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 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:21 am |
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| sandranian |
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Here is something interesting for sale on French Ebay. Keep in mind that Renault purchased Gitane in the 1970's. This appears to be a mid-1970's Gitane Tour de France, but with "Renault" decals. It has all the tell tale signs of a Gitane, including the really nice paint finish around the fork crown!
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Renault-Badged Gitane frame | | | | | |
| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:29 pm |
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| verktyg |
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| sandranian wrote: |
| ....including the really nice paint finish around the fork crown! |
Easy now, that's the sign of hand workmanship (you know the little black oval stickers with the red hand that they used to put on the seat tubes). 
I wonder if this may have been some kind of promo bike. You know, buy a Gitane, get a free Renault! 
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:19 pm |
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| Peter S. Horn |
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That is not as surprising as one might think. First; as stated, Renault had purchased Gitane in the mid-1970's.
Secondy  l; I recall, in the French cycling press of the time that Renault was planning to commence building bicycles. If this scenario is correct, they apparently, built a few! Logically, who else would build these velos? However, Gitane was soon sold again, eventually to Cycle-Europe. So much for these velos!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:07 am |
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