gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » Gitanes on eBay Goto page Previous  1, 2    View previous topic :: View next topic    Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:45 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 tim , team pros have a chromed chain stay   Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:53 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 [quote="Gtane"] trois tubes wrote: So Gitane did have their own separate race division for pro machines, rather like Raleigh and Bianchi for example. I wonder if any of the race division frames were out sourced or were they all built in-house (excepting those that were specifically made for the top pros by individual frame builders and specialist companies but branded Gitane on race day). Thanks Tim heres nicolas interviewing hinault "In fact, from what I’ve seen, they were handcrafted…in the factory. The best workers were assigned to the professional bikes. So there was a special treatment for these? Yes, this is a bit like a luxurious car. Depending on the rider, the frame had to be shorter here, longer there…it had to be top notch. And the material that was used was not available for retail. We’ve had Reynolds 753, 531…3/10, 5/10…not many people could use that. so yes it seems they were built inhouse.   Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:17 am Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK lofter wrote: tim , team pros have a chromed chain stay Thanks Lofter. I wondered if it had been resprayed considering the transfers. Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle   Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:24 am Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK [quote="lofter"] Gtane wrote: trois tubes wrote: So Gitane did have their own separate race division for pro machines, rather like Raleigh and Bianchi for example. I wonder if any of the race division frames were out sourced or were they all built in-house (excepting those that were specifically made for the top pros by individual frame builders and specialist companies but branded Gitane on race day). Thanks Tim heres nicolas interviewing hinault "In fact, from what I’ve seen, they were handcrafted…in the factory. The best workers were assigned to the professional bikes. So there was a special treatment for these? Yes, this is a bit like a luxurious car. Depending on the rider, the frame had to be shorter here, longer there…it had to be top notch. And the material that was used was not available for retail. We’ve had Reynolds 753, 531…3/10, 5/10…not many people could use that. so yes it seems they were built inhouse. Lofter, Thanks for this, that's great. I remember that point and the reason I queried it was because of the top consumer machines/replicas and their possible point of origin. Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle   Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:27 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 Gtane wrote: lofter wrote: tim , team pros have a chromed chain stay Thanks Lofter. I wondered if it had been resprayed considering the transfers. Tim i think it has tim , this is a 83 .... i mean 84 catalog bike its a 83 repainted , see the braze on for the front deraileur.   Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:08 pm Gtane Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 681 Location: UK Thanks Lofter, great insight. I'm still wearing my brand L plates! Tim _________________ Everything has a cycle Columbus Respray Decal   Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:39 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Tim. Check the Columbus decal on the seat tube, it says RESPRAY.... _________________ Chas. SF Bay Area, CA USA ============== 1984 Criterium 1969 TdF 1971 TdF 1974 TdF 1984 TdF x 2 Bikes 1970 SC 1971 SC 1972 SC 1984 SC 1984 Team Pro 1985 Professional 1990s Team Replica Gitanes on eBay     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 2   Goto page Previous  1, 2 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.