gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » check this out    View previous topic :: View next topic  check this out   Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:10 pm lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 what do u think? [/img]   Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:15 pm lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 ugh!   Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:27 pm Paul Wiseman Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 584 Location: Brisbane, Australia Ok Don, please tell me that you bought, traded, swindled or at least stole that thing. Is it unpainted, or is that some sort of coppery/gold paint? Hairline cracks on the delta wing clamp? What is the delta bar made from? Looks molded. Is that a crack running around the base and then up the head tube, or is it just paint scratches? For all those people who believe that integrated headsets are new..... ! I still think they look better in blue...... _________________ Wisey Brisbane, Australia 1974 Paris - Nice 1985 Defi 1985 Victoire 1985 Victoire (yes, another one!) 1985 Professionnel   Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:59 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 yeah it seemed to be a gold, copper crome maybe at one time .the delta wing ,has the clamp-on under the wing instead of on top like the earlier ones. it almost felt as if the wing was early carbon.i tapped it with my finger and it sounded either a very very light alluminum or carbon. the wing sounded hollow . the bar ends are definately smaller than regular bars of that time period. the points at the end are rubber and just push into the ends.the frame tubes on this were smaller than my 81 tt bike.mine were reynolds 531 maybe these would be perhaps made of columbus?the top tube was more oval than round like my 81. the decals were not the originals. u could see were there were decal lines on the tubes. the back chain stays both had some kind of wolber decal on it . also the chain stays were more round instead of areo like my 81 as were the forks. you could also make out decal lines on the fork blades. it does have a limited turning radius.the drops were campy.it had a regular seat post clamp instead of a screw in like the 81. as far as parts , nothing that i havent seen on ebay alot. it had black anadized campy sr cranks and bb , wolber profile 20 700c rear rim with campy record rear hub,wolber profile 18 650c front wheel with what looked to be a 80mm mavic hub. advocet saddle. i appreciate the folks who took their time to show me this bike .they were very kind . Last edited by lofter on Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:03 am; edited 1 time in total   Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:01 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 those were not cracks in the head tube just scratches to the paint .weighed in at close to 17 lbs. we had a really old scale that i didnt trust tho.   Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:26 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Could the delta's wing have been made of fiberglass? Also, it appears that the paint oxidized or faded, except where it was either covered by a sticker or partially shaded or protected by grease (the bottom bracket area). Do you buy that one??? _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com fibreglass   Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:14 pm Paul Wiseman Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 584 Location: Brisbane, Australia I reckon you're probably right sandman. If it was carbon, then they were way, way, way ahead of the game at the time, not to mention spending some mega $$$$. But any surfboard shop could have knocked up fibre glass for them. Just not as light is all. Aparently, many of the lower end "carbon" frames on the market today are actually carbon & glass fibre composites. Buyer beware! There must have been several generations of the bar itself. I have noticed the aluminium looking ones of 84, the white one in the "models" page on this site that seems to have ribbed airfoils on the top surface, flat leading edge vs raked leading edge, and this molded version. I have also noticed at least three different headset arrangements. _________________ Wisey Brisbane, Australia 1974 Paris - Nice 1985 Defi 1985 Victoire 1985 Victoire (yes, another one!) 1985 Professionnel   Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:15 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California The fiberglass idea came to me from the 1984 catalogue. Read this page...under the first paragraph section...it talks about fiberglass in bicycle design. http://www.gitaneusa.com/images/catalog/1984_pg3.jpg _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:45 pm lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 yep i bet it is fribreglass   Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:01 pm Paul Wiseman Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 584 Location: Brisbane, Australia Hmmmm................ Fibreglass "frame" design? Makes me wonder about those prototype bikes that were stolen....... Fibreglass aero frames? _________________ Wisey Brisbane, Australia 1974 Paris - Nice 1985 Defi 1985 Victoire 1985 Victoire (yes, another one!) 1985 Professionnel fibreglass   Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:20 pm Paul Wiseman Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 584 Location: Brisbane, Australia FIR fibreglass wheels. Not sure what the frame was made from. From Winning Magazine (British edition) July 1989. You woulda thunk that fibreglass was out by then, but......... _________________ Wisey Brisbane, Australia 1974 Paris - Nice 1985 Defi 1985 Victoire 1985 Victoire (yes, another one!) 1985 Professionnel Re: fibreglass   Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:22 pm Paul Wiseman Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 584 Location: Brisbane, Australia Paul Wiseman wrote: FIR fibreglass wheels. Not sure what the frame was made from. From Winning Magazine (British edition) July 1989. You woulda thunk that fibreglass was out by then, but......... _________________ Wisey Brisbane, Australia 1974 Paris - Nice 1985 Defi 1985 Victoire 1985 Victoire (yes, another one!) 1985 Professionnel Speaking of Delta:   Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:00 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Check out the poster I just obtained...cool thing is that it is the "700c" version of the bike (both wheels are the same size). _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com check this out     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.