gitaneusa.com Forum Index Search found 50 matches My 1975 masterpiece for sale   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:30 am   Subject: My 1975 masterpiece for sale edorwart   Replies: 9 Views: 23069 Hi everyone. The bike I painstaking restored over the winter with the goal of make a Gitane as nice and as "French" as possible is for sale. My job is in the tank and I need to make some ...   Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale**   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:11 am   Subject: Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale** edorwart   Replies: 17 Views: 57628 Hi Everyone, my job is in the tank and I have to sell some stuff to make ends meet. Since I ride my other bike all the time and have only ridden this 3 times since it's completion, it does not make ...   Velo-Orange Grand Cru French Bottom Bracket 116mm For Sale   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 4:17 am   Subject: Velo-Orange Grand Cru French Bottom Bracket 116mm For Sale edorwart   Replies: 0 Views: 7013 Hi Everyone, I have a 99% new Velo Orange BB for sale. I was only used for 2 rides. Then I parted out the bike. It is a great piece. Sealed bearings. I used it on a Stronlight 49D. It is 116mm ...   Parting out my "over restored" grand sport deluxe   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 3:23 pm   Subject: Parting out my "over restored" grand sport deluxe edorwart   Replies: 2 Views: 9522 Where did you find the brake hoods at? I got them from a member here on the forum but you can get them on Ebay, just search "Mafac Hoods"   Parting out my "over restored" grand sport deluxe   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 5:52 am   Subject: Parting out my "over restored" grand sport deluxe edorwart   Replies: 2 Views: 9522 Hi everyone, I am going to part out the Grand Sport Deluxe I did last year to pay for the the "good" Gitane I just finished. Everything is for sale and most parts were new or NOS when ...   Erik's @ 1970 Gitane Gran Sport Restoration Completed   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 5:46 am   Subject: Erik's @ 1970 Gitane Gran Sport Restoration Completed edorwart   Replies: 25 Views: 63894 I will be soon parting out this bike and selling off the parts to pay for the other Gitane I just did. Everything is for sale, most parts were new or NOS and have less that 100 miles on them. Plea ...   Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale**   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 3:55 am   Subject: Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale** edorwart   Replies: 17 Views: 57628 magnifique!!!! Dugast tubes?(soie naturelle fait main) No, Dugast are made in Denekamp Netherlands, Keeping with the "All French" theme I went with FMB which are made in ...   Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale**   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:02 pm   Subject: Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale** edorwart   Replies: 17 Views: 57628 What a beautiful bike! I hesitate to comment on a small point, but your toe straps are buckled wrong. Are you able to tighten them, and to release them when you want to stop? Here is the way to d ...   Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale**   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:11 pm   Subject: Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale** edorwart   Replies: 17 Views: 57628 One last piece of information, the bike weighs 24.46 pounds eaxctly as shown in the pictures. Erik   Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale**   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:36 am   Subject: Finally Done! edorwart   Replies: 17 Views: 57628 Sorry for the almost 1 month delay since I posted originally. It took 2+ weeks for the guy to ship the new handle bars, etc, etc..... Just got back from my first ride, 22 miles and it rode great. ...   Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale**   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:46 am   Subject: Erik's New Project 1974-1976 Gitane **For Sale** edorwart   Replies: 17 Views: 57628 After and long wait for a paint job, my new project is nearing completion. Just waiting for the gold Belleri handlebars to come in so I can mount the gold, drilled Mafac brake levers and run the brak ...   Brand New French Thread Headsets!   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:45 am   Subject: Brand New French Thread Headsets! edorwart   Replies: 1 Views: 9454 Velo-Orange now has their own French Thread Headset, all new and $30.00. I have not personally used one but have used their French Thread Bottom Bracket which is a nice piece. http://www.velo-oran ...   2010 Gitane Saur-Sojasun Team Presentation   Forum: Gitane Racing   Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:38 pm   Subject: 2010 Gitane Saur-Sojasun Team Presentation edorwart   Replies: 11 Views: 40203 Stronglight is only "retro" in that it (used to be?) a French parts manufacturer...and isn't Shimano. The name is the "retro" part, not the modern parts. I would imagine that all o ...   2010 Gitane Saur-Sojasun Team Presentation   Forum: Gitane Racing   Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:53 pm   Subject: 2010 Gitane Saur-Sojasun Team Presentation edorwart   Replies: 11 Views: 40203 I thought that was bizarre. Why the Stronglight cranks only on the TT bike??? Stronglight is not "retro" as they have been making pretty fantastic cranksets over the past 10 years or so ( ...   TDF seat post size?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:19 pm   Subject: TDF seat post size? edorwart   Replies: 2 Views: 12338 Should be a 26.4 mm but you may find that a 26.2 or 26.6 may also work depending on how crushed the seat tube is or of there is any paint or corosion inside.   Page 1 of 4 Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next 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.