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| Well that is kinda disappointing. I guess I assumed that the frame would have been made in France. I have nothing against Asian frames, I just figured being a Gitane, it would be French. On the other ... |
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Ok, sorry the pictures took so long. The first pic is from the the before pic taken from the previous owner. The second pic is what it looks like in its current state.
The orig handle bars bent up ... |
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| | | | | | | | | New to site. Bottom bracket question '77 Newport | | | | | |
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Sean,
There is a local 'bike junk yard' that has several dozen of these Sugino Maxi bottom bracket spindles.
I can send you a spindle and maybe cups at my cost if you need to replace yours.
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I like the drilled chainrings on that bike. Very cool.
So if this frame is Reynolds 531 on the front triangle, then what tubes are the stays made out of?
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| Well, I cleaned off the surfaces of the BB, and I did not see any markings at all. I am hoping it is not French threading, or at the least the BB just needs new balls, and repacked. I hope the cups an ... |
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| | | | | | | | | New to site. Bottom bracket question '77 Newport | | | | | |
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Hello All,
I just bought my first Gitane, and I am getting it back into shape. From the catalog scans, it looks to be a 1977 Newport. Although it is not a high end Gitane, I like it. It rides great, ... |
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