My beautiful fair-weather commuter. This frame rides incredibly smoothly and makes an ideal townie, which is its current purpose. The only downside is that it doesn't fit a rack, but that's okay in light of everything else. I've slowly been putting Dura-Ace on this frame, as I originally bought it as a frameset and built it up with the components from my Nishiki. As a TdF race frame, though, I feel like it deserved more than Exage Sport, though!
Frame:
Vitus 979, bonded Dural aluminium
Fork/Headset:
Vitus bonded Dural aluminium / Dura-Ace 7400
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Dura-Ace 7402 / Velo-Orange Grand Cru (Italian)
Pedals:
Crank Bros Candy 2
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
1x6 Suntour freewheel / 42t Dura-Ace
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Suntour Sprint
Saddle/Seatpost:
Fizik Arione / unknown
Brakes:
Dura-Ace 7402
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Araya 700c / Sansin / Vittoria Zaffiro
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Araya 700c / Sansin / Vittoria Zaffiro
Accessories:
King bottle cage
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
Decided to make this more fit for riding fast. Clipless pedals and drops along with its low weight (for an 80s bike) make it a killer hill climbing machine, although the BB has some really mad flex.
Added by chenghiz. Last updated over 11 years ago.
4 Comments
One of my favorite builds off this site, i'm thinking of turning my bike into something similar like this. If i may ask, what handlebar tape/grip are you using?
Posted over 11 years ago
I think in the photos it's Profile gel-cork tape. I wasn't very happy with how it looked with the Sparrow bars, though - I think if I did the setup again I'd go with lock-on grips of some sort, or maybe cork grips for old-school charm.
Posted over 11 years ago
Photos
mktng says:
yummy.
great build !!
Posted over 11 years ago