Show your Vitus 979
08-19-14 | 10:07 PM
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Show your Vitus 979
Please direct me to a previous thread if this has been done already.
I recently received a Vitus 979 frame from a friend. I always considered getting one back in the day but was one of many at the time who thought they were not up to par with other offerings of the time. Well 28 years later I stand corrected.
The bike is a pleasure to ride and all the concerns regarding flex and frame integrity are not an issue. Of the many other bikes I've owned and ridden, the Vitus is a personal favorite.
Post a comment and/or a pic of your Vitus 979
I recently received a Vitus 979 frame from a friend. I always considered getting one back in the day but was one of many at the time who thought they were not up to par with other offerings of the time. Well 28 years later I stand corrected.
The bike is a pleasure to ride and all the concerns regarding flex and frame integrity are not an issue. Of the many other bikes I've owned and ridden, the Vitus is a personal favorite.
Post a comment and/or a pic of your Vitus 979
08-20-14 | 12:17 AM
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From: New Zealand
Bikes: 1963? Anquetil , 1973 PX10,1979 PX10,1984 PX10, VITUS 979 PX10DU,1970S ALAN,1985 PSV10,1980s PY10FC,1978 bERTIN,ALAN carbon
08-20-14 | 03:02 AM
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!
Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma
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08-20-14 | 10:30 AM
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Bikes: 1986 Alan Record Carbonio, 1985 Vitus Plus Carbone 7, 1984 Peugeot PSV, 1972 Line Seeker, 1986(est.) Medici Aerodynamic (Project), 1985(est.) Peugeot PY10FC
Everybody knows all these 979s have gone done and asploded apart on their riders many years ago!....
These 979 pics must be as fake as the ones of the "moon landing"... Yeah!,......... that's it! that's the ticket!!......
These 979 pics must be as fake as the ones of the "moon landing"... Yeah!,......... that's it! that's the ticket!!......
08-20-14 | 06:49 PM
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Success!
This one is branded Gitane from 1987. Not as pristine as the others but still rides like a dream after much use. It has been my commuter bike for the past month.
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08-20-14 | 07:05 PM
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LOL!!! BTW - I'm looking for a pair of Mavic skewers but couldn't post on C&V sales. Can I start a new thread here?
12-14-14 | 07:29 AM
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From: The other Maine, north of RT 2
Bikes: Seriously downsizing.
Mine at the end of a charity ride. A mix of Mavic.Superbe Pro and Modolo.
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