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 Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:19 pm |
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| VintageBiker |
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Found this wonderful looking bike on the Velospace website.
http://velospace.org/node/45869
But is this a Pro? A closer look at the frame (the lugs), the chromed cable clamps and no bidon mount make me doubt that.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:40 am |
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| verktyg |
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Greetings,
During the 70s and 80s Gitane and the other large bike makers (Peugeot, Motobecane and Raleigh) made models for specific markets like France, the UK, Netherlands, the US, the East Bloc and so on.
This bike has the Campy components that a Pro would have but the tubing sticker looks like it's only the 3 main tubes are Reynolds 531.
Here's a 1977 Olympic Record which would have been the equivalent to a Pro
All Reynolds 531 sticker:
Notice how nicely the seat stay caps are finished versus the bike being discussed.
This is is a 1979 Gitane Team bike with all French components.
So, it could be a Gitane Pro made for the Dutch market. |
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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
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:07 am |
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Looking at the '78 brochure it could be a Trophée de France 1848, the 3 main tubes Reynolds/Campy version.
I really, really like the '78 line. Last summer an original Olympic Record in Gitane blue suddenly appeared on Ebay. Straight from France. In spite the frame was too low for me (54 cm) I bought the bike. In the meantime I'm searching for an original 60 cm frame... |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:02 am |
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| verktyg |
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| VintageBiker wrote: |
| Looking at the '78 brochure it could be a Trophée de France 1848, the 3 main tubes Reynolds/Campy version. |
I think that you're right...  |
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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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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:33 pm |
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| VintageBiker wrote: |
| I think that you're right... |
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