Perhaps I was just dreaming, but I thought I heard or read somewhere, that Vitus had been aquired by Look. Anyone know if this is true?
>From: Brian Baylis <rocklube@adnc.com>
>Reply-To: rocklube@adnc.com
>To: Brandon Ives <monkey37@bluemarble.net>
>CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: Vitus tubing (was:RE: [CR]Motobecane Grand Jubile on eBay -
>link this time)
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 09:46:23 -0700
>
>Brandon,
>
>If anyone knows of a stash of affordable Vitus 971 or other quality
>Vitus tubes, metric dimentions or otherwise, please let me know. Vitus
>971 makes nice frames.
>
>Brian Baylis
>La Mesa, CA
> >
> > Like Randy I've also liked the ride of the Vitus bikes more. Reynolds
>and
> > Columbus tubing has been beat to death and you can find information just
> > about anywhere on the stuff. But ther's really very little out there on
> > Vitus, not to mention Falk or other tubing. Does anyone want to expound
> > upon Vitus tubing, e-richie, Mark B, and of you other builders?
> > thanks,
> > Brandon"information sponge"Ives aka monkey"asbestos suit"man
> >
> > "Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything
>would
> > get done." Gil Scott-Heron
> >
> > On Fri, 25 May 2001, Randall Nelson wrote:
> >
> > > As an owner of several Grand Jubiles and Grand Records and
> > > LeChampions....Jerry is right on all counts below. While the
>components
> > > pretty much changed to Suntour when they went to Vitus 172, the ride
>of the
> > > Vitus 172 framsets is wonderfull if you are 150 lb or so. I replaced
>the
> > > fork on my 531 and it made a marked improvement..quite a pleasant
>ride
> > > actually.
> > > Cheers,
> > > Randy Nelson
> > > Seattle
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Moos, Jerry" <jmoos@urc.com>
> > > >To: 'Rich Rose' <rrose@normandassociates.com>, youngc@netreach.net,
> > > >classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > > >Subject: RE: [CR]Motobecane Grand Jubile on eBay - link this time
> > > >Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 11:10:07 -0400
> > > >
> > > >As an owner of multiple Motobecanes, I don't believe the Grand
>Jubilee was
> > > >ever full 531. This bike was fourth in the line after Team Champion,
>Le
> > > >Champion, and Grand Record. The top two were full 531 or (for a few
>years)
> > > >Columbus. The Grand Record in most years was, based on its decals, a
> > > >rather
> > > >curious mixture of 531 butted main tubes and 531 forks, but
>unspecified
> > > >rear
> > > >stays (rather strange marketing decision, that). For several yars,
>the
> > > >Grand Jubilee was, I believe, 531 butted main tubes, but neither
>stays nor
> > > >forks were 531. In other years, I believe the Grand Jubilee was
>entirely
> > > >Vitus. BTW, this bike has Stronglight 49D cranks and Huret Jubilee
> > > >derailleurs and shifters, as opposed to the less expensive Japanese
>stuff
> > > >on
> > > >later Grand Jubilees. Those alone should be worth more than the
>current
> > > >bid.
> > > >
> > > >Regards,
> > > >
> > > >Jerry Moos
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Rich Rose [mailto:rrose@normandassociates.com]
> > > >Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 10:21 AM
> > > >To: youngc@netreach.net; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > > >Subject: RE: [CR]Motobecane Grand Jubile on eBay - link this time
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Thanks for the link, Charlie. This looks to be a frame with 531 main
> > > >tubes only, like my wife's Gitane Interclub. Wasn't the Grand Jubilee
>a
> > > >full 531 bike? Geez, 30 miles east of Lansing is pretty close by,
>and it
> > > >is pretty clean looking...
> > > >Thanks,
> > > >Richard Rose (Toledo, Ohio)
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >From: classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org
> > > >[mailto:classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of
> > > >youngc@netreach.net
> > > >Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 5:48 AM
> > > >To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > > >Subject: Re: [CR]Motobecane Grand Jubile on eBay - link this time
> > > >
> > > >Sorry, here's the link:
> > > >
> > > >http://ebay.com/<blah>
> > > >
> > > > > Folks:
> > > > >
> > > > > There is what appears to be a very low mileage Motobecane Grand
>Jubile
> > > >on
> > > >eBay.
> > > > > Seller does not want to ship. Anyone in the East Lansing MI area
>that
> > > >is
> > > > > interested (or willing to be a go-between)? May go low given the
>no
> > > >shipping
> > > > > restriction. Guesses as to frame size? 58cm?
> > > > >
> > > > > Charlie Young
> > > > > too far from this bike (and already have an nearly identical one
>in
> > > >56cm) in
> > > > > Honeybrook, PA
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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