Re: [CR]Vitus frames

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot)

Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 06:37:46 -0700
From: "PeterGrenader" <peterg@ixpres.com>
To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net
CC: Kenneth Stagg <kstagg@harbornet.com>, classics <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Vitus frames
References: <3A57EAA6.9192E214@harbornet.com> <3A57F038.5C5B@earthlink.net>


There were more than just the two Chuck mentioned. There were too many to list. Two Swiss manufacturers who took the Vitus plunge in the 80's were Allegro and Cilo - both in that dark burgandy anodize. My girlfirend stil has a Bertoni flavored Vitus in her garage. Then there was the one Sean Kelly rode on the Kas team with Kas on them, although I know I know, that was a sponsor, not a manufacturer. I have a picture of Lemond from the '85 Giro on a Vitus with Hinault decals on it. I am very sure of this - it is not one of the TVT frames they were riding in '86. You can pick off the distinctive Vitus seat lug vry clearly in the picture.

I've seen Gazelle's decals on them as well.

-peter

Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> Kenneth Stagg wrote:
> >
> > I know that the Alan was sold under a number of different names and I *think*
> > that the Vitus bonded aluminum frames were (are?) as well. If I'm correct there
> > does someone know what brands it was sold under?
>
> Two brands I can think of were Motobecane (anodized aluminum) and
> Peugeot (three main tubes carbon, but different from the Vitus model in
> that the carbon tubes were larger diameter than those on the Vitus).
> The Peugeot's carbon tubes were mated to aluminum alloy sleeves that
> were then inserted into the aluminum lugs.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, California
> http://www.velo-retro.com (NEW list of reprints and T-shirts)