Originally Posted by
mtnbke
That's curious. For whatever reason every vintage Vitus I've ever seen had Mavic kit on it. Maybe only the Mavic spec'd glued Vitus bikes were ever really imported to the States? Do the rest of you see a lot of Mavic/Vitus bikes?
Most 80's Vitus aluminum and carbon bikes I've seen here in the states are outfitted with Shimano groupsets.
My Vitus Carbone Plus 7 came to me with 7400 series DA compnenets which have seen some miles and are tired enough to warrant replacement.
For my resto project /"Tout French" buildup for it, the dissasembly/cleanup process that have already taken bout two months, revealed a frame that is still pretty solid with no sign delamination or looseness anywhere. The frame (52cm) and fork even "rings" pretty nice and even when you tap it all over. I think this one's good for many more miles but I will make sure to inspect it very carefully after every ride.
Just snagged an "erector" SSC rear and front derailleur and a NOS set of 500/550 32H hubs for my "Tout French" buildup for the bike. Didn't go all the way Mavic cause I don't really like the Modolo and Diacompe brakes that they used in the 80s (kinda strays away from the "Tout French" buildup effort). I decided to use my spare NOS Spidel/Mafac LS1 sidepulls instead.
Still looking for the proper BB, crank, chain, bars and pedals to finish the project. Trying to stay away from the "Patrick" style Mavic cranks. the lines on those just don't look quite right on classic bikes with traditional round tube construction IMO. The "Uber Aero look on those cranks will look more at home on monocoque CF frames or TT bikes.
Chombi
84 Peugeot PSV
85(?) Vitus Carbone Plus 7