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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:41 am |
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Muchocapucho |
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I guess i just found out, that my bike is the Tour de France line (see Thread: Gitane TDF en france. The pics of that bike helped me identify my Bike, which took about a month.) I Hope, that I am not wrong. The only thing I dont know yet nothing about is what kind of a
- Bottom Bracket
- Headset
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It is rather important, because I would like to buy nos parts for my bike and possibly (first wait and see what happens to the old parts and also listen what some bike store mates tell me) replace them. Anyway, it is damn unbelievable how good those two parts still work, after so many years (I do not know if they ever have been replaced by the first owner).
Concerning the strangely hanging derailleur on the pictures: it is a faulty one which I replace yesterday, so the chain is not too short!
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:02 am |
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sandranian |
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Nice bike. Love the seat stay caps.
The headset and BB are likely Stronglight. |
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:23 pm |
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verktyg |
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Greetings,
None of my comments should be construed as being negative as everything on the bike looks to be decent quality.
The frame appears to be a 1976 Tour de France with an all Reynolds 531 tubing.
It looks like it's either been upgraded over time or maybe partially parted out and reassembled into somewhat of a frankenbike.
For example the brakes, seat and seatpost are from a different era. The Simplex derailleurs look like ones from the early 80s and so on.
The bars and stem look original but not the headset.
By 1976 Gitane had switched from Sugino back to Stronglight cranks but they could be original.
Here's what I would expect on a 1976 TdF:
Stronglight 93 Cranks
Stronglight P3 Headset
Huret Success Derailleurs
MAFAC 2000 or Competition Brakes
Rubis Fluted, Chrome Plated Straight Steel Seatpost
Ideale 2000 Saddle
Lyotard 460D Pedals
Normandy High Flange Hubs with Mavic Modular E 27" Clincher Rims
Guild Bars
Belleri Stem
Your bike has Simplex Criterium Levers
I've seen TdFs with Simplex Criterium Derailleurs instead of the titanium Huret Success models. |
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_________________ Chas.
SF Bay Area, CA USA
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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 |
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 1976 TdF | | | | | |
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:33 pm |
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Muchocapucho |
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verktyg wrote: |
Greetings,
None of my comments should be construed as being negative as everything on the bike looks to be decent quality.
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Hi verktyg,
first of all, thanks for your help. Second, i am really impressed by your effort and will and of course knowledge too for helping others to answer all their questions (i have read a lot of threads yesterday before i registered and I must say, you do a great job in this forum). Then, concerning your "negative" comments: they are not, not at all, because i am so satisfied an a sort of in love with this bike, that nothing could change my mind, especially about for example the Brakes. They are wonderful. They are italian (i dont like Campa parts, and Galli is the only italian part having the permission to mesh with my Gitane) and so differnent to all this other italian stuff, they are both, artless and beautiful, without any stupid fret (is this the right word?), puristic to the power of ten!.
Here is what the bike looked like when I got it:
Cranks: Sugino Mighty 171
BB: Sugino (35xP1 Made in Japan)
Headset: ?
Derailleurs: Simplex Prestige Criterium
Brakes: Galli Criterium
Seatpost: Stronglight Aero
Saddle: iscaselle (awful!, from late 80s I guess, maybe early 90s)
Pedals: Mikashima Unique Road
Hubs and Rims: Milremo
Bars: Guild (Belleri?)
Stem: Belleri
I changed the Front and Rear Derailleur to a
- Super LJ
The Tires, widely used, were Vittoria Georgia, now
- Wolber.
The awful iscaselle saddle has been replaced by this great ebay purchase, a Schneider Made in Italy, genuine leather. You wont believe me how comfortbale it is!!! The best purchase Ive made in the last 12 month, for just 5 Euro! I guess, nobody wanted it just because there was no imprint like Ideale or whatever they call them, those lousy, horrendous items! How great, to be no fashion victim!
What else did I "modify"?... Well, nothing else. |
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:54 pm |
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verktyg |
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My favorite, maybe all time favorite bike is my 1984 Gitane Super Corsa that I assembled as a frankenbike to use for wet weather riding.
So enjoy your bike. |
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_________________ Chas.
SF Bay Area, CA USA
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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 |
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Enjoy... | | | | | |
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:47 am |
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Muchocapucho |
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verktyg wrote: |
My favorite, maybe all time favorite bike is my 1984 Gitane Super Corsa that I assembled as a frankenbike to use for wet weather riding.
So enjoy your bike. |
Yours is Beautiful, too and very similar to mine. Which derailleur did you install on yours? Is it a simplex Super SLJ 6600? It seems so. |
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:28 am |
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greyhundguy |
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Muchocapucho,
Are you able to read the Reynolds decal above the shift levers? Is it three tubes 531?
Jay |
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:40 am |
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sandranian |
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It should be full Reynolds, judging by the chain stays. |
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:27 pm |
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Muchocapucho |
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greyhundguy wrote: |
Muchocapucho,
Are you able to read the Reynolds decal above the shift levers? Is it three tubes 531?
Jay |
Hi Jay,
the Decals are french, the Frame is full 531 not three tubes 531.
Muchocapucho |
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:02 pm |
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vanhelmont |
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Muchocapucho,
It's a beautiful bike. The mixture of parts likely just means somebody rode it and loved it. When something broke, or when he found something he liked better than what the bike came with, he changed it. You aren't going to put it in a museum, so you could do likewise, just change things that don't work, like you did with the derailleur.
If the headset and bottom bracket are working, I'd just clean and lube. It's easy to put in new ball bearings when you do that. They should last a long time with proper maintenance. |
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:36 pm |
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Muchocapucho |
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vanhelmont wrote: |
Muchocapucho,
It's a beautiful bike. The mixture of parts likely just means somebody rode it and loved it. When something broke, or when he found something he liked better than what the bike came with, he changed it. You aren't going to put it in a museum, so you could do likewise, just change things that don't work, like you did with the derailleur.
If the headset and bottom bracket are working, I'd just clean and lube. It's easy to put in new ball bearings when you do that. They should last a long time with proper maintenance. |
I still can hardly believe that this bike is not going to brake in the near future because it seems to me so damn fragile - i never had such a race bike - but then I imagine, how old the bike is and and at the same time it is still in a perfect working order.
Concerning the frame: the small tube where the rear brake is mounted, has cracked at the bottom. This tube is on the middle thinner than usually a frame is. Maybe the damage occured while the bolt has been once in the past tightened to strong, so the lower part of the tube is a kind of crimped together. I will put a picture in here tomorrow to show how serious it is (Is it something serious?) |
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:47 pm |
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greyhundguy |
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Muchocapucho wrote: |
Concerning the frame: the small tube where the rear brake is mounted, has cracked at the bottom. This tube is on the middle thinner than usually a frame is. Maybe the damage occured while the bolt has been once in the past tightened to strong, so the lower part of the tube is a kind of crimped together. I will put a picture in here tomorrow to show how serious it is (Is it something serious?) |
This short piece of tube has a seam at the bottom which is normal. Is that what you are seeing?
Jay |
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 2:40 am |
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Frenchbuilt |
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Just saw another one like ours here in France. (Blue, equiped like I wrote the other day in the last post in "Gitane TDF en france") Pretty sure that your bike is all original except seat and post, pedals, wheels and hubs, brakes.
They made (it appears) many blue ones.
Dan |
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:50 am |
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Muchocapucho |
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greyhundguy wrote: |
Muchocapucho wrote: |
Concerning the frame: the small tube where the rear brake is mounted, has cracked at the bottom. This tube is on the middle thinner than usually a frame is. Maybe the damage occured while the bolt has been once in the past tightened to strong, so the lower part of the tube is a kind of crimped together. I will put a picture in here tomorrow to show how serious it is (Is it something serious?) |
This short piece of tube has a seam at the bottom which is normal. Is that what you are seeing?
Jay |
Well, to me it seems more than that but I am not a pro in judging that, so I hope I am wrong. Here is a picture.
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:08 am |
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greyhundguy |
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Muchocapucho,
Well, it does have the typical seam AND appears that the brake mounting bolt was overtightened causing it to crimp/bend/dent inward.
Maybe Chas. will know if this a structural problem or if it is just cosmetic.
Jay |
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