dnalsaam,


Just a quick question about racing bikes. You really think this Vitus-- steel frame and friction downtude shifters-- is really still a *racing* bike? It's a cool bike, a nice riding bike, a classy bike that I would be proud to ride, but race it against a newer, lighter, STI indexed shifting bikes? If you really into racing, get a new Fuji-- you can get sub 20 pound bike with STI shifters for $1000. That's a real racing bike.

I'd put a Nitto stem on the Vitus and try riding it as well.