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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 12:01 am |
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Not an Olympic, it's a 1976 Tour de France. Still, a very good deal! 
Notice the Bernard Hinault sticker on the seat tube? |
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 8:14 am |
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 10:55 pm |
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| Still don't know the difference? Thanks, Dan |
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 1:33 am |
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| Still don't know the difference? Thanks, Dan |
There were some variations in the frames for each of those models... 
After closer examination I think that the bike is a late 1975? not a 1976 Tour de France.
Here's why, per the 1975 poster in the catalog section:
http://www.gitaneusa.com/images/catalog/1975/poster.jpg
TdF had Sugino cranks with black chainrings and Simplex Criterium derailleurs.
Here's where it gets sticky... the 1974 and 75 TdFs had 3 main tubes Reynolds.
The 1976 TdFs had all Reynolds frames. The bike in question is all Reynolds 531 tubing too.
The 1976 TdFs had the willow leaf seat stay caps. So does this French bike as did the 1976 Gitane Olympic models.
The French bike has Normandy Competition hubs, MAFAC 2000 brakes, a straight steel seatpost and a Stronglight P3 headset.
Clear as mud so far? 
All of the flavors of the Olympic models had all Campagnolo components except for the Super Olympic bikes had Campy brakes. The others had MAFAC brakes.
1976 Super Olympic
Hope this helps...  |
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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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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 2:38 pm |
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Thanks for help! Funny poster with guy with no shirt next to girl that dresses for winter (my French wife dresses like this!) And pretty serious looking "mature" Gitane rider. Interesting that the catalogues from this period have the bikes slightly tipped up and not dead on side views.
So who knows?, they probably didn't.
Dan
PS. I have had 4 Gitanes like the one for sale. All had full Reynolds and Two had the capped stays. All had chrome rears with Huret. One I bought from original owner who still had original catalogue the dealer gave him with the price of the bike written in hand and marked down in hand "Tour De France" |
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