gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » '82 Reynolds 531 Gitane racer Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  '82 Reynolds 531 Gitane racer   Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:15 am 89greg Joined: 11 Aug 2010 Posts: 7 I have not taken very good care of the frame--it's in a closet right now, a bit rusty around the edges. Most of the paint and decals are in decent shape. I have the old nuovo record gruppo, and want to rebuild it. My question: is there a place that re-paints and re-decals these vintage frames?   Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:14 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California There are a lot of places that do...the question is how much do you want to spend? _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:17 pm 89greg Joined: 11 Aug 2010 Posts: 7 Price is not a big object, although I don't want to spend my life savings or anything. Can you tell me about some of the shops/people that might do this, and how to get in touch with them? Thanks for the help!   Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:25 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Geeze...there are a bunch. Here is one to start with. they are known for their finishes, which are almost too good: http://www.cyclart.com/ _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:17 pm greyhundguy Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 678 Location: South-Central VIRGINIA 89, It would also be a help if we know where you live. East Coast, Left Coast. or ??? What model? Do you have photos? It may just need a good cleaning and touch up. Jay _________________ Dance like nobody is watching. Restoring vs. Refinishing vs. Preservation   Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:01 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area sandranian wrote: Geeze...there are a bunch. Here is one to start with. they are known for their finishes, which are almost too good: http://www.cyclart.com/ Agreed, Cyclart is a well known "restorer". I have several problems with their work... I can usually spot one of their paint jobs from 20 feet away - they tend to use too much clearcoat which covers up the fine details of hand filed lugs and other features. They can apply thinner less glossy clearcoat on request. My second complaint is they've tended to take a lot of 'artistic license" on their reproduction decals. A full restoration can get pretty expensive. Figure on the following costs for the frame alone: Chrome replating $200 to $500+ Repainting $200 to $600+ Replacement decals $40 to $100+ As Jay pointed out, it depends a lot on where you live and who you select to do the work. The last painter that I recommended took over 2 years to repaint several frames for one of our Forum members so I'm reluctant to make any suggestions. There's a number of restorers/painters on this list from the Classic Rendezvous website (scroll down): http://www.classicrendezvous.com/ClassicRe.htm Here's another list of frame builders. Some of them will do repainting too: http://www.thespokenwheel.com/2008/07/30/custom-bicycle-builders-usa _________________ Chas. SF Bay Area, CA USA ============== 1984 Criterium 1969 TdF 1971 TdF 1974 TdF 1984 TdF x 2 Bikes 1970 SC 1971 SC 1972 SC 1984 SC 1984 Team Pro 1985 Professional 1990s Team Replica   Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:41 pm scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA I've got a guy in a body shop I work with who has offered a great deal: They have a large amount of mixed paint from jobs they've done in the past in various colors that are just sitting around in his paint room. All I'd need to do is go in with my stripped and ready to go bike frame and they'd prime it in the paint booth while they're spraying a car, spray the paint that I choose and then clear it (while they are clearing a car also) over decals, etc. Too good of a deal - figure I'd be into it less than $100. _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com   Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:27 am 89greg Joined: 11 Aug 2010 Posts: 7 Thanks for all of the help. I will post some pictures this weekend when I get a second.   Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:09 pm 89greg Joined: 11 Aug 2010 Posts: 7 Here are some pics. It's not in bad shape, but it's rusting, it's chipped and scratched, and the decals are wearing off. I've also got the forks, which are chrome--although I don't think the Renault team raced with chrome forks. And, I'm in Dallas, if that helps with refurb options. Thanks! [url=http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Tsv_Nhr][img]http://s2.postimage.org/v_Nhr.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxzOOmJ][img]http://s1.postimage.org/zOOmJ.jpg[/img][/url]   Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:10 pm 89greg Joined: 11 Aug 2010 Posts: 7 Sorry, having trouble getting these pics to post. Any tips? I've tried different download sizes, etc. Not sure what I'm doing wrong, as only the post-image url shows up.   Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:54 pm Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK 89greg, When posting images use the 'Add image to post' link directly underneath the bottom left corner of the text box but first place the cursor where you want that image to appear within the body of your message. Nice frame by the way and I really like the Campagnolo sticker on the top tube. Stephan (site owner and administrator) mentioned not to long ago that transfers for this particular age of machine were not available. This might still be true. The frame actually looks to be in great original condition. Does it have a story to tell? Would it be possible for you to post further shots of the frame for the marque experts - lugs, bottom bracket, transfers, cable guides, etc? Thanks for posting Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle   Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:36 am greyhundguy Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 678 Location: South-Central VIRGINIA 89, Check out your local guys work and see if you like what he does and how good it looks. http://www.southwestframeworks.com/home%20page.htm Jay _________________ Dance like nobody is watching.   Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:55 am 89greg Joined: 11 Aug 2010 Posts: 7 ok, let's see if this works...more pics [url=http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq60ua0][img]http://s3.postimage.org/60ua0.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq60z9i][img]http://s3.postimage.org/60z9i.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq60GDJ][img]http://s3.postimage.org/60GDJ.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq60O79][img]http://s3.postimage.org/60O79.jpg[/img][/url]   Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:59 am 89greg Joined: 11 Aug 2010 Posts: 7 Not sure if that worked. I'm positioning the cursor, clicking on the "add image link", sizing it for website/email--but all I see are the url's--no pics. The story behind the frame: I happened into a small bike shop in Dallas in 1985. This frame was built up with Nuovo Record. It was my size, and it caught my eye because it was the first Gitane I had ever seen in person after seeing the frames in bike racing mags for years. The entire bike was about $900--steep back then for a college student--but I got together what I could and bought it. I raced it for about 7 or 8 years. It was an awesome racing frame. Since then, it's been in the garage closet. Now, I'm thinking about trying to restore it to near-original condition. 89greg photos   Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:07 am greyhundguy Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 678 Location: South-Central VIRGINIA 89, I'm not sure what's happening but here are your photos which I finally opened. Jay _________________ Dance like nobody is watching. 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