Old Diver
Contributor
How old is your Vitus? In one of my past lives I raced bicycles, I remember Vitus road bikes from the 70's that were 1" tubing, "screwed and glued". Mike Shermer rode one in the "Race across America" for 2 years as I recall. The real problem was that the frames were not stiff. A very powerful female rider used one up in race training in about 18 months, no crashes. I am very happy with my Trek Carbon. But I still ride a 30 year old 531 Reynolds steel/lugged frame too. Endless choices, bring $!!!