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 Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:23 am |
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| Zenon2008 |
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Dear All
I just helped my brother out cleaning his garage, and rescued an old Gitane bike that would otherwise be discarded. I would very much like to restore this bike, and I wonder if anyone here could help me out identifying the model, year and possibly components. I am especially interested in knowing the type of Simplex deraillleur to know whether it one of the good models.
I live in Norway. The pictures are found here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25961879@N02/
From what I know, it is a Reynolds 531 frame. It has a Simplex derailleur, "Mavic Racer" brakes, and a San Marco saddle.
best,
John |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:02 pm |
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| sandranian |
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It appears to be a circa 1976 Gitane Tour de France. It is one of the high-end models...just off the best frame (which would have been made of all Reynolds tubing: your's is built with the three main tubes of Reynolds).
Very nice bike, and well worth preserving. |
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