gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » 1990 Catalogue - coming soon! Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  1990 Catalogue - coming soon!   Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:26 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Courtesy of list contributor Peter Horn, we are going to be adding a 1990 USA catalogue to the GitaneUSA library! It includes all of the UGLY clothing, with some really nice bikes! Here is a little "teaser": _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:31 am drummer5 Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Syracuse, NY Haha, that cover is priceless! Looking forward to this one. Catalog Pics...   Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:12 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area drummer5 wrote: Haha, that cover is priceless! Looking forward to this one. Na, it's got nothing on these: "Hey babe, want to go up to my place and do a doobie?" Then there's "Saturday Night Fever" with 12" wide bells (bell bottom pants with 12"+ cuffs) "Stayin' alive, stayin alive"... Where's John Rivolta? Disco STILL sucks! _________________ 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 Dec 05, 2009 2:48 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia Oh, wow. How cool is that Delta? _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:29 pm drummer5 Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Syracuse, NY Hah Chas, thank god that bike has a chain ring guard! elephant bells...   Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:39 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area elephant bells: Unfortunately they're making a comeback among the fashonistas! What's next, "stackies"? (platform shoes) STEPHAN! Hurry up and post the catalog so this thread doesn't get hijacked any further (actually, it's somewhat on topic because it's discussing pop culture of the era associated with our Gitanes) _________________ 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: Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:06 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California It is completely out of my hands now! I send the stuff to the web guy...and I have to wait for him to put it up! I feel like we are on a raft, adrift on a river heading quickly towards a large waterfall.... _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:46 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia Paddle faster Chas!!! _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:20 pm Peter S. Horn Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 144 Great job, Stephan! Incidentally, the dark blue/white velo, the Vitus GTI model, was the 1990 Histor-Sigma Team bike. Herman Frison won at Ghent (Ghent-Wevelgem) on April 4th, 1990, with Brian Holm in at sixth on this model. We did not get this velo in the U.S. Bienvenue, Peter H.   Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:56 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 cool a delta in a funny bike config ......awsome Back on topic, my 90s Team Gitane   Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:15 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Peter, A while back, when I posted an inquiry about a Gitane Team frame I acquired, I think that you suggested that it was ~ a 1992 model. I'm still curious about it's pedigree. eBay picture: As I built it up: The frame is made of Columbus EL-OS tubing which was only available fo ra few years staring in 1989. The mystery for me is the Gitane blue color. All other Team style frames I've seen from the late 80s on where some combination of white and black with yellow trim. I got the frame from a seller in the UK. I was in contact with him recently and he told me he got the frame from a friend who raced on it in France. Maybe the 1990 catalog my shed some light on this frame? _________________ 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: Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:58 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Its up! Enjoy, and thanks again for the scans Peter! This really fills a big hole in our collection. http://www.gitaneusa.com/catalogues03.asp _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com Gas on the fire!   Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:25 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Wisey wrote: Paddle faster Chas!!! Throw more petrol on the fire Wisey, more petrol! _________________ 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: Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:29 am Peter S. Horn Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 144 Stephan, The pleasure is all mine. After all, if you did not set up this fine site, none of this would be possible! Chas, As you know, things can, sometimes, get really fuzzy. According to my information from Torsten (Gitane, USA), the pro model, which I belive was the precursor to your very fine EL/OS, was the EL frame or Replica 2, equipped with Record. This was in 1991. Gitane had, apparently, abruptly switched from Reynolds to Columbus for it's high end road models at this time. The white bikes were 1989-1990 Reynolds 653 and 531C models. In addition, this EL/OS was a European model, an added factor. In the mid 1990's, Gitane-France also began to switch from Campagnolo to Shimano for its' top road models. The differentiation (from the earlier EL), plus the switch to Shimano components, might well explain the new (lighter blue) color, plus the Shimano dropouts. Indeed, the model was produced for a short time, to be supplanted by the Genius (TIG welded model). However, this is just one person's theory. Bienvenue, Pete H.   Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:53 pm Peter S. Horn Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 144 Chas., We're trying to narrow this down further. As mentioned; the 1991 road bike lineup (simplified) was: Columbus EL, Columbus SLX, Columbus Cromor. Checking several times in the interim, I blieve that the lineup remained unchanged through late 1993/early 1994. No mention was made of an EL/OS model so far, although my information was tentative. Around this time (no date noted) I jotted down the latest lineup as: EL/OS, Genius plus a carbon model (all framesets, only). Out of the blue, the new models. There were, no doubt, no US domestic catalogues available during this time. Here is where the gap comes in. French domestic catalogues for the1991-1994 timeframe would be a great help here! I do not doubt that EL/OS being available as early as 1989. However, I would bet that by 1991-95, we were no longer getting specifically US models, but, rather, French domestic models with minimal changes for the US. Taking to account that it was probably a UK model, I would still guess that it should be a 1993-1995 model, but, possibly, a 1992. 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