Grandpa's 1980's Vitus 788 steel road bike
07-10-20, 04:43 PM
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As for the bar tape, my vote is for yellow, purple, or black
07-10-20, 05:14 PM
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Beautiful bike! It must feel gratifying to have it up and running after so much effort.
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07-10-20, 06:51 PM
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Very nice work, fabulous.
Couple of observations and I realize you have thought these through.
That old seat is a find despite being a bit beat up, I would take the paste polish to it if only for show, it can cover and mitigate a lot of damage/wear as I'm sure you know.
All those beautiful polished and painted Campy parts need pedals too imho, MKS Sylvan for riders at least.
Just my 2c, great job.
Very nice work, fabulous.Couple of observations and I realize you have thought these through.
That old seat is a find despite being a bit beat up, I would take the paste polish to it if only for show, it can cover and mitigate a lot of damage/wear as I'm sure you know.
All those beautiful polished and painted Campy parts need pedals too imho, MKS Sylvan for riders at least.
Just my 2c, great job.
07-10-20, 11:55 PM
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MaxDB
Very nice work, fabulous.
Couple of observations and I realize you have thought these through.
That old seat is a find despite being a bit beat up, I would take the paste polish to it if only for show, it can cover and mitigate a lot of damage/wear as I'm sure you know.
All those beautiful polished and painted Campy parts need pedals too imho, MKS Sylvan for riders at least.
Just my 2c, great job.
Very nice work, fabulous.Couple of observations and I realize you have thought these through.
That old seat is a find despite being a bit beat up, I would take the paste polish to it if only for show, it can cover and mitigate a lot of damage/wear as I'm sure you know.
All those beautiful polished and painted Campy parts need pedals too imho, MKS Sylvan for riders at least.
Just my 2c, great job.
And yes totally agree, I still need a pair of campy pedals and levers. I've put some cheap MTB pedals on there that were polishable and somewhat not too much of a curse.
Didn't know those MKS Sylvans, they look good as well! Thank you for the tip!
Fangio Branded as the bike, shoe polish helped but not sure about stains on pants tho 😅
Cheers,
Max
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07-11-20, 01:23 AM
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The seat could go to the cobbler for a refinish and that's why shorts are black.
The MKS are tough as nails, economical and great looking as riders, placeholders or the full ride.
The seat could go to the cobbler for a refinish and that's why shorts are black.
The MKS are tough as nails, economical and great looking as riders, placeholders or the full ride.
08-14-20, 11:55 AM
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Hi guys!
After some time here's an update on the bike.
It's actually completely finished as we speak. The Campa Record hubs are polished, new chain, new white bartape with nice gel pads underneath, new conti Grand Prix Classic clinchers on the Campa Omega Stradas. Better pictures of the bike soon!
Still have some skipping issues with the freewheel but I have a new 14-24 waiting to be installed so hopefully all is sorted then...
Ridden about 80 km's on it so far and loving it!
Used these as bar pads 😅 0.99 cents each
Did not use the Cinelly gel bartape yet tho
After some time here's an update on the bike.
It's actually completely finished as we speak. The Campa Record hubs are polished, new chain, new white bartape with nice gel pads underneath, new conti Grand Prix Classic clinchers on the Campa Omega Stradas. Better pictures of the bike soon!
Still have some skipping issues with the freewheel but I have a new 14-24 waiting to be installed so hopefully all is sorted then...
Ridden about 80 km's on it so far and loving it!
Used these as bar pads 😅 0.99 cents each
Did not use the Cinelly gel bartape yet tho
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08-14-20, 12:23 PM
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YOWZA! Magnifique!
08-14-20, 12:30 PM
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Wow! I am completely blown away. I learned about an unfamiliar-to-me marque, and I watched an incredible blow-by-blow restoration process, with lots of attention to small details. My cycling helmet is off to you!
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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09-22-20, 03:23 PM
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Magnificent job. Glad I fell on this thread looking for information on Vitus 788!
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09-23-20, 05:42 PM
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09-23-20, 06:05 PM
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Is it from a French ebayer? I was looking at that one too! Very tempting.
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09-24-20, 03:31 AM
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Yes, that's the one. I am just looking.., not serious. One thing I noticed about that 877 decal on the downtube:
It is a fork decal, and not the proper frame decal that says Legere.
It is a fork decal, and not the proper frame decal that says Legere.
