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| noahspath |
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Hello,
New here, hoping to learn a little more about my Gitane Mondial. I have done numerous google searches for this model Gitane and there appears to be no record of it on the web.
It's a forest green with yellow stickers reading Cycles Gitane and Mondial. Frame tubes are Reynolds 453. Bike came outfitted with elaborate 'constructeur' style racks, both front and rear, fenders and a Soubitez generator mounted under the bottom bracket. Generator cable runs inside of the down tube and fenders - well planned! Components were all french; Simplex, Belleri, Mafac, Ideale, Maillard, Lyotard, Stronglight. All threads are british.
To my limited knowledge Gitane is not known for making loaded touring/camping bikes. Anybody have a clue as to what this bike is all about?
Oh, I should mention that I have two of them. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:13 pm |
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| Kongoken |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:36 am |
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| noahspath |
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Amazing! Thank you.
Mine is a bit different, notably the dropouts not being the Gitane style and the seat stays are brazed to the sides of seat lug.
Anyone know more about this model? |
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| | | | | | | | | Pictures, Pictures, Pictures | | | | | |
| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:34 am |
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| verktyg |
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Can you post some photos of your bike please?
The forum members are good at identifying bikes but sometimes our powers of long range perception are not very good!  |
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SF Bay Area, CA USA
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1984 Criterium
1969 TdF
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:35 pm |
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| sandranian |
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| That is a really nice bike. Very unique...not many of those around! |
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| Gitanemondial |
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Great bike... bought mine in Nuremburg Germany around 1985 and toured around most of Germany and a lot of France with it.... I still have it but it's packed away in the barn... I'm going to have to dig her out this summer.
Cheers!!! |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:25 am |
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| Gitanemondial |
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Oh and here is a picture... sorry... more of me than the bike... 
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| badbushido |
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| smilingroadrunner |
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I'm Green, with envy----nice bike and what a great touring rig this must be.
Thanks for sharing the images !!!
I Like Steel !!!!
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Salina, KS
P.S. Is it possible to post some images that demonstrate the position and mounting of the roller dynamo under-behind the bottom bracket---I think that is a neat piece of engineering. |
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| verktyg |
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Judging from the decals, it's a 1985-86 model.
I've seen a lot of conflicting information about Reynolds 453 tubing, everything from titanium (not likely) to total BS. |
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SF Bay Area, CA USA
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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 |
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 1985-86 Model | | | | | |
| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:11 am |
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| badbushido |
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| verktyg wrote: |
| Judging from the decals, it's a 1985-86 model. |
Thanks for your estimate. I dated it after an 86 catalogue I found in the web.
Regarding the components I would have guessed it to be older than 86 too.
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