VITUS 979 Bertin

[midlife]

Stabby straight quick release lever lol.

 

[woodbutcher]

Stabby straight quick release lever lol.

At least it is pointing towards the rear ( if you will forgive the expression)

 

[rogerzilla]

Stabby straight quick release lever lol.

The straight Campag levers are the best ones, according to retro aficionados. The American CPSC effectively banned them,

 

[woodbutcher]

The straight Campag levers are the best ones, according to retro aficionados. The American CPSC effectively banned them,

They must be good if the Yanks banned them

 

[BalkanExpress]

They must be good if the Yanks banned them

1978 was the year the rules came in: curved lever on the QR , round nut on the QR, curved QR on the brakes but they left the 52 sharp points on the chainring.

In this case it means the components are mis-matched, so try and get a few euros off

 

[woodbutcher]

I have given this deal a lot of thought, not to mention all the contributions from Cc er's and although l like the idea of having the bike, l am not going ahead with it. There are one or two little doubts which l can't shake off. Firstly it has a Stronglight headset , why when everything else is Campagnolo and as midlife points out the rear mech. is Super Record not Nuovo as advertised. There may be other differences that l cant see from the photos. Lastly the seller is very keen for me to buy , keeps messaging me but won't budge an inch on the price of 490 euros ! So to be realistic, although l like the bike but not the price, l think it would spend most of its time with me sitting in the workshop while l am riding my other bikes

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Never heard it before

Ducks desease and giraffes desease, ones a short arse and ones a long shanks, ones short and ones tall.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Thats a lovely bike.

 

[PHL67]

Very nice bike. I have a Vitus 979 Peugeot. Nicely made. Saying that it hangs up like the others .

 

[woodbutcher]

Very nice bike. I have a Vitus 979 Peugeot. Nicely made. Saying that it hangs up like the others .

Thats just the problem l have, whats the point in having half a dozen very ridable bikes and only riding one. Sure they all look lovely but they aren't supposed to be decorations !

 

[PHL67]

I can't help collecting different types of steel frames.

 

[BalkanExpress]

490 is a bit steep. A quick search on eBay Using “completed listing” shows lots of sales at 350 or under but nothing much above that.

Big thanks to @Specialeyes for having introduced me to completed listings, it gives a real sense of perspective.

 

[woodbutcher]

490 is a bit steep. A quick search on eBay Using “completed listing” shows lots of sales at 350 or under but nothing much above that.

Big thanks to @Specialeyes for having introduced me to completed listings, it gives a real sense of perspective.

Thanks for that info re. complete listings....the 490 price tag. was what put me off in the end. Subsequently l have seen frame and fork deals for reasonable prices so l might go that route, although l know you can end up spending even more if you aren't careful !

 

[woodbutcher]

Thanks for that info re. complete listings....the 490 price tag. was what put me off in the end. Subsequently l have seen frame and fork deals for reasonable prices so l might go that route, although l know you can end up spending even more if you aren't careful !

For example : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vitus-97...h=item5d83e3af65:g:0LYAAOSweopbxkVb:rk:1:pf:0