I've finally got around to building up my absolute favourite frame, it's been way too long but I finally have all the tools I need on order (or in the lbs). To say I'm excited would be a massive understatement!
A bit of back story: this is my second Vitus frame. The first one (badged as a 'Benotto', see my sig) I bought five years ago because I really wanted a retro bike, and I loved riding it so much. It was also my first experience of tubular tyres which was, shall we say, a learning experience. Unfortunately it was a 52 so I grew out of it a little while ago and bought the exact same white frame in a 56, although this time in a more future-proof size 56. That was in February 2019, so even with a complication with the fork steerer threads it's taken me a hot minute to get around to building it up.
I'm definitely biased, but I honestly can't think of a better-looking frame


It was common practice in the 80s for bike shops to badge up frames as their own, Andre Bertin was a prominent French bike shop.


Since I'm basically doing a frame swap, I have all of the parts, updates to follow as I get them installed. There are a couple of changes though. Firstly, replacing the supremely uncomfortable Vetta saddle (wrong shape, too much padding), is a Smud, 69g nice of Polish carbon goodness, thanks to @campagowlo.


Obviously it's a modern part, but I think the shape helps it fit quite well with the rest of the bike. The seatpost is also modern, a carry-over from growing out of the old frame, so it needs cutting down now that I don't need all the extra length. The goal with this build is to have a really nice retro bike that I can take out on a sunny sunday, and since it's a race bike it'll go fast every now and then. Consessions to modernity include the saddle, clipless pedals, and recording the rides on strava
