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Frenchbuilt

Hi, I picked up this one which was listed for over two years on a e selling site here in France.

It was in the middle of nowhere and I believe that the seller had forgotten he had it listed and was surprised when I bought it by internet.

It is all original and I believe to be a early 90's Team Replica

It has a full Sachs Huret New Success group set and a Vitus Gti triple butted frame. Campagnolo drop outs. The same specs as in the 1990 catalogue but with the later New Success groupo. Rigida rims etc.

The cranks are chromed aluminum and there is an original SFK bottom bracket.

Very nice group set with indexed shifters and very nice Sachs/Maillard hubs. Modolo/Mavic/Sachs brakes

Used by someone that rode for Renault (so said the seller who fell off the bike 10 years ago and never used it again)

This is what happens when some "a..hole" sold me a bike with stripped out extractor threads. (my fault for not checking)

Frozen rock solid and since trashed anyway used famous Miller Special Mopar tool to pop it off. Overkill but worked.

Thanks, dan

scozim

Sweet looking team replica. I like the color scheme of that era.

How's it ride?

Frenchbuilt

I don't know yet. It took a can of wd40 just to get it loose and things turning.