gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » nice piece    View previous topic :: View next topic  nice piece   Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:07 am Frenchbuilt Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 443 Nice piece basically described as "nail remover"   Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:11 am NebraskaGuy Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 23 Location: Lincoln, NE I have a couple of those on my '76 Interclub. After ccollege, I lived in Boise, Idaho for a few years. Lots of thorns got picked up by my bike's tires. I was fixing flats almost daily until I put the nail pullers on. (sometimes called "thorn pullers.") Eugene Sloan mentions them in the old bike bible. "The Complete Book of Bicycling." _________________ Russ Ah! To feel the wind in my hair . . .   Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:58 am scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA I've also heard them called tire savers - that's a little different one than what I've seen. _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com nice piece     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.