gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » My Gitane is ready! Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic    Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:30 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 Holger wrote: And yes there is another new frame like mine from the same source, but it only got 54cm center bottom / top seattube. Its in the hands of a friend wich would eventually sell it cause its to small for him. check your pm   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:18 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Criminy Lofter...you after that one as well? _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:40 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 you want it ? do you really think the delta is coming up at a reasonable price ?ive got the $$$ in had sittin here waiting but criminy , im just bout ready to forget it and this probably would be a hell of alot cheaper. plus id probably sell off one or two of the 84's   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:41 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 my goal is to have the top end bike from every year of the eighties up to 89 .plus the holy grail , or grails   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:45 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California What I "want" and what I will buy are two completely different things. Right now, all of my money is going into my house, which is being remodelled...so I would rather you get all of the stuff that is out there, instead of it going someplace where we may never see it again. I view all of the items owned by the people who are active on this list as part of my "extended collection" anyways! And regarding that Delta track bike...it is cursed, and I am hoping it doesn't sell at all. One of us will run into it at a garage sale for $40 one of these days.... _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:53 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California The only ones I will fight you for are: (1) Delta TT bike, in either color variation (preferrably, Systeme U); (2) The 1988 Team Replica. I will have both of those bikes someday, size 54 ctc. _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:54 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Lofter: Did you get my email yesterday responding to the letter you sent me? _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:58 am Holger Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 62 Location: Germany/Stuttgart by the way before i start looking at this site i dont even know what a Delta bike is. Nowadays i like to have one, but sometimes i think, most of the collectable bikes are allready in the U.S.A.! Have you ever been at a `velorendezvous`event? Just saw a video on `youtube`, looks great. P.S. it would be a honour for me if you put my bike on gitane.usa Holger   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:12 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California I was at the velo rendezvous event in Pasadena two years ago, and want to go again this year, but with more Gitane stuff to show off! Just a matter of timing for me, really. It is a great event, but most of the people are really into the small "craft" bikes, not mass-produced bicycles for the proletariat like Gitane. There are LOADS of Gitane in France and Germany...but specially in France, which go for a lot less than they sell for here. I would imagine that you could find some pretty cool old stuff if you looked around at some antique shops in small towns in France. In the USA, everything must be found on Ebay or craigslist...and they usually go for premium prices. There is a new craze here -- the fixed gear fad -- which has inflated the selling price of older steel bicycles here (even crappy ones now seem to be going for $$). As far as Deltas are concerned, we have only seen one in the USA, and it was the Track version. There was one listed on French ebay about 3 years ago, but the person had 0 feedback and didn't return emails, so it may have been a fraud. However, I would venture to guess that there may be a few in France...but almost none in the USA. At least no one has been able to locate one. Being in Europe...and not far from France...you are in a better position to pick up Gitanes than anyone here. But who knows, really! _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:19 am Holger Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 62 Location: Germany/Stuttgart well, theres a new event like the l´eroica but in Belgium maybe i`ll join it this year. www.retroronde.be There should be more french bikes, like in italy.   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:55 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 sandranian wrote: Lofter: Did you get my email yesterday responding to the letter you sent me? yes i did and i appreciate everything you gave me .... i really do . i feel the same way about gitanes . i want to see the gitanes go to forum members right here who appreciate them . i enjoy them alot . its fun to collect the parts to put on them .everything about them is fun to me . its my escape from the mad world we live in sometimes.just talking about them is fun and look how much weve learned.i feel that i know all the regulars here on the forums even tho ive only met them in cyberspace. wish we could all meet up together somewhere sometime. i kinda faded from the cycling when they went to super u so the 88 isnt a biggie on my want list .even tho i have the decal set , which i think gtane has one if im not mistaken right?i need to send the scan to cyclomundo so he can have them to reproduce. maybe someday we can have a decal library right here so if someone needs em we could just send the scans to whoever to make. later for now   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:17 pm Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK Lofter, I do have the '88 Replica. Further on from your idea, perhaps there is the possibility of an inaugural 'International Gitane Meeting' at some point - France maybe fitting. Stephan, what might be a good idea, for the forum/website, is a gallery area for each year and model, where everyone could show their Gitanes. Not only that, this feature would make for a superb virtual museum. There are so many wonderful machines within the forum that could be extracted for this purpose. Could that be a workable idea for the new website? Holger, Retro Ronde Looks like another one to add to the list. Thanks for the lead, I've never heard of that ride before but if the photos are anything to go by then it's got to be done. I'm a very new member to the site and currently only have one Gitane but I've been so enthused by the knowledge and interest in the marque from all members that I'm very tempted to expand my Gitane stable. Last edited by Gtane on Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:34 pm; edited 1 time in total _________________ Everything has a cycle   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:30 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California The Gitane Gallery is a great idea...so I just created it! Thanks so much for that idea! _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com Gallery area   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:37 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Stephan, Theres a group devoted to Raleigh Team bikes, the red yellow and black ones. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TI_RALEIGH_TEAM_PROS/ You have to register with Yahoo Groups to access the site but registration is easy. They have some features like a registry and photo gallery that you might want to check out. I think that you have the best layed out site I've encountered and I've been online since 1995. Chas.   Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:46 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Thanks...my web guy Biorn will appreciate that! By the way, this site started as a Yahoo Group, because it was free and easy to use. The advantage here is that we have almost unlimited space, and a website to help draw people to the site. I have been saying for months that the website will be redone...and it will be updated and renewed, which should draw further interest! _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com My Gitane is ready!     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 2 of 3   Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next 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.