Specs on the Bertoni 1979 Road Bike:
Bike 51cm 22lbs (good for 5’-5’6” tall person). Can toss in arm extenders if interested.
Item Height: 37 inches
Item Length: 62 inches
Condition: Used in Good Condition Item specifics
Bike Type: Road Bike
Department: Unisex Adults (good for range of 5’-5’5” or 5’6” person)
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Brand: Bertoni
Custom Built: No
Year: 1979
Vintage Serial#1079421(number is stamped into metal center piece, bottom of bottom bracket, near front gears. Can be seen when bike is placed upside down).
Model: Vitus/Dural 979 (the type of aluminum)
Note: Guarante makes frames)
Color: Metallic Grey-Blue
Suspension Type: No Suspension
Frame Size: 51cm/20” Technomic. (measure center of crank arm’s bolt to the top of the seat tube (not to the seat itself). Bottom of seat tube, about 3” from chain sprocket)
Material: Aluminum anodized color, not painted
Wheel Size/Type: Clincher Tires Continental 700c x 25c (circumference x width) made in Germany (25-622) Ultra.
Spokes: 36, straight gage, no variation
Hubs: Shimano
Wheel Frames/Rims: MAVIC MA40
Note: Made in France. Mavic makes wheels
Tire Type: Clincher TiresTire Pressure: 120psi/max8.5
Handlebar Type: Drop Bar Handlebar Width: 42cm (measured from middle of each hood)
Head Tube/Head Set: Brenaling (handles bumpy roads well)
Brake Type: Rim Early Shimano 600 Single PivotRim Brake - Mechanical
Gear Speed:14 Speed (2 front x 7 back, counting # of sprockets)European
Crank Arm: 162.5mm
Pedals: Mavec Clip-on Two
Gear Chain Rings: 42 Down Tube
Shifter Style: yes, very durable
Gear Change Mechanism: Derailleur Gears Derailleur (Front Screwed around down tube): Clam Style Derailleur (Rear) – Shimano Sante` 600
Frame Number:1079421
Model Year:1979
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