gitaneusa.com Forum Index Search found 22 matches Unusual frame   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:04 am   Subject: Unusual frame gitane15   Replies: 7 Views: 49079 The forum has been very quiet lately. So let me post some pictures of a frame that came up on sale here in France, in LBC. I have no connection with the owner and no interest to buy it, but it picked ...   Reynolds Frame ID   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:19 am   Subject: Reynolds Frame ID gitane15   Replies: 3 Views: 35393 There is this palette of Gitane colors I saw somewhere, but I don't know what years they correspond to and if complete. Not all colors were used on all models. https://s32.postimg.org/pfx3djrb5/nua ...   Reynolds Frame ID   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:00 am   Subject: Reynolds Frame ID gitane15   Replies: 3 Views: 35393 There is this Gitane full Reynolds frame on sale on LBC (in France) and the seller claims it has Campagnolo headset and bottom bracket. The combination of this late-70's green color and decals with th ...   Restoring a 75 Champion du Monde   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 4:33 am   Subject: Restoring a 75 Champion du Monde gitane15   Replies: 11 Views: 72503 After a few months of riding and adjusting the bike, I put some finishing touches to it and posted (lots of) pictures here: http://www.gitaneusa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=17691   1975 Champion du Monde   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 4:14 am   Subject: 1975 Champion du Monde gitane15   Replies: 0 Views: 29516 Here's the specifications and pictures of my restored Champion du Monde believed to be from 1975: Frame size 56/57 with BCM lugs 73° Reynolds 531 tubes/fork/stays with Huret dropouts Stronglight ...   1976 Racer for children   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 7:34 am   Subject: 1976 Racer for children gitane15   Replies: 2 Views: 17279 Finally finished the bike for summertime Here's the specs and pictures: http://www.gitaneusa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3006   1976 Gitane Racer   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 7:26 am   Subject: 1976 Gitane Racer gitane15   Replies: 1 Views: 27533 This is a junior 10-speed that I recently restored for my children. I believe it's a 1976 Gitane Racer model 3454, and these are the specs: Frame size 49/51, BCM lugs 72°, straight gauge tubes (sea ...   Helyett   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:11 pm   Subject: Helyett gitane15   Replies: 1 Views: 14142 I see from time to time classic Gitanes with Huret honeycomb dropouts branded as Helyett, a company that Gitane bought in the 60's. Do you know if these are commemorative models of some sort offer ...   Gitane Interclub(?) worth the time and effort?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:54 am   Subject: Gitane Interclub(?) worth the time and effort? gitane15   Replies: 4 Views: 20297 The bike is somewhere between 1974 and 1977. The year is sometimes stamped on the components, like the Mafac brakes, the derailleur, or the hubs, although these may have been replaced at some point. ...   Gitane Interclub(?) worth the time and effort?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:24 am   Subject: Gitane Interclub(?) worth the time and effort? gitane15   Replies: 4 Views: 20297 Hello Dan and welcome to the forum. Your bike does not look like an Interclub. It does not have the honeycomb dropouts, and the cranks are in steel and not alloy Stronglight. It's a lower-end bike ...   Looking for info on a '74 (?) Gitane Tandem with 531 tubing   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:35 am   Subject: Looking for info on a '74 (?) Gitane Tandem with 531 tubing gitane15   Replies: 1 Views: 12618 Welcome to the forum. It is a very nice tandem you got. The 1978 catalog shows two Reynolds tandems, a mixte (called Transalp) and a mens (called Audax). They're spec'ed with TA Specialites cranks ...   1976 Racer for children   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:48 am   Subject: 1976 Racer for children gitane15   Replies: 2 Views: 17279 Here's some little challenges when upgrading junior bike components. While replacing the Weinmann 730 brakes with Mafac, I noticed that the vertical bracket of the latter is not wide enough. The bridg ...   1976 Racer for children   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:30 am   Subject: 1976 Racer for children gitane15   Replies: 2 Views: 17279 Here's a junior Gitane (24" - 600A) that I'm currently restoring for my kids. The frame size is 49 and the top tube is 51. It has 10 speeds and no mudguards/dynamo, so it looks like the model RAC ...   Restoring a 75 Champion du Monde   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:56 am   Subject: Restoring a 75 Champion du Monde gitane15   Replies: 11 Views: 72503 Finally put the bike together. It's an all-French assembly: Stronglight P3 steering Stronglight 99 triple crankset (36/45/52) Atom 66 freewheel (16-22) SRAM chain Lyotard 460D pedals Mafac Rac ...   Restoring a 75 Champion du Monde   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:49 am   Subject: Restoring a 75 Champion du Monde gitane15   Replies: 11 Views: 72503 Thanks. I bought the Philippe stem and bars on eBay, and it's possible they were mounted on a PX10 before. I think that's what the seller was advertising. They are solid, light, in good shape, and wer ...   Page 1 of 2 Goto page 1, 2  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.