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Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:11 am   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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I used to use Panaracer Pasela on my Orange Clockwork. They are very fast and lasted quite a while. However one blew out major style going under a railway bridge in semi-rough area, the echo sounded a ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:23 am   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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It does, Greyhundguy, apart from the racks and handlebars. So it was probably designed as a lightweight tourer. The bars look original though and have 'designs' on them.

I'm going to try standing o ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:29 am   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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Here is a picture, if I can load any others I will do. Anyone any idea of age please? I'm sure the Mavics are not original?

It seems someone has drilled the rims making the valve hole larger. The i ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:40 pm   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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Well, I can't download the pics onto here and don't know how to link to Flickr!
 
ATTENTION: Tim in the UK 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:01 am   Subject: ATTENTION: Tim in the UK
campfire
 
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tim

Got it home now. Read my post on Ladies bike information wanted on here, don't want to repeat myself!

Had a nice trip around part of the Wirral and went for the first time on the Metro line. ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:58 am   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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Well, I've been to collect it! That was a real day. I was to meet the person at New Brighton Station on the other side of the River Mersey. I decided only to ring when I was at the station. Sure after ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:48 am   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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Well, I actually WON it this time. And a tenner less than I bid last time. £62.00.

I just hope it is OK. If not I can give it the once over and describe it better than this guy did.

I'll take a ...
 
ATTENTION: Tim in the UK 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:44 am   Subject: ATTENTION: Tim in the UK
campfire
 
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Well I won it at £62. A tenner less than i bid last time.
 
ATTENTION: Tim in the UK 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:03 am   Subject: ATTENTION: Tim in the UK
campfire
 
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I used to work in Preston Bowser, when they were finishing the dock estate up towards the Blackpool Road. I helped set up an office for Fina but I was working for Lanstar who had a plant not far from ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:42 am   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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I already do that but must have not left it late enough. There is a site called Snipe it now but I never have been successful with it.

Are parts difficult to source for this bike, ie bottom bracket ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:08 am   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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what d'ya know? It is a USA website after all!

The damn bike is relisted! Just looked.

It says on *Bay ..... relisted due to an error in listing! I can't find an error, so wonder if the guy who ...
 
ATTENTION: Tim in the UK 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:10 am   Subject: ATTENTION: Tim in the UK
campfire
 
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Bowser, you're in Lancashire I believe? I'm in Warrington which WAS lancashire once and sadly became Cheshire in the 70s.

I'm looking for a ladies bike (I've got Orange Clockwork, Brompton, an old ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:07 am   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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Damm, dash, golly, gosh (not what I mean really!) but I missed the bloody bike!

I put a bid in then was outbid but the Ebay thingie was slow and it wouldn't go through.

By that time, 6 minutes b ...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:58 pm   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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That's a new one, we call it "FleaBay".

The bike is up at £49.00 at the moment. I don't want to pay more than it's worth, before taking it in for a service, which will cost about £45.

...
 
Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please?? 
PostForum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:51 pm   Subject: Ladies bike CYCLES GITANE Info Please??
campfire
 
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Thanks Leica lad. I still haven't heard from Vendor!
 
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