Forgive me....I strayed to the Darkside.

[BalkanExpress]

Yes, carbon fibre , but it is , if not vintage, then at least classic.

Vitus carbone 9, carbon tubes, aluminium fork and Sachs new succès groupset (well most of one).

Goes like a rocket, but will be a dry days/summer bike as salty water leads to galvanic something and the bonding ceases to bond (or so I have read ).

Vitus carbone 9

• BalkanExpress
• 21 Sep 2019

Retro plastic rocket ship

New success rear mech

• BalkanExpress
• 21 Sep 2019

Both pretty and efficient

Rear brakr

• BalkanExpress
• 21 Sep 2019

Modolo for Sachs

Grub screw seat pin

• BalkanExpress
• 21 Sep 2019

Adjusted without stripping it!

 

[Sharky]

Goes like a rocket …….

You'll go even faster when you fit pedals.

Nice bike

 

[Andy in Germany]

Very nice.

This is one thing I love about Cycling: I'd never want a bike like that, but I do like to look at them.

 

[raleighnut]

Is that the Vitus with the 'death fork'

 

[Specialeyes]

Ooh my, that's nice! Sachs New Success throughout?
It's the top of a slippery slope - you'll be chasing Suntour and Mavic next.
Just say 20 'Hail Tulio's and you're forgiven

 

[Smokin Joe]

Beautiful bike.

 

[biggs682]

@BalkanExpress if @woodbutcher see's that you will be blacklisted

I like it very much indeed enjoy it

 

[woodbutcher]

Forgive you ? l welcome you, and you are several steps ahead of me down the slippery Vitus slope because l have not yet managed to find an affordable carbon Vitus. Lovely looking bike and yes please keep it away from any kind of water even rain has enough acid in it to start the unwelcome process.
Enjoy the ride !!

 

[BalkanExpress]

Ooh my, that's nice! Sachs New Success throughout?
It's the top of a slippery slope - you'll be chasing Suntour and Mavic next.
Just say 20 'Hail Tulio's and you're forgiven

Mavic? FAR too common

 

[BalkanExpress]

Forgive you ? l welcome you, and you are several steps ahead of me down the slippery Vitus slope because l have not yet managed to find an affordable carbon Vitus. Lovely looking bike and yes please keep it away from any kind of water even rain has enough acid in it to start the unwelcome process.
Enjoy the ride !!

It was almost very cheap, unfortunately I got into a bidding war with a local dealer. I console myself by thinking that at worst I paid “wholesale” rather than “retail”.

 

[Drago]

It's a handsome curio.

 

[Chris S]

It will melt in the rain.

 

[biggs682]

It will melt in the rain.

Surely that is a myth , i mean people don't really believe that do they

 

[Chris S]

Surely that is a myth , i mean people don't really believe that do they

Only the ones who also believe that it will explode in direct sunlight.

 

[biggs682]

Only the ones who also believe that it will explode in direct sunlight.

ooh i forgot about that as well , and don't forget you cant leave it in a dark room as the carbon worms will attack it