Re: [CR]Vitus 979?

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Vitus 979?
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From: "Morgan Fletcher" <morgan@hahaha.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 16:30:27 -0700
In-Reply-To: (steve kim's message of "Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:20:00 -0700")
cc: Lauren Haughey <lauren@hahaha.org>

"steve kim" <bob1andbob2@hotmail.com> writes:
> I was wondering if the Vitus 979 falls into the CR category of bikes.
> Any 979 owners out there besides me?

I bought a NOS 979 with Shimano 600 on it, via ebay, for $250! It still had the bicycle shop price tag on the handlebars. Bought it for my wife to keep in her office, for lunch-time rides. It was built with sew-ups, had a suede unicanitor seat. Re-laced the wheels and put her preferred seat and pedals on it. It's her second 979.

I've always wanted to be like Sean Kelly, but I was too big for a vitus even at racing weight. They are nice bikes.

Morgan Fletcher
Oakland, CA