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1988 KAS Vitus Hommage to Great Irish

rebuild of the KAS Replica ot the Great Irish based on a Vitus FKC9 similar, he used Paris-Nizza 1988 or Vuelta Espana 1988

Frame:
Vitus FKC 9

Fork/Headset:
Vitus Dural, MAVIC 310 - 25.4 thread

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
MAVIC 630 double / MAVIC 612 - 116 mm axle

Pedals:
MAVIC 640 SSC with Christophe baskets

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
MAVIC 53/42z / Maillard 7-speed threaded, Sedis 7-speed

Derailleurs/Shifters:
MAVIC 851 / MAVIC 820 by Simplex

Handlebars/Stem:
MAVIC 350 420 mm / MAVIC 370, 22.0 x 95 mm

Saddle/Seatpost:
Reydel GTi / origin VITUS 23.8 mm

Brakes:
MAVIC 430 SSC calipers and levers by Modolo

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
MAVIC SSC bleu 36 holes , MAVIC 500, Wolber SP1 Route tubulars

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
MAVIC SSC bleu 36 holes, MAVIC 500, Wolber SP1 Route

Accessories:
bottle Cages 2 T.A. Specialites

More Info:
now with a time corresponded white Benotto liks bar tape MAVIC stem was an 22.0 French, but headset needs a 25.4 x 1 thread instead of a French 25 x 1 The MAVIC 305 Headset hasn't been correct - but for a MAVIC 310 25.4 x 1 I am still looking for ...

Bike History

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  1. Initial
  2. Stage 2

Added by gridno27. Last updated about 1 year ago.

1 Comment

Ashok_Captain

Ashok_Captain says:

Stunning build and effort, Sir! Thanks for sharing this jewel. I'm biased (?) as I raced a VITUS 979 frameset in my dark past!

Posted almost 6 years ago