gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » lets hear ur thoughts    View previous topic :: View next topic  lets hear ur thoughts   Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:50 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 on this cool little frame http://cgi.ebay.com/GITANE-FULL-531-CROSS-FRAMESET-PERFECT_W0QQitemZ140499408776QQcategoryZ56197QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6343299447858635851 never seen one before , any of you peeps seen one?   Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:21 am nicolas Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Paris, France Cyclo cross ? _________________ "Ooooh Putain !!! C'est vous ?" -Greg LeMond www.greglemondfan.com   Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:13 pm lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 thats what i thought nicolas .never seen a gitane cyclo cross. the frame has no eyelets for fenders or the such. never seen one in the catalogs , but that doesnt mean they werent made .   Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:40 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia What am I missing? There are double cable stops along the top tube in keeping with a cyclocross bike, but the cable stop for the rear derailleur is on the chain stay rather than the seat stay. (???) There are no stops on the down tube that we can see which would be odd for an 80's frame, wouldn't it? So, are the two cables on the TT the rear brake and the front derailleur? If so, why no stop on the DT for the rear derailleur? What am I missing here? Also, the TT stops look very cheap and nasty for a 531 frame. But that sort of thing really shouldn't surprise me any more, should it? Nice new puzzle, lofter. _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:35 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California It's a 1980's cross frameset. There are no "stops" on the downtube, because the cables run from the bars, along the top tube, and then down. Here is a picture of two of them in action. Remember, M. Madiot was the French National Champion at Cyclocross. http://www.gitaneusa.com/images/art/2007/Miroir-0285---021.jpg Another picture, better view of the cable set up. The RD cable goes down the down-tube, it appears. http://www.gitaneusa.com/images/art/2007/Miroir-0285---023.jpg ***Of note, and something I never noticed before: A SPOKE CARD in Y. Madiot's Gitane!!! _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:42 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia but there's only 2 cable stops. Shouldn't there be 3? (brake, f. der, r.der) _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:10 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Actually, it appears that the rear derailleur cable goes along the top, and the FD cable is routed "traditionally". I don't think there was a top-pull FD available at the time. If you look closely at the one available on Ebay, you'll see the RD cable guides on the drive-side seat stay (there are two). Also, you can see in another picture a "fuzzy" image of a cable guide on the non-drive side down tube, presumably for the FD. _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:55 am Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK That's a nice find Lofter. It's amazing how new old stock frames continue to appear. Long may it continue. Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle   Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:24 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 coming home to papa hehe Gitane Frame   Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:19 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area "coming home to papa hehe" Lofter, You're a dirty old man! Cyclocross bikes usually have a high bottom bracket, around 11" to 11 1/2". The seat tubes are correspondingly shorter so the stand over hight gives you enough room for a quick dismount. They're usually made of heavier gage tubing too for extra strength for rough handling when riding off road. A friend is selling a classic early 70s Lejeune cyclocross frame about the same size as yours. He put it together last fall for a local off road gran fondo, rode it once for about 60 km and decided that he didn't like it. So beware, on the road it may not be the softest riding bike. ... and I'm not going to pick it up! _________________ 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 Jan 19, 2011 12:32 am Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK Well done Lofter. Good find and purchase. Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle Re: Gitane Frame   Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:08 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 verktyg wrote: "Lofter, You're a dirty old man! ... and I'm not going to pick it up! but.. but .......have you located that orange mini penny farthing in the bay area yet ? i know its out there cant be that hard only a couple like that out there probably   Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:10 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 got the cross frame , and all i can say is wow . absolutely beautiful. this build will be fun for sure. now to find out what madiot had on the bike ? componets wise wisey. dont worry pictures to follow of the frame and lugs dang if i only had a black renault elf winter jersey lets hear ur thoughts     gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  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.