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    Vitus 979 Restoration

    What happened: Long curving downhill and was around 55km, it all happened very quickly. It was as though the bars "turned" and I went down. My knee and hip lost some skin but that's about all. A fleeting thought was that I hit a small stick... thought maybe a squirrel but for some reason...
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    Vitus 979 retromod in blue

    Thank you... learning as I go, cause the younger guys in bike shops have zero idea haha Can you tell me what the ID is of the cable stop. Tech guy here was sure that the ferrule was integral to the cable stop, but pictures of new frames disprove that. He then told me he thinks the ID is...
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    Vitus 979 Restoration

    Hi there. New hear and just saw your post. I bought my Vitus 979 in 1991, but all Dura Ace. I've added Ultegra sis 6600 ( I think) and now trying to fiture out where to get a ferrule or adaptor for the rear sis cable to fit the cable stop on the chainstay. Also concerned about intgrity of the...
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    Vitus 979 retromod in blue

    I see you have not been here in a while....hopefully you are well and riding this beauty. I have a 1991 Vitus 979 full Dura Ace originally, where I have added Ultegra sis 6600. There seems to be something missing on the chainstay cable stop... perhaps a ferrule that was integral to that stop...
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