Since the naysayers, as usual, didn't have any actual experience with frame manufacturing technology "back when" but felt free to speculated anyway the dire predictions of doom were as valid as any other idle baseless speculation about "new" tech, and wrong in my experience as time has told.

My Vitus 979 has been in continuous service since '92, including road racing and lots of miles on our chip-seal roads at pace. Manufactured in a dedicated clean facility with the aerospace bonding tech of the era it's still all of one piece as of this AM's ride despite my best efforts.

This is not unusual or remarkable for a 979 frameset well matched to a rider of the suitable size/weight who is disinclined to running into stationary objects and/or curb jumping.

-Bandera