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Vitus 979 Build

1988 Vitus 979. Restored, repolished, and repainted. One of the best bikes I ever owned. Super light weight and Fun to ride

Frame:
Vitus 979 Bonded aluminum 53cm tall frame

Fork/Headset:
Original Vitus Aluminum 700c fork Shimano 600 Headset (HP-6500 sealed bearings)

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Specialized 107-68 Bottom bracket Specialized Crankset: Repolished Specialized dust caps

Pedals:
Light Alloy pedals w/Wellgo chrome Cages and brown leather pedal straps.

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Specialized Chainrings 52/38t Rear 6speed Shimano600 cassette Shimano600 Chain

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano600 Front derailleur Shimano600 tri color rear derailleur

Handlebars/Stem:
Nitto RB-021 pursuit 38cm aluminum handlebars Hidden break lines Nitto 100mm jaguar stem.

Saddle/Seatpost:
Origin8 brown leather saddle SR laprade 25.0mm Vitus polished seatpost

Brakes:
Shimano600 brake levers Shimano600 front and rear brake calipers

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic MA40 front

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic MA40 rear rims.

Accessories:
Walnut seat barrel bag. Dark brown leather

Added by Rngo219. Last updated almost 11 years ago.

As of almost 11 years ago, Rngo219 has indicated that they no longer own this bike.

2 Comments

joaobola

joaobola says:

i had a similar setup! i like the rb021 very much, you drilled the bars yourself? is it advisable?
what about bar tape? i cant feel my hands if i dont use bar tape on long rides...

Posted almost 10 years ago

Rngo219

Rngo219 says:

Yeah I drilled the bars for the brake lines myself. Is it advisable? Probably not but it's just 2 small holes on each side on an aluminum bar.. How much harm can it do? Lol And yeah no bar tape. I sacrifice for the look =) hahah but on long rides I'll wear gloves.

Posted almost 10 years ago