This is my 2nd post, and hello to everyone. I've enjoyed reading your threads as a lurker for a couple of months now.......so it's about time I come out!! I thought I'd share my latest purchase with you.
I rode as a teenager, but a bad accident, on the Great Ocean Road, one training trip, put the shitter up me, and well, I've probably ridden 4 or 5 times since then, which was nearly 20 years ago.
However, during the last tour, I got the urge to get back on the bike, and subsequently have been looking for a classic steel bike, 80s or earlier. My missus reckons it's the beginning of my mid-life crisis, god love her. It probably is.
I'm still searching for a steelie, but I'm pretty happy with what I've picked up. I remember these, well, I had a friend who had one of the earlier Carbonfibre Vitus - which had the problems with the glued lugs - they would come undone. This happend to him. At that time, there was only a guy in Perth who could fix them, anyway, he made it worse, and sent all the pieces back to us in a box.
I've found a little bit of info on the net inregards to the 979 Dural, but was wondering if anyone had any extra info?? Or stories about Vitus', etc. I would be most appreciative. Hopefully, one day I'll have a classic steelie to talk about.
(As I do not have a sufficient post count, I can't post the image links - is there a way around it? Edit : I've just read the sticky post. Doh.)
I'm really happy with the condition. It is apprarently from 1988. Mavic Rims, Shimano 600 (with the Biopace chainwheel). I must admit, the more I look at it, the more I fall in love.
Lets hope the top tube doesn''t breakway, when I'm going around the corner.
cheers,
damian
but she's a gorgeous old bike 
) of kilos is so that I can find myself one to restore and ride it without breaking it!
