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Great discussion. It's ontological
Another way of making Chas's point is to say what IS a Super Corsa and what IS a TdeF.
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Congratulations. I see what you mean about the tool bag.
Great bike.
Who is the lovely gypsy lady on the headbade? Haven't seen that Gitane headbadge before; wonder if it's an older traditional ... |
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Great find Joe.
Those Dura Ace brakes are very classy and interesting to guys like me who have too many N.Record braked bikes around the house. You seldom see those early ones now.
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No, just a joke.
--Mitch (Raced as an amateur for years road and track, but only a fan when at the Tour) |
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I read an autobiography by Cyrille Guimard...you should hear what he had to say about Van Impe ! It was written in 1979 or 1980.
Basically, he said that Van Impe knew nothing about tactics, had abs ... |
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| | | | | | | | | Outed: 1988 Super Corsa 60.5cm c-t $450--not mine | | | | | |
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Larry from Portland OR on ClassicRendezvous is selling a 1988 Gitane Super Corsa 60.5cm c-t for $450.
curmudgeon1957@yahoo.com is his email
He's posted photos of it at his flickr site:
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...That makes about 7 or 8 of them...
That's about my count too. I haven't tried any of the recent production since Selle Italia, and since they reportedly have used less selective butt leather an ... |
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I don't know of any Gitane that came with a Brooks saddle.
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My 75/76 was stock in the shop with a Brooks. I suppose that could have been a one-off or a shop change, but I thought it was common ... |
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Also looks like the down tube is possibly black (carbon) if you look at the edge of the bb shell/dt junction, just under the front QR in that photo. The fork hides most of the dt but that black edge a ... |
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| | | | | | | | | link to pics of 1976 Gitane Team with Campagnolo | | | | | |
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This is the site for a race bike collection with the Gitane
http://www.speedbicycles.ch/collection_year.html
This link opens the Gitane set. Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos
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| | | | | | | | | Pics of repainted 1975/6 Racing Team | | | | | |
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Looks really nice. I have a NOS Brooks Pro like yours with the medium sized rivets plus several others with the smaller and big hammered rivets. The medium sized rivets were probably only made for a ... |
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| | | | | | | | | Pics of repainted 1975/6 Racing Team | | | | | |
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Had a first ride on the repainted 1975/6 Racing Team. It may go back to the painter for some lug lining, and I'm looking for reproduction 531 decals, but I thought I'd put it back together for a ride ... |
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