MOTOBECANE / Vitus
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DATE: 1980
COUNTRY: FRANCE
WEIGHT: 8,4 KG / 18,48 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 56 CM / 22,0 INCH
GEARS: 2 x 7, Shimano Dura Ace
CONDITION: 1 - 2
- Vitus traded its frames through other brands
- this classic French Vitus aluminium frame carrying the Motobecane label
- Robert Alban won the third place in the 1981 Tour de France on a Vitus Mark III frame
- an almost seamless transition between lugs and frame tubes is a detail on Vitus frames
- the steering tube is actually a single large lug
- hardly any other aluminium frame was so seductively delicate
- this badged Vitus was probably the last brave attempt of Motobecane to move the failing brand back upmarket
- whether branded Vitus or Motobecane, a true collectors item
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Cyclepedia - Application
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Der Standard Rondo Jul. 04
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
very good condition, hardly any scratches
Gears:
clean, very good condition
Tubes /Tyres:
good condition
Saddle:
leather saddle
Frame:
very good condition
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
19.05.2015 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 1,375.-
- Starting bid:
-
EUR 600.-
MOTOBECANE / Vitus
DATE: 1980
COUNTRY: FRANCE
WEIGHT: 8,4 KG / 18,48 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 56 CM / 22,0 INCH
GEARS: 2 x 7, Shimano Dura Ace
CONDITION: 1 - 2
- Vitus traded its frames through other brands
- this classic French Vitus aluminium frame carrying the Motobecane label
- Robert Alban won the third place in the 1981 Tour de France on a Vitus Mark III frame
- an almost seamless transition between lugs and frame tubes is a detail on Vitus frames
- the steering tube is actually a single large lug
- hardly any other aluminium frame was so seductively delicate
- this badged Vitus was probably the last brave attempt of Motobecane to move the failing brand back upmarket
- whether branded Vitus or Motobecane, a true collectors item
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Cyclepedia - Application
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Der Standard Rondo Jul. 04
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
very good condition, hardly any scratches
Gears:
clean, very good condition
Tubes /Tyres:
good condition
Saddle:
leather saddle
Frame:
very good condition
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
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| Auction: | Bicycles from the embacher-collection |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 19.05.2015 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 09.05. - 19.05.2015 |
** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT
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