Originally Posted by nick burns
It's actually aluminum.
There's nothing wrong with racing on this bike (aside from the fact that it's probably too small for him). People sometimes get too caught up in trying to have the latest & greatest. Remember, the most important part of the racing bike is the engine.
I was just interested it the worth of the bike. I don't want to ride it. I have a custom Seven all Campy.
The funny thing about the Vitus when my friend got it in the mid 80's it was the lightest bike around for its size but my Seven is a couple of pounds lighter and it is a 61cm bike.Also the Vitus is aluminum not steel .Back then most people were riding steel Columbus SL or SP.I was riding a old Eddy Merckx that I got in the eary 80's old Campy Super Record until last summer then got a modern bike. I find the main difference is the newer bikes are lighter much easier to shift "takes no skill anymore" and ride a tad smoother. And me personally I would never want a bike with the bars higher than my seat, it would screw up the wieght distribution not to mention the aerodynamics and make the front end push if you were really flying downhill.