gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » Brooks Saddles - About and History    View previous topic :: View next topic  Brooks Saddles - About and History   Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:15 am Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK For all Brooks aficionados (myself included), here's an interesting overview documentary in two parts. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9w-y24Waz4&feature=related Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYirlnS19-s&feature=related Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle   Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:17 am greyhundguy Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 678 Location: South-Central VIRGINIA Thanks Tim. That was GREAT! I posted the links to another list and gave a credit to you. Regards, Jay _________________ Dance like nobody is watching.   Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:36 pm Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK It is a nice video and thanks for the note Jay although I feel the credit should really go to the makers. I'll keep my eye out for any more. Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle L'eroica   Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:03 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Tim, Thanks for the great links. The footage of the old bikes was probably from the L'eroica race/ride that takes place every year in Northern Italy. L'eroica is kind of a blend of Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Brest-Paris with Pros, amateurs, bike collectors and tourists. I think it was originally supposed to be a celebration of old bikes and period cycling clothing. Much of it is ridden on unpaved crushed white limestone roads. You wont see many Gitanes or other French bike there, lot's of "sick room" green though! It's sort of like the Italian celebration of the French wine harvest! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2zVUpbGwI&feature=related Chas.   Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:46 am Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK Thanks for the great link too Chas. Wonderful stuff. It does indeed look very much like L'Eroica, absolutely. What a refreshment stop! Now, that's cycling. I've noticed that Brooks tend to use quite a lot of these retro shots and imagery in their marketing. There was none of that glamour when I bought my Pro, just a very small black and white photo in a catalogue but like the guys at Condor say, it will out last the rider! I love the way the L'Eroica riders get in to the retro look for the event. This is one event I would love to go to - the middle distance. Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle L'Eroica   Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:16 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Here's some pics taken at L'Eroica by some of the local folks that I ride with. They packed up their Italian bikes and took their families over for a vacation. http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/NITROBOBs-GARAGE/L-EROICA-2006/Sunday/?g2_page=2 Chas.   Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:58 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California I want to do this at least once in my lifetime. And yes...I will be riding a certain French bike to remind all the pasta-eaters that French bikes kicked their arses in the past. _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com Re: L'Eroica   Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:43 am Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK verktyg wrote: Here's some pics taken at L'Eroica by some of the local folks that I ride with. They packed up their Italian bikes and took their families over for a vacation. http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/NITROBOBs-GARAGE/L-EROICA-2006/Sunday/?g2_page=2 Chas. Thanks Chas. I feel that this really is one of THE events that I want to attend. The more I see shots the more it makes me want to go. Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle White Roads   Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:27 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Tim, I hear that riding the "white roads" (unpaved crushed limestone) can be quite a challenge for tires, bikes and riders alike. After a short stint on some paved roads you hit the white roads in the hills. Too much work for me... On another note, I was out riding sewups (tubs) yesterday. It was a perfect warm cloudless Fall day. Climbing was a joy. I was on my 1980 Bertin Team bike not a Gitane but I'm in the process of building up my early 90s Gitane Team? bike with sewups. This is the one that I got from someone in the UK. http://www.gitaneusa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=783 Chas.   Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:37 am Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK Chas, Thanks for the heads up on the surface. The hills don't look to be too severe but I'd be prepared to give the ride a go. I would plump for tubs, plus a few backups too. The '90s Gitane from the UK was a keen buy and I'm looking forward to seeing shots of the final machine in all its glory. Rides on clear days just don't get any better. Any (well, most) bike is a joy for me to ride, although I don't have a Bertin. Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle Work in progress update   Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:11 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area I posted an updated picture of the work in progress. http://www.gitaneusa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4380#4380 Chas.   Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:39 pm Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK The machine is looking very good Chas. You bought well. 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