gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » super corsa?    View previous topic :: View next topic  super corsa?   Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:25 pm g-funk Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Location: annadel I bought this bike a while ago. I just accepted that it was a 1970 super corsa. Now I look at this site and don't see any pics of a super corsa with the seat stay caps like this bike has. Full campy with mafac brakes. A bit of history, this bike was given to a local shop by an old man who could no longer ride it. it hung on the wall for years and now it's in my garage. the old man was spanish and said it used to be his son's bike who raced for some top level euro teams. Rear Stay Seat Caps   Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:02 pm smilingroadrunner Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 278 Location: Salina, Ks. Welcome to the Gitane USA.com forum Seems like earlier this spring (or possibly late this past winter) Chas had commented on an earlier post of a frame that had R stay caps that were extended and folded over the seat tube lug as your photo suggests. But I don't recall if his comments suggested that particular type of detail ruled out the frame being a Gitane fabrication. Certainly this would seem to be upscale frame and components. Worth further investigation---any possibility to get more info from the previous owner and/or his son. Obvious it had been repainted. I will say that the detail of the cutouts on the Rear Brake mounting looks like the detail on my '70 TdeF. It is a little unusual that it utilized a seat brake cable holder VS the rear brake cable bridge on pre and early 70's frames. There are some examples on verktyg ("To Cheap to Pass Up") and My ("dating Gitanes") posts to the forum dated Dec 23, '07 I Like Steel !!! ___________________ C.A. Salina, Ks.   Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:05 pm greyhundguy Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 678 Location: South-Central VIRGINIA Does it have Campy dropouts? Jay _________________ Dance like nobody is watching.   Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:05 pm g-funk Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Location: annadel thanks. this explains the binder bolt cable hanger. everything points to a SC but the caps on the stays. they are really beefy stays too. Definitely a Super Corsa   Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:07 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area This is definitely a late 1960s early 70s Gitane Super Corsa. Both Super Corsa and Tour de France frames came with the willow leaf shaped seatstay caps. If the brakes say Mafac Dural Forge then it's probably a 1969 or earlier bike. Mafac changed the model name from Dural Forge to Racer after 1969. Later Super Corsas came with Mafac Competition brakes. Chas.   Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:12 pm g-funk Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Location: annadel they are dual forge. any other tips to get a better hold on the year. it's a Pat.68 rear derailleur. it has cinelli bars and stem. I'm sure the campy Bar ends were added later. Super Corsa dating   Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:23 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area The Dural Forge brakes and the Pat.68 on the Campy rear derailleur suggest that this is a 1968 or 69 model. Someone cut off the rear brake cable stop bridge from the top of the seat stays. Also, this would have had a Pivo stem and handlebars not Cinelli. Chas. super corsa?     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 1 of 1   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.