The Vitus Energie VR Cyclocross reads well but personally I am not a fan of the colorway (I know this is the last thing you should probably worry about but you need to love that bike right?). Could just get it custom painted right?
I wouldn't personally say its worth the extra £200 for a worse colourway and rival
The rest of the build is the same.
You could easily buy rival cranks or mechs down the line for less than 200 second hand.
The green is cool
Green is much nicer & as above, can always 'upgrade' some of the parts with the savings. The only difference with the rival crank is the spider which allows for direct mount rings.. otherwise they are the same weight. Go straight for Force ;)
Rival isn't really anything on Apex, and if your going to ride it off road you can use that £200 for a set wheels. I work with someone who has the green one it's an absolute bargain for the money
Follwoing all the advice above I found the Vitus Energie Cyclocross Bike (Apex 1x11 -2019) on sale for £749.99
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-energie-cyclocross-bike-apex-1x11-2019/
and the Vitus Energie VR Cyclocross Bike (Rival 1x11 - 2019) on sale for £959.99
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-energie-vr-cyclocross-bike-rival-1x11-2019/
The Vitus Energie VR Cyclocross reads well but personally I am not a fan of the colorway (I know this is the last thing you should probably worry about but you need to love that bike right?). Could just get it custom painted right?
What do you guys think worth a punt? :)