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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:27 pm |
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poufthecascadeur |
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One of my dream bikes is the 1983/84 team Pro.
So when i met one of my friends playing bike polo with a gitane frame with vitus rear drop out and a number tab similar to a team Pro ,i realized that my dream could be finally true.
He finally accepted to give it to me last week-end.
Here a picture of the bike before my friends puts a lot of stickers on all the tubes
I worked 2 hours to put off all these sitckers
To my mind the colors of this frame was a limited edition "série spéciale" but i had to resolved to look for the right model when i discovered the reynolds 501 stickers
It was a 1988 Gitane Triomphe. |
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:41 pm |
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poufthecascadeur |
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I was disappointed ! how could a middle range bike have a number tab?!
It was one of the mystery of the Cycles Gitane!
So i decided to put all the components i had of a team Pro (modolo brakes,Cinelli stem,stronglight crankset,maillard pedals.....)
except the saddle (i going to buy a white turbo ), the rear dérailleur ( i have the good simplex one but i love the mavic !),the seat post (i have to install simplex one) and the wheels (i have just the front one with maillard hub)
It's now a Team Pro Replica
Not perfect but so frenchie!
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:54 pm |
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trois tubes |
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:58 pm |
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Wisey |
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Joined: 19 May 2009 |
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Location: Brisbane, Australia |
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That is a great looking bike! Thank you for sharing. |
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_________________ Kind Regards,
Wisey
Delta Dreamin' |
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:20 pm |
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verktyg |
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The frame is made of Reynolds 501 tubing. It was introduced to compete against some of the less expensive Columbus and Vitus tubes.
501 is no slouch but it has the same wall thickness - 7/10 (.07mm x 1.0mm) as used in most Reynolds 531 frames.
It probably has the same frame geometry as the 1984 and later top line Gitanes so it should be a nice riding bike.
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_________________ Chas.
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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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:58 am |
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poufthecascadeur |
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First ride yesterday with my daughter :a climb of 8kms.
It was really a great pleasure,the frame is stiff,it doesn't bend under the effort .
The geometry is just perfect,the fork filters well the imperfections of the road.
And for the components,the mavic derailleur works perfectly in silence , the modolo brakes are for me more powerfull than the campagnolo record.
To sum up i was surprised by this middle range frame!
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:06 am |
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sandranian |
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Glad to hear you liked the bike.
I am always jealous of the pics you post here and on FB. Some day, I'll make it out there to ride with you! |
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:07 am |
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sandranian |
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Oh...and thanks for rescuing this Gitane! |
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:57 pm |
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poufthecascadeur |
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Thank You Stephan!
may be one day i could show you the beautiful road of South of France la cote d'Azur/Le Mont Faron/Le Mont Ventoux ...and share our passion for cycling around a table with some glasses of french Vine! |
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