, been having a read up on here I have foam ready to fit in various places and a rear mudguard now. I have ridden it 4 times now and my frame rock strike protecter was peeling on the sides and full of mud and grit so I have removed it and will have to find somthing better to stick it with? And to my disappointment my frame is showing quite bad scratching in multiple areas already!? I had an orange alpine before this in almost the same anthracite grey and it had less signs of wear on a 6 year old frame! Otherwise it is a hoot to ride

 

[fenwick458]

bikes seem to be built now with the least amount of thought going into how they will last. My first MTB I was a bit careless with frame protection and after 2 years it looked absolutely battered, plus if someone was being picky, they could say the frame was structurally weakened, the carbon had even rubbed through in places. I had to sell that bike cheaper than I would have like to because there was just no hiding how much it'd been ridden.
2nd bike I thought I would get it invisiframed, a couple of riding buddies had mentioned it to me, the bike shop did it for me from new and it cost £140 UI think, the kits are available for £75-85 ish but from what i've been told it's a fiddly job and best left to people who do it all the time unless you want to risk making a mess of it, so the extra £70 to the bike shop was worth it of it saved me half a day's work.
I sold my other bike just recently and the new buyer did have a bit of a whine about the few dings, scuffs and scrapes on the invisiframe kit and tried to haggle money off, I simply said it's a protective sticker, if you really want you can remove it completely and the frame will be good as new (but then it'll be unprotected) and they reluctantly agreed it was best to leave it on and agreed to pay the asking price.
but, a spanner to my plan, I was going to recommend you buy one of these kits and have it fitted, it seems invisiframe don't make kits for vitus e bikes yet. which is a shame as I had the 2021 sommet on my shorlist for next year.
at a guess i'd say most of the accoustic somet kit will work, you could buy that and also just use some clear protective tape for the other bits?

 

[jpj. 92]

Thanks for the input, I ended up using some carbon vinyl to cover the orange stickers up and have used motocross protective clear vinyl I have cut to fit all the hard wearing parts. Seems to be doing the job nicely.

 

[KarlosBoro]

Show us what you've done ive got same bike

 

[jpj. 92]

Show us what you've done ive got same bike

Pretty stealthy with the orange covered!

 

[STATO]

I sold my other bike just recently and the new buyer did have a bit of a whine about the few dings, scuffs and scrapes on the invisiframe kit and tried to haggle money off, I simply said it's a protective sticker, if you really want you can remove it completely and the frame will be good as new (but then it'll be unprotected) and they reluctantly agreed it was best to leave it on and agreed to pay the asking price.
but, a spanner to my plan, I was going to recommend you buy one of these kits and have it fitted, it seems invisiframe don't make kits for vitus e bikes yet. which is a shame as I had the 2021 sommet on my shorlist for next year.
at a guess i'd say most of the accoustic somet kit will work, you could buy that and also just use some clear protective tape for the other bits?

They list the eSommet kit, its the 2019 model but thats same frame as 2020 (2021 might be different). I have a kit on mine (eEscarpe, same frame), infact have invisiframe on all my bikes. Im not really concerned about scratching paint (its just a bike after all) but the cost of the kit isnt that bad and it keeps an expensive bike looking nice. The crank skins are worth getting too, nothing makes a bike look tatty like worn crank arms, i have plenty like that already

E-SOMMET ALUMINIUM 2019

E-SOMMET ALUMINIUM 2019 At invisiFRAME we have developed a custom cut, size and finish specific protection kit for your frame. The kit has been designed to maximise coverage but to also be user friendly. The kit is cut from 3M or XPEL automotive grade no

www.invisiframe.co.uk

 

[jpj. 92]

They list the eSommet kit, its the 2019 model but thats same frame as 2020 (2021 might be different). I have a kit on mine (eEscarpe, same frame), infact have invisiframe on all my bikes. Im not really concerned about scratching paint (its just a bike after all) but the cost of the kit isnt that bad and it keeps an expensive bike looking nice. The crank skins are worth getting too, nothing makes a bike look tatty like worn crank arms, i have plenty like that already

E-SOMMET ALUMINIUM 2019

E-SOMMET ALUMINIUM 2019 At invisiFRAME we have developed a custom cut, size and finish specific protection kit for your frame. The kit has been designed to maximise coverage but to also be user friendly. The kit is cut from 3M or XPEL automotive grade no

www.invisiframe.co.uk

That's not too bad money for how much value it retains to the bike afterwards.. I'm not sure I'd trust myself to try and fit it mind! I found it hard enough using what I did for mine and had to screw a few bits up ?. Crank arms I agree are worth protecting I can see slight rub on mine already a month in..

 

[STATO]

That's not too bad money for how much value it retains to the bike afterwards.. I'm not sure I'd trust myself to try and fit it mind! I found it hard enough using what I did for mine and had to screw a few bits up ?. Crank arms I agree are worth protecting I can see slight rub on mine already a month in..

Yeah large sheets of sticky plastic, that also stretches and needs to be worked onto a curved surface is pretty awkward to install straight and without bubbles or fingerprints. After doing a few my tip is to work in an area you can soak the floor and is also warm so your fingers dont freeze. Use warm water with a touch of soap, and everything needs to be wet all the time, bike, sticker, hands - especially hands! thats key to letting you pull and peel it to get it straight and work bubbles out as you go. Its quite easy once you accept getting soaked doing it. I think if I could do the whole thing underwater i might even get it perfect first go

 

[jpj. 92]

Yeah large sheets of sticky plastic, that also stretches and needs to be worked onto a curved surface is pretty awkward to install straight and without bubbles or fingerprints. After doing a few my tip is to work in an area you can soak the floor and is also warm so your fingers dont freeze. Use warm water with a touch of soap, and everything needs to be wet all the time, bike, sticker, hands - especially hands! thats key to letting you pull and peel it to get it straight and work bubbles out as you go. Its quite easy once you accept getting soaked doing it. I think if I could do the whole thing underwater i might even get it perfect first go

Thanks for the tips! Think I will have to give it a go