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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:44 pm |
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BKRacer |
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Joined: 03 Dec 2008 |
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Location: Chico Ca |
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I got finished with restoring my 72 Tour de France and have been loving it! Ride it almost every day! I had to sand down some rust and repaint part of the top tube, and it turned out quite well. I also used Coca Cola to take a little bit of rust off some of the parts. Along with a bit of elbow grease and some steel wool (thanks Chas) the bike turned out quite well. The chrome gleams in the sun... Makes me smile!
Cheers, Scott |
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:11 pm |
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verktyg |
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Joined: 14 Jan 2007 |
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Location: SF Bay Area |
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Scott,
You did a great job! It looks better than new!
Chas. |
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:54 pm |
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Wisey |
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Joined: 19 May 2009 |
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Location: Brisbane, Australia |
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Wonderful job Scott. |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:37 pm |
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mcldtr |
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Joined: 17 May 2009 |
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Location: bethlehem ,pa |
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I have the same bike and I'm working on it and riding the heck out of it ENJOY |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:06 pm |
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scozim |
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Location: Ellensburg, WA |
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Very nice, indeed. Great to see another excellent Gitane on the road. |
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:49 pm |
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BKRacer |
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Joined: 03 Dec 2008 |
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Location: Chico Ca |
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I am having a bunch of fun on my new/old bike!! Glad you guys approve! |
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:01 am |
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Peter S. Horn |
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Joined: 15 Oct 2007 |
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Great job, Scott. I've long been inclined towards velos like this TDF; a top echelon road bike, but more accessible (in it's time) than many of the fancy road racers of the day.
Bienvenue,
Peter H. |
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