does anyone have any information on this bike? Picture attached.

I can't tell much about the bike from the picture besides that it's a bonded aluminum frame.

Pierre Hutsebaut was a French man who emigrated to Quebec in the late 60s and became director of the Canadian cyclist association in the 80s. I don't know much about his bikes but I have seen a few around.

It appears to be a rebranded Vitus 979 with Mavic components, probably mid-1980s. This appears to be the earliest model I've seen. Generally, the ones that pop up are late 1980s or early 1990s.

It's identical to a Vitus 979 - which is interesting because when I got my 979 I researched where I could get the bonded frame repaired if the unthinkable should happen. The only place I could find was a company in Canada. I've lost their details now, but it's likely to be the same place that produced this bike. By the way, it should be a really light, smooth ride.

I ****ed up on this.

I can buy this bike for 150 dollars, its a steal, I waited and waited to hear back from the guy selling it. Went for a bike ride came back and he called me, I called him back and he said someone is on the way to buy it. ****k.

Looks like it had Huret dérailleurs. If they are the ones I think they are, they were some of the lightest available. And cool looking. My front derailleur died when my Teledyne frame cracked and I didn't notice the chain was rubbing a lot.

No, I'm pretty sure sure that's the Mavic SSC group with the 801 rear derailleur.