Vitus App'n Society
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby morini » Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:57 pm
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Mustang » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:22 pm
With a bit of work you could end up with a great rider for little money. Joe Cosgrove can repair glued frames.morini wrote:This is still available but I'm not allowed to buy it. .
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70 years young.
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Mustang » Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:14 pm
Now this one :
Vitus Starting bid $900??
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Mustang » Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:35 am
70 years young.
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Kempie » Sat Apr 13, 2013 1:26 am
I thought the 979 had a seat bolt or grub screw, but this one has the internal expanding 25mm seatpost. normal?
Has 600 tri colour levers, hubs, FD
the rest is a mix of goods.
Sun semi aero clinchers
anyway few pics (bad but ill take some more)
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Mustang » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:50 am
70 years young.
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby munga » Sat Apr 13, 2013 1:26 pm
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Semar » Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:32 pm
Sorry, envy took control.
It will be a stunner.
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Kempie » Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:02 pm
HAHAHASemar wrote:But the bad news is.... a seat post costs $1200.
Sorry, envy took control.
It will be a stunner.
I did get the original seat post with it, just missing the seat clamps. There is a bike builder here that told me to bring it in and he will see if he has any clamps that might fit.
Fingers crossed.....
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby munga » Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:11 pm
not a lot of info out there regarding dating vitii
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby munga » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:52 pm
my next or next next project. vitus carbone plus.
not certain of year, so for now i'm saying 1985.
was fitted out with heinz gruppo:
mavic gel280 tubs laced to 28h superbe pro w/winner pro 6sp cluster.
cyclone crankset, sugino bb.
6200 calipers, 600ax levers.
6200 fd, 600 arabesque rd.
broken turbo saddle.
cinelli 1a w/66-42 bars.
super record headset.
mavic pedals.
now going with:
ksyrium elite's.
record 10sp.
turbo matic 4 saddle.
cinelli xa with 63-40's.
stronglight b10 headset.
keo's.
should be good. frame looks rough but that's the way i like it.
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby spirito » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:31 am
this is looking very good.munga wrote:
now going with:
ksyrium elite's.
record 10sp.
turbo matic 4 saddle.
cinelli xa with 63-40's.
stronglight b10 headset.
keo's.
Cranky Jim wrote: God did not invent gears. Men invented gears ... because we are not gods.
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby munga » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:20 pm
decals are below. can anyone suggest a date based on those decals?
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:55 pm
it seems there were 50,000 of the Vitus Carbone 3's made in the period 1978-1984
There were a variety of decals and placements
in no particular order
sample A
sample B
sample C (which I think you already know about)
and a recent one sold on e bay
as the e bay ones will be lost over time, here is an closeup of the down tube, and the whole bike (as proof it is a Carbone 3).
I would suggest that, over the production of the frame, the decals changed and there were more of them (top tube and down tube replacing the seat tube in block font)
Is there any evidence of other decals on your frame?
Have a good look at the last two images, (ie the ones from e bay). It looks to my eye as from the same period as the decal presented above produced by Greg Softley, which is the general period for your bike.
Might be worth an approach to Greg with a good close up image of your bike decal, with measurements to see if he can resize and restyle to match your vintage. As he has the base artwork it would be a quick job to do the required modifications.
I hope that is of some help
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby munga » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:24 pm
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Castiel Effect » Mon May 06, 2013 12:13 am
My Vitus Argal
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Mustang » Mon May 06, 2013 7:34 pm
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby Castiel Effect » Sun May 12, 2013 12:58 am
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby scutmonkey » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:57 am
I don't know if this what it originally came with or if this is a replacement. I have seen a photo of at least one other Vitus with this fork. Does anyone know if it was just a later cost cutting measure or is it just I have been sold a pup?
Thanks!!
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby fixxed » Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:56 pm
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby hiflange » Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:00 am
I got a frameset from a fellow club member and forumite dv recently. I originally declined because the aluminium fork steerer was knackered and I don't need the headaches that something like that was going to cause me. Remarkably the day after Dennis offered it to me a Vitus fork came up for sale with a steel steerer. Fork cost more than the frame.
Anyway I think I have an '86 model with the binder bolt seatpost clamp. It came with a campy BB and headset. The parts bins offered up a Gipiemme crankset, Simplex retrofriction shifters, Turbo saddle in brown and an 80's or 90's wheel set that will do for now (Shimano DuraAce hubs to Ambrosio rims). I'm relieving Spirito of a job lot of mostly Mavic stuff to complete the picture, I believe some of it came off his Vitus that came to grief with an errant ped. (tx Ben)
Gold tubes, minimal decals - just one on the down tube and one each side of the fork. By all accounts these are a nice bike for lighter riders on rougher roads, I'm really looking forward to the ride. Could be my steed for the Beverley Heroic 2017?
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
Postby hiflange » Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:53 pm
The downside;
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Re: Vitus App'n Society
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