gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » 197? gitane track frame Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  197? gitane track frame   Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:35 pm brokenleg Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Posts: 9 Location: montreal canada just pourchast this frame whitch i think is a mexico is there a way to find out the year i lookt at the catalogs you posted they where a lot of help 1974 ? 1975 ? newer older. any way to find out _________________ vintage track   Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:36 pm lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 its not a 74 , 75 im guessing, does it have a stronglight headset? that would make it a mexico.the super piste was all campy. 76 also has those decals. Mexico   Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:37 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area It's a 1974-76 Mexico with either a Stronglight P3 headset or a standard Gitane headset. Gitane Headset The 3 main tubes are made of butted Reynolds 531 tubing with lesser quality forks and stays. The BB and headset are probably metric and it will take a 22.0mm stem. Hint, Nitto forged aluminum stems are marked 22.2mm but are usually 22.1mm and will fit in most French steering tubes. Last edited by verktyg on Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:37 am; edited 2 times in total _________________ 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   Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:45 am brokenleg Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Posts: 9 Location: montreal canada tks for the replys strong light bb no marking on the hs so i gess its a gitane i was wondering what the b m and the number 73 on the lugs ment .the cain stay is pretty ding up do you have any sug on paint color car paint code ? for tuch ups. _________________ vintage track Bocama Lugs   Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:32 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area brokenleg wrote: tks for the replys strong light bb no marking on the hs so i gess its a gitane i was wondering what the b m and the number 73 on the lugs ment .the cain stay is pretty ding up do you have any sug on paint color car paint code ? for tuch ups. The "B M" is actually BCM which stands for Bocama brand lugs. The number 73 is the angle of the lug indicating the the head or seat tube is 73°. The bottom lug on the head tube may be marked 56 or 57 indicating the lower angle too. French road bikes back then usually had 72° head and seat tube angles. Track bikes were 73° or 74° angles. Take the frame to a hobby shop or auto parts store and try to find some paint that comes close to matching. Hobby shops probably sell Testors which make a metallic blue that is a little darker that your frame color. You may be able to get a closer match with some auto touch up paint. Use several light, thin coats of paint. You just want to camouflage the scratches. Once you put some shiny parts on the bike, scratches are less noticeable at 10 feet (3 meters). Before (note this was before I cleaned off the dirt) After _________________ 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   Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:06 pm brokenleg Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Posts: 9 Location: montreal canada tks for the knolege verry helpful but after tryng to touch up the bike i came to the conclusion that it had to many scrache to fix so im going full restoration . all i need is to find the right color (blue) .i saw the decals at cyclomondo are they good quality. _________________ vintage track Right color Blue   Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:21 am koudekla Joined: 11 Dec 2012 Posts: 2 Location: Paris (France) Hi, i am french, living in Paris. I have a Gitane frame ( Tour de France 1977?) and i want to repaint it. Same Metallic Blue than yours. Do you find a paint code? Is your bike finished? Have you some pics? Regards from Paris Not Metallic Blue   Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:35 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Greetings, Those bikes were painted with what the Brits call Flamboyant and the US candy apple lacquer. They used a white, silver or gold undercoat with a dyed transparent top coat. That's why they tended to fade in direct sunlight. In the case of your bikes the top coat used a blue dye. In later years they used metallic paint. _________________ 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 Metallic Paint   Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:56 am koudekla Joined: 11 Dec 2012 Posts: 2 Location: Paris (France) Thank you Verktyg for your answer. Do you know a paint code for this metallic paint used later? May be it 's easier to use Metallic paint than silver undercoat + Candy Apple lacquer? Re: Metallic Paint   Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:29 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area koudekla wrote: Thank you Verktyg for your answer. Do you know a paint code for this metallic paint used later? May be it 's easier to use Metallic paint than silver undercoat + Candy Apple lacquer? I doubt that you will ever find a paint code number as the original Gitane organization went out of business many years ago. You can probably get a decent color match at an automotive paint supply company. They have color matching equipment. Metallic paint is ALWAYS easier to apply than the transparent Candy Apple colors. _________________ 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   Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:52 am brokenleg Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Posts: 9 Location: montreal canada here is the finish product the blue is a bit darker then i expected.Fond a few parts on ebay. i will post more picture when i finish my bilt. thanks again for all the tips an the info on the forum this is a great site keep it up _________________ vintage track Wow !!   Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:35 pm smilingroadrunner Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 278 Location: Salina, Ks. Nice Job----looks Great !!! ________________ I Like Steel !!! C.A. Salina, Ks.   Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:25 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Did you have the shop decal remade as well? _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com shop decal   Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:14 am brokenleg Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Posts: 9 Location: montreal canada no its original i took a haire dryer and sloly heated the glue and removed it i maneged to get it off and put it in a steaker collecter binder that my dauther had.you have to be very careful the old foil rips very esely _________________ vintage track   Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:21 pm trois tubes Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 136 Ça c'est du travail de qualité - BRAVO !!! 197? gitane track frame     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 2   Goto page 1, 2  Next 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.