gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » is it worth it ?    View previous topic :: View next topic  is it worth it ?   Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:12 pm lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 is this bike worth doing a restore on ? i have a forum member willing to help me out in getting this ,although he probably hates me for taking so long to make up my mind , that and me being a little short on cash right now. the price is dirt cheap but shipping this thing over would be very costly. i would hate to destroy the the original paint but as you can see its very rusty in places. any thoughts on this ? help me out here. and what date do you think it is . im guessing early 60's or 50's. Interesting bike   Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:53 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area DON"T REPAINT IT! Neat bike. I like the color combination but old paint that oxidized doesn't clean up well. In this instance it may be a case of justifiable "pianticide". Speaking of oxidized, much of the plated steel on the bike is reverting back to iron ore! It could be very expensive to restore, like a 1935 Nash! But who am I to questions others passions! _________________ 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 Mar 24, 2011 5:33 am Christophe Joined: 06 Nov 2010 Posts: 29 Location: France Relax, Lofter, I don't hate anyobody, at least in this forum _________________ Christophe   Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:42 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 thanks christophe, chas, any idea on the date of these componets ? im thinking this bike is late fifties or early sixties . ive seen those fenders before on a couple old gitane mopeds. ill find the pics here in a bit.   Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:28 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area lofter wrote: chas, any idea on the date of these componets ? im thinking this bike is late fifties or early sixties . ive seen those fenders before on a couple old gitane mopeds. ill find the pics here in a bit. Definitely a bike for riding around "le ville". The down tube decal dates it to the mid 60s, maybe 1967? The 5 speed freewheel plus what looks like a Shimano RD would have been from the 70s. Maybe they were added later. The tires are probably 650B. _________________ 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 Mar 24, 2011 4:49 pm lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 it has cantilevers on the front and not on the back and the rings on the side of the forks. check out the winged hubs. thats a shimano deraileur?.its the fenders thats throwing me off.   Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:32 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Very cool! Yes, it's worth it. And I don't agree about not repainting it, as long as you are willing to spend some serious $$$ to have it done right! _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com is it worth it ?     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 1   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.