One of the first aluminium frames used in competition, today the vitus 979 bikes are very appreciated by the collectioners and the vintage lovers. Sold in more than 130K units all around the world, we can find them in vintage bike competitions like eroica or anjou vintage but even on the city streets in original configuration or city transformed.
Its « race » pedigree is confirmed by Sean Kelly who won many races ridding a vitus 979 frame. The Milan – San Remo race from 1992 won by Sean Kelly in a fabulous way ridding a 979 frame is a proof of the performance of vitus at that time.
Bike journalists include the 979 frame into a top 10 bikes that changed the world of race bike. It is because of its lugged tubes using aviation technology, process that made the evolution from steel to aluminium in the bicycle world.
With the alan aluminium frame, they are the only aluminium frames included into the eroica catalogue.
This version of the 979 is a very rare version with « aero » aluminium tubes and it is completely original. To improve aerodianmics, the aluminium tubes were flattened. We can say that it is the first aero bike.
Simplex transmission with shimano dura ace brakes.
Mavic MA40 wheels with shimano dura ace hubs.
Sugino Aero maxy pedal set
