I bought this Vitus Plus Carbone 7 pretty much as an impulse to start a bike resto/buildup project.As there was not that many of these Carbones that come up for sale I figured it was now or never last summer when I got this bike......
Before:

It looked to be well used by it's owner and the miles show on the DA7400 components and the condition of the finish of the aluminum parts of the frame. It really had the look of a workhorse with wires for sensors for it's bike computer all over the frame and a "sensible" looking saddle. The bike aso needed a good overhaul as it seems like that some of it's last rides were in very wet and gritty conditions. After tearing down the bike completely and assessing the condition of the components and frame, I decided to make if "fly" like it should with the best French period components I could find plus a good cleaning/polishing of the frame and components I will be keeping (Just the stem and the seatpost)
After:


I ended up spending more money and effort on this project than I expected, but I feel that in the end it was all worth it
Only thing left to do on the bike is to get some fresh replacement decals (from JRrestore, most likely) to replace the slightly chipped ones on the bike
Chombi