gitaneusa.com Forum Index Search found 23 matches new bike - new member   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:12 am   Subject: Worthwhile Antony??? owen.lowe   Replies: 18 Views: 31893 Hi Antony (and Chas et al), You ask whether to restore or not? The worth is in the pleasure of doing. I have a post"Repaint" on the Owners Forum, an Interclub from 1978, and the frame w ...   Poor, Poor Interclub   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:18 am   Subject: Tyres owen.lowe   Replies: 37 Views: 59374 In Australia these "sew-ups" are often referred to as "singles".   Jay's 1971-72 TdF FINISHED!!!   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:18 am   Subject: Classic colour owen.lowe   Replies: 24 Views: 59033 Hey Jay. You commented positively on my repaint, but I can see that this bike's paint is as lusty as when it was new. I tried for several months to do without the third (centre) cable clamp on t ...   yet another help Id thread ...   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:59 am   Subject: What's in a word? owen.lowe   Replies: 36 Views: 65679 Sorry Wisey. You know what happens; you get all juiced up and excited, and mouth before brain... It won't happen again tonight! Owen   yet another help Id thread ...   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:00 pm   Subject: Polishing Chrome owen.lowe   Replies: 36 Views: 65679 I do agree with Chas that special order / show frames can vary from the typical of that era. My own has a few subtle differences from the American and European offering of the same model. It is no ...   yet another help Id thread ...   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:38 am   Subject: Garage Sales? owen.lowe   Replies: 36 Views: 65679 Hi TRIM, I am stunned that in France and USA there is great potential for finding such pre-loved beauties as I have seen on this site. As already suggested, Australia is the land of over-priced bike ...   prices prices   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:54 am   Subject: Ebay optimism owen.lowe   Replies: 8 Views: 17038 You're a hard man Wisey. If I put mine up, I'd like to get that and more! The more one reads about enthusiasm for Gitane water pipes (this site) the more one feels as though their "pride and jo ...   remade decals by velocals.com   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:47 am   Subject: Cyclomondo owen.lowe   Replies: 15 Views: 36020 I have used Greg Softly - Cyclomondo (see ebay) for both my bikes. His Colnago decals sell all over and his late-70s Gitane decals are fabulous. Worth an enquiry at least... OwenL   Philipps 1978 Gitane Mexico Track   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 10:01 pm   Subject: Track or road... owen.lowe   Replies: 17 Views: 51935 Hi PPPPP, I spent too much on ebay for this Jersey, but I do like to wear it when out on show with the repaint 1978 Interclub. I do not ride track, but if you have a day out with others to admire ...   Philipps 1978 Gitane Mexico Track   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 12:27 am   Subject: Gorgeous owen.lowe   Replies: 17 Views: 51935 What a magnificent bike. Do you have more details about it? History, colour, era, components? The decals I know! Why own such a machine and not ride it? I often wonder about people who own thin ...   Pre 1973 TdF   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 2:06 am   Subject: Original or repaint? owen.lowe   Replies: 16 Views: 48131 Hi PBR. I agonised for over a year before I turned my old gold/chanpagne/rust-coloured frame into something far more beautiful. The blue with white bar rebirth is posted on this site in a couple of p ...   n00b post - dmc's 1984 home brewed   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 3:08 am   Subject: n00b post - dmc's 1984 home brewed owen.lowe   Replies: 9 Views: 27239 I often get the same question about the back brakes on my 1982 Oval CX Colnago when I take it out for a spin. But every Oval CX has the brakes this way. I guess another quirk of the era, all doing s ...   1978 Repaint / rebirth completed   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:58 am   Subject: 1978 Repaint / rebirth completed owen.lowe   Replies: 8 Views: 25990 Wayne, I do remember seeing a set of those touring extensions on levers, but I am unsure whether it was this bike that once had them. I know none of the bikes I paid for had them. OwenL   Rebirthed old Gitane - but no Model name?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:11 am   Subject: Re drilled chain rings owen.lowe   Replies: 8 Views: 20282 Hi Wayne. I see that Paul Wiseman commented that drilled rings may have been an Australian thing. My Gitane originally had Simplex or standard Sugino - from memory. However, my racing bike had th ...   bonjour de france   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 3:33 am   Subject: Collection of merit! owen.lowe   Replies: 26 Views: 60744 I have been asking about the engraved fork crowns, and here they appear on your ladyfriend's bike. I have also asked about the rear cable guide being welded to the rear drop-out, and again, on your ...   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.