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The first thing to consider is "does it fit well"? If not, then there's no point.
Then ride it a little (not a lot and NOT hard). If you like it, then consider the list below, in descen ... |
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| | | | | | | | | last two bikes | | | | | |
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Just one plain old white 70 or 71 Tdf.
On the other hand, I only buy bikes that fit. Since I'm short, that means I only look for 50-53cm, depending on fit.
Oh, and I don't have a lot of fun money ... |
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| | | | | | | | | An early 80's model at a local recycler | | | | | |
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A local kid's charity bike rehabber/seller listed an early 80's model yesterday. Can't tell what it is and I don't see a tubing sticker, but here's their CR ad.
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/bid/3869 ... |
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I've had good success by uncrewing the bolt about 1/4" (make sure you are still engaging several turns of threads) and then I put a block of wood on the bolt and hit it with a hammer. The bolt p ... |
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gmany |
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I'm certainly not an expert, but I think by 85-86 they had moved to english threading, perhaps someone else will chime in to confirm. |
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I normally look every day, sometimes every other day, but don't sign-in unless I reply to something. |
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If the foil decals are correct, then the bike is from the late 60's or early 70's which almost certainly means center-pull brakes.
rear brakes on mixte bikes I've seen are:
1. Attached to a bridge ... |
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| | | | | | | | | removing fixed cup | | | | | |
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gmany |
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I tried a big vise, but couldn't get a good enough purchase on the fixed cup to do the job.
I heartily endorse the tool tip from Sheldon Brown to which Chas referred you.
I initially tried a ... |
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| | | | | | | | | Please Help ID 12-spd Gitane | | | | | |
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1. Since Chase hasen't chimed in yet I'll save him a bit of typing by saying the stem is waayyyyy too high. Even when lowered the stem is (from what I've read) prone to failure. If you plan to ride, ... |
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I don't think I've seen pics of a chromed delta before. Seems to have always been the painted ones, though I think I've mostly seen pics of the road bikes, not track bikes.
Do you think this one w ... |
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| | | | | | | | | Help Identifying this Gitane | | | | | |
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The tricky part is getting the correct length.
For instance, I replaced the BB in my regular rider (triple chainring before and after) late last year. I bought one the same length as the original ... |
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| | | | | | | | | High wheeler Penny Farthing | | | | | |
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You can search here for info.
As far as anyone knows it was not widely distributed at all and may only have been created as an oddity or discussion piece.
Want to sell? I'll be in Chicago somet ... |
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| | | | | | | | | Frame identification | | | | | |
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I'm not so sure it's a Gitane.
The braze-ons and decoration at the bottle holder connections seem very un-Gitane (especially in the 70's).
I've certainly been wrong before.. |
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| | | | | | | | | Who am I? | | | | | |
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Here's where the 70's catalogs are located.
http://www.gitaneusa.com/catalogues01.asp
By the decals it is from 74-76 or so. If you know don't know french, you can use an on-line translator to h ... |
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