gitaneusa.com Forum Index Search found 20 matches Super Corsa? Or Tour de France?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:16 am   Subject: Super Corsa? Or Tour de France? STW   Replies: 38 Views: 62084 Great discussion. It's ontological Another way of making Chas's point is to say what IS a Super Corsa and what IS a TdeF. In the absence of truly definitive frame components to distinguis ...   ~1960 Randonneur   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:22 pm   Subject: ~1960 Randonneur STW   Replies: 14 Views: 29667 Congratulations. I see what you mean about the tool bag. Great bike. Who is the lovely gypsy lady on the headbade? Haven't seen that Gitane headbadge before; wonder if it's an older traditional ...   Vintage - but which model?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:46 pm   Subject: Vintage - but which model? STW   Replies: 20 Views: 39507 Great find Joe. Those Dura Ace brakes are very classy and interesting to guys like me who have too many N.Record braked bikes around the house. You seldom see those early ones now. My Gitane ...   1980 Gitane bike from France   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:17 am   Subject: 1980 Gitane bike from France STW   Replies: 20 Views: 34617 No, just a joke. --Mitch (Raced as an amateur for years road and track, but only a fan when at the Tour)   1980 Gitane bike from France   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:53 am   Subject: 1980 Gitane bike from France STW   Replies: 20 Views: 34617 I read an autobiography by Cyrille Guimard...you should hear what he had to say about Van Impe ! It was written in 1979 or 1980. Basically, he said that Van Impe knew nothing about tactics, had abs ...   Outed: 1988 Super Corsa 60.5cm c-t $450--not mine   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:38 am   Subject: Outed: 1988 Super Corsa 60.5cm c-t $450--not mine STW   Replies: 5 Views: 12800 Larry from Portland OR on ClassicRendezvous is selling a 1988 Gitane Super Corsa 60.5cm c-t for $450. curmudgeon1957@yahoo.com is his email He's posted photos of it at his flickr site: http:// ...   Who bought your Gitane back in the day? Tell your story.   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:09 pm   Subject: Who bought your Gitane back in the day? Tell your story. STW   Replies: 5 Views: 14593 Breaking the rear tips. That was some climb.   gintane TdF, original wheels?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:16 pm   Subject: gintane TdF, original wheels? STW   Replies: 14 Views: 27218 ...That makes about 7 or 8 of them... That's about my count too. I haven't tried any of the recent production since Selle Italia, and since they reportedly have used less selective butt leather an ...   Who bought your Gitane back in the day? Tell your story.   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:02 pm   Subject: Who bought your Gitane back in the day? Tell your story. STW   Replies: 5 Views: 14593 Chas's description of OEM Gitane saddles in another thread prompted me to tell the story of how I bought my Gitane way back when. Also reminded me how many of us on this board bought a Gitane back in ...   gintane TdF, original wheels?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:50 pm   Subject: gintane TdF, original wheels? STW   Replies: 14 Views: 27218 Interesting. Thanks.   gintane TdF, original wheels?   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:40 am   Subject: gintane TdF, original wheels? STW   Replies: 14 Views: 27218 I don't know of any Gitane that came with a Brooks saddle. ??? My 75/76 was stock in the shop with a Brooks. I suppose that could have been a one-off or a shop change, but I thought it was common ...   shiny   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:04 am   Subject: shiny STW   Replies: 16 Views: 32721 Also looks like the down tube is possibly black (carbon) if you look at the edge of the bb shell/dt junction, just under the front QR in that photo. The fork hides most of the dt but that black edge a ...   link to pics of 1976 Gitane Team with Campagnolo   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:02 pm   Subject: link to pics of 1976 Gitane Team with Campagnolo STW   Replies: 0 Views: 7469 This is the site for a race bike collection with the Gitane http://www.speedbicycles.ch/collection_year.html This link opens the Gitane set. Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos ht ...   Pics of repainted 1975/6 Racing Team   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:46 am   Subject: Pics of repainted 1975/6 Racing Team STW   Replies: 7 Views: 19704 Looks really nice. I have a NOS Brooks Pro like yours with the medium sized rivets plus several others with the smaller and big hammered rivets. The medium sized rivets were probably only made for a ...   Pics of repainted 1975/6 Racing Team   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:28 pm   Subject: Pics of repainted 1975/6 Racing Team STW   Replies: 7 Views: 19704 Had a first ride on the repainted 1975/6 Racing Team. It may go back to the painter for some lug lining, and I'm looking for reproduction 531 decals, but I thought I'd put it back together for a ride ...   Page 1 of 2 Goto page 1, 2  Next All times are GMT - 8 Hours 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.