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 Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:47 am |
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| Julien |
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Hi everyone !
First of all, please forgive my english, I'm a french guy and not really at ease with your language 
Can someone help me identifying this bike ?
It seems to be a Gitane (the honeycomb) but there is ni brand on it.
I searched on 70's catalogues, but I found nothing related to this bike, specially his full chrome frame ...
honeycomb, bocama "raccords" (i don't know the english word)
sugino crankset, Lyotard pedals
Simplex criterium gears
Normandy hubs, Mavic wheels
Brake are Mafac competition, handlebar is a 'guid, modele déposé"
Thanks for your help !!!
Julien,
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:36 am |
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| pppp |
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I am not an expert on gitanes, but untill an expert arrives I can tell you a bit about the parts.
The hubs are Normandy luxe Red lables, they are nice and I really love them.
http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=76c3b1f9-f5b4-4862-8406-618ca5cb7f4f&Enum=110
raccords = dropouts?
The bike frame is from the mid 1970's, has 3 tubes reynolds 531 and the full chrome is quite a rare find. Its a very nice bike.
Were gitane the only brand to use those dropouts/raccords? |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:51 am |
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| Julien |
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Hello pppp, and thank you ! (are we neighbour ? ) 
raccords = lugs, I found the word !
Thanks for the information, I found a lot of informations on the different parts, but the frame is still a mystery to me. |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:56 am |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:59 am |
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| Julien |
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I saw this bike on flickr, I didn't know it was on gitane USA too !
But as gitane and Renault teamed up in 1978, and my frame seems to be earlier (1975), according to the serial number, so I don't believe in a Renault frame...
Thank you anyway |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:16 am |
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| verktyg |
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| pppp wrote: |
| Were gitane the only brand to use those dropouts/raccords? |
For the most part, yes. In the mid 70s I saw a French made VeloSolex with those Huret "honeycomb" dropouts, also a Dawes from the UK. |
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SF Bay Area, CA USA
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1984 Criterium
1969 TdF
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1984 TdF x 2 Bikes
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:09 pm |
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I doubt that any of the components are original - but FWIW, those Huret DOs and long pointed lugs look familiar - as on my '74 Gitane Champion du Monde below.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:15 pm |
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| Julien |
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Hi auchencrow, thanks for your reply !
My components fit with the '75 french catalogue "Tour de France" model !
According to that theory about serial numbers, my frame is a 1975 one.
Everything matches, except the color  |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:58 pm |
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| verktyg |
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Total fantasy... 
After over a year of gathering Gitane serial numbers from Forum members, we came to the conclusion that the characters stamped into Gitane frames had no logic to them and were at best internal Gitane processing numbers!  |
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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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