gitaneusa.com Forum Index Search found 13 matches Broken Pedal. Newbie in need of some advice/help   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 5:49 pm   Subject: Thank you! dr octagon   Replies: 8 Views: 14883 Wow, I love this forum. Thank you for all the help all around. Based on verktyg's comment I was going to go with these peds: http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/mks-sylvan-touring-pedals.html ...   Broken Pedal. Newbie in need of some advice/help   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 6:20 pm   Subject: Broken Pedal. Newbie in need of some advice/help dr octagon   Replies: 8 Views: 14883 My pedal broke off while biking this weekend. Luckily I was only a mile or so from home and not at the peak of my tour 20 miles away! Here are some pics: http://imgur.com/a/t3T46 I'm not very f ...   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:56 am   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Here's a pic I made with my new gitane. I thought it was pretty cool! http://s9.postimage.org/z8wthv9sr/photo.jpg   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:19 pm   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Here are some more including some drive side ones (doh) http://imgur.com/a/h3eOD#0   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:14 pm   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Went on a photoshoot with my Gitane today around beautiful Charleston, SC. She looks good after I dismantled/cleaned all her parts and touched up the paint Thanks for all the help. http://s13.p ...   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:20 am   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Do these have serial numbers anywhere on them? Im considering registering my bike with the city.   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:06 am   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Thought I would give you guys an update and leave some advice for future restorers. So I ended up going to NAPA and I found a good color match. The advised me to go to a sherwin williams that mixe ...   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:07 pm   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Did I say that patience will be your biggest ally in creating a perfect patch? I'm already breaking a sweat thinking about it! I plan to work on this for a few days so I'll work slowly and met ...   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:49 pm   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Have them mix the smallest batch and pin-drop/fill in the chips for almost a perfect match within inches of viewing. I add a little paint hardener to the small dab of paint-mix put used to draw from ...   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:44 am   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Added some pics of the components and decals from the flip side of the bike. Also, included some images of the derailleur cable that is set up to rub against the frame. Hoping an original TdF owner ca ...   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:47 am   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 Thanks for the responses. I just got my hands on a camera so I'll post some pics soon. Any ideas on how to fix that cable rubbing against the post? I think maybe some cable housing would do the trick ...   buyer beware   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:45 pm   Subject: buyer beware dr octagon   Replies: 6 Views: 9830 Oh man! Did you get it resolved. Ebay + Bikes is like walking a minefield..   Tips/Help Touching up a TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:44 pm   Subject: Tips/Help Touching up a TdF dr octagon   Replies: 22 Views: 34050 I've been in the market for a light and not insanely expensive vintage road bike for some time and when this 1973 (?) Tour de France came through my LBS I jumped on it for $175. It's in respectable co ...   Page 1 of 1 All times are GMT - 8 Hours Select a forum Gitane USA----------------Vintage GitaneGitane RacingModern GitanePro Racing - Classics/Giro/Tour....Owner Gallery   Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Designed for Trushkin.net | Themes Database.