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<\/a><\/p>\nThe frame consists of aluminum 5086 oval tubes (ovoid) that are anodized and glued in aluminum lugs. Striking is the integrated headset and the removable rear dropouts.<\/p>\n
Below you see the frame as offered for sale in the 1997 catalogue.<\/p>\n
The front fork on the bicycle in the spotlight is different and is the Chrono type. The Lotto Mobistar cycling team rode in 1998 with exactly the same frames and Chrono fork, painted in the typical Lotto red colors that are still used today.<\/p>\n On the left the Chrono fork as can be found in the 1997 catalog<\/p><\/div>\n The Lotto Mobistar cycling team in 1998 with the Vitus 992 Ovoid<\/p><\/div>\n The first Vitus Ovoid 992 frame was released in 1992 (992 refers to this) and was an improved version of the Vitus 979 that Sean Kelly had had many successes with. It was also Kelly who won Milan Sanremo in 1992 on a Vitus Ovoid 992.<\/p>\n The Belgian cycling team Lotto also rode Vitus Ovoid racing bikes from 1992 to 1998.<\/p>\n Below is a list of professional teams that rode with Vitus 992 Ovoid frames:<\/p>\n The Vitus from Paul Van hyfte<\/p><\/div>\n There are parts on the bike that were probably added later, such as the stem and saddle, which will later be replaced by the time-correct version.<\/p>\n Below you can see the list of all parts<\/p>\n Handlebar:<\/strong> Deda Nera Below you can find some more photos<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column] The bike in the spotlight this time is a beautiful Vitus Ovoid 992 Competition with oval tubes that was used in the 90s by various professional teams such as Lotto<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"De fiets die deze keer in de kijker staat is een Frans pareltje: een Vitus Ovoid Competition 992 uit 1997 uitgerust met een Campagnolo Veloce 9 speed groepset.\r\n\r\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>The launch of Vitus Ovoid 992 in 1992<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nStem:<\/strong> Amoeba
\nBrake calipers <\/strong>Campagnolo Veloce
\nBrake levers<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce
\nFront derailleur:<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce
\nRear derailleur:<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce
\nbottom bracket:<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce
\nSaddle:<\/strong> Selle Italia
\nSeatpost:<\/strong> Vitus
\nPedals<\/strong>
\nRims: <\/strong>Ambrosio Excellence TQB
\nHubs<\/strong> Shimano Ultegra
\nHeadset<\/strong> Vitus
\nLevers<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n
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\n[\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a>\r\n\r\nHet frame bestaat uit aluminium 5086 ovale buizen (ovoid) die geanodiseerd en verlijmd zijn in aluminium lugs. Opvallend is het ge\u00efntegreerde balhoofd en de uitneembare achterpatten.\r\n\r\nHieronder zie je het frame zoals te koop aangeboden in de catalogus van 1997.\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\nDe voorvork bij de fiets in de kijker is verschillend en is het type Chrono. De wielerploeg Lotto Mobistar reed in 1998 met exact dezelfde frames en Chrono voorvork, gelakt in de typische rode Lotto kleuren die tot op heden nog steeds worden gebruikt.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4108\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"704\"]<\/a> Links de Chrono voorvork zoals terug te vinden in de catalogus van 1997[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4109\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\"]<\/a> De Lotto Mobistar wielerploeg in 1998 met de Vitus 992 Ovoid[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\nDe lancering van Vitus Ovoid 992 in 1992<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nHet eerste Vitus Ovoid 992 frame werd uitgebracht in 1992 (992 verwijst hiernaar) en was een verbeterde versie van de Vitus 979 waar Sean Kelly tal van successen mee had geboekt. Het was tevens Kelly die Milaan Sanremo won in 1992 op een Vitus Ovoid 992.\r\n\r\nOok de Belgische wierploeg Lotto reed vanaf 1992 tot en met 1998 met Vitus Ovoid racefietsen.\r\n\r\nHieronder zie je een lijstje van profploegen die met Vitus 992 Ovoid frames reden:\r\n
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<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/a><\/p>\r\nOp de fiets zitten er onderdelen die vermoedelijk later toegevoegd zijn zoals de stuurpen en het zadel en die later wel nog zullen worden vervangen door de tijdscorrecte versie.\r\n\r\nHieronder zie je de lijst van alle onderdelen:\r\n\r\nStuur:<\/strong> Deda Nera\r\nStuurpen:<\/strong> Amoeba\r\nRemklauwen: <\/strong>Campagnolo Veloce\r\nRemhendels:<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce\r\nDerailleur vooraan:<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce\r\nDerailleur achteraan:<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce\r\nTrapas:<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce\r\nZadel:<\/strong> Selle Italia\r\nZadelpen:<\/strong> Vitus\r\nPedalen:<\/strong>\r\nWielvelgen: <\/strong>Ambrosio Excellence TQB\r\nWielnaven:<\/strong> Shimano Ultegra\r\nKopserie:<\/strong> Vitus\r\nVersnellingshendels:<\/strong> Campagnolo Veloce\r\n\r\nHieronder vind je nog enkele foto's\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\r\n\r\n ","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38,214,804],"tags":[42,754,683,806,898,585],"class_list":["post-4106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-franse-fietsmerken","category-vintagefietsen-verzamelaars","category-vitus","tag-franse-fietsen","tag-franse-fietsmerken","tag-team-lotto","tag-vitus-992","tag-vitus-ovoid-992","tag-wielerploeg-lotto"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4106"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5984,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4106\/revisions\/5984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}