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Originally Posted by ColnagoC40 (Post 17507951)

I have three Vitus bikes 2 x 979 and one 992.

Oh Lucky Man!

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Originally Posted by ColnagoC40 (Post 17507951)

The 992 is built up with Dura Ace 7700 and by today's standards at 20lbs probably a bit heavy...

By today's standard $10,000+ racing machines, yes it is heavy. Flaming oath: unless you are racing your freckels off in some CAT race, it just just does not matter a tuppence if it is not a plastic featherweight.

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Originally Posted by ColnagoC40 (Post 17507951)

... for high speed descents I prefer the Vitus.

Interesting. I've sometimes thought that descents were the only (but slight) pimple in frame. In comparison, my 531 Romani?/Simplon will swish downhill like it is on rails! On the 979 I am always alert for the unexpected. Pretty mild difference, but it is there.

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Originally Posted by ColnagoC40 (Post 17507951)

IMHO the best aluminum frames ever made.

No authority to comment except to say that this machine is never leaving my side while I am alive!

The seatpost in the first set of pics looks like a CLB.

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Originally Posted by Lenton58 (Post 17516404)

Oh Lucky Man!
By today's standard $10,000+ racing machines, yes it is heavy. Flaming oath: unless you are racing your freckels off in some CAT race, it just just does not matter a tuppence if it is not a plastic featherweight.

Interesting. I've sometimes thought that descents were the only (but slight) pimple in frame. In comparison, my 531 Romani?/Simplon will swish downhill like it is on rails! On the 979 I am always alert for the unexpected. Pretty mild difference, but it is there.

No authority to comment except to say that this machine is never leaving my side while I am alive!

The 979 is flicky, but the 992 is solid on rails on a descent.