gitaneusa.com Forum Index Search found 29 matches So, I've got this Gitane TdF Professional, early 80's...   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:48 am   Subject: So, I've got this Gitane TdF Professional, early 80's... lynnef   Replies: 43 Views: 62784 Update on the stem bolt - Acme Welding fixed it for me (husband: "and how much was it? ($20)") He didn't get that the whole bike depended on that stem bolt. Well, not really; friend B gave ...   French thread bottom bracket   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:43 am   Subject: French thread bottom bracket lynnef   Replies: 0 Views: 6603 Velo Orange is having some made. http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2008/11/miscellaneous-bits_25.html Wish they'd been available 10 months ago As it was, I lucked into a modern spindle to ...   So, I've got this Gitane TdF Professional, early 80's...   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:15 pm   Subject: So, I've got this Gitane TdF Professional, early 80's... lynnef   Replies: 43 Views: 62784 (hey, she's back!) I have ridden the Gitane - commuted a couple of times with it, and ridden it to the grocery store. The handling was troublesome. I had to pay COMPLETE attention while riding. ...   Full fenders for an early TdF   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 2:09 pm   Subject: Full fenders for an early TdF lynnef   Replies: 3 Views: 8883 I bought some VO Fluted ones - they did not fit through the fork crown. Grumble. Lots of room in the brakes though. The Planet Bike Cascadia fenders fit with some fiddling - I had to file out the ...   So, I've got this Gitane TdF Professional, early 80's...   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:27 pm   Subject: And it is rideable! lynnef   Replies: 43 Views: 62784 http://lynnerides.blogspot.com/2008/04/gitane-rides-again.html The Velo Orange fenders didn't work out - they didn't fit in the fork crown. I'll try some other ones I've got in the garage (not NEA ...   So, I've got this Gitane TdF Professional, early 80's...   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:26 am   Subject: So, I've got this Gitane TdF Professional, early 80's... lynnef   Replies: 43 Views: 62784 I wasn't planning to tour on it. I've got other bikes for that. I was thinking a daylight-savings-time commuter (other bike has generator hub ) and just-riding-around. For the record, the mec ...   So, I've got this Gitane TdF Professional, early 80's...   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:30 pm   Subject: Rear hub spacing weirdness we won't even discuss the headset lynnef   Replies: 43 Views: 62784 The rear wheel fits very tightly in the rear hub. When I repacked the bearings, I noticed it had two spacing washers on each side, rather than one, so I took the extras out. Now, the spacing is less ...   Bottom Bracket Fun and Games   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:56 am   Subject: Bottom Bracket Fun and Games lynnef   Replies: 8 Views: 17001 and a friend posted to the local bike racing group, and it started raining bottom brackets... I got an English thread cup-and-cone bb with an appropriate spindle, and effected a transplant. It see ...   Gitane Decals   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:53 pm   Subject: Gitane Decals lynnef   Replies: 7 Views: 16938 I did order the decals - both the foils and the proper Reynolds 531 set. I'll let them age for awhile. It occurred to me that I'd have to get the frame repainted and rechromed. I'm sure someone a ...   Gitane Decals   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:08 pm   Subject: Gitane Decals lynnef   Replies: 7 Views: 16938 I'm DYING here... Get the frame repainted? Ack.   Bottom Bracket Fun and Games   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:06 pm   Subject: Bottom Bracket Fun and Games lynnef   Replies: 8 Views: 17001 Life will be good: http://www.cyclingforums.com/archive/index.php/t-223705.html Got the bb on eBay. Now to get the Phil cups. tools are not an issue; I have friends...   Bottom Bracket Fun and Games   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:27 pm   Subject: Bottom Bracket Fun and Games lynnef   Replies: 8 Views: 17001 The Stronglight crank I've got is really Sugino crankarms and Stronglight chainrings... Google the Stronglight Impact Compact Double crankset; you'll see what I mean. Dead ringer for the crankarms ...   Bottom Bracket Fun and Games   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:56 am   Subject: Bottom Bracket Fun and Games lynnef   Replies: 8 Views: 17001 The crank doesn't need a "newfangled" bottom bracket. A modern square taper is all it wants. The existing spindle is an older square taper, and they aren't the same. The crank doesn't fit ...   Bottom Bracket Fun and Games   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:12 pm   Subject: Bottom Bracket Fun and Games lynnef   Replies: 8 Views: 17001 My mechanic friend told me the best way to show the love for this bike was to buy it a Phil That would be the last option. It has already gotten a new crank, new seat, and new brake levers. We ...   Bottom Bracket Fun and Games   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:22 pm   Subject: Bottom Bracket Fun and Games lynnef   Replies: 8 Views: 17001 not. (1971 TdF professional) I've got a Sugino BB with a 113mm asymmetric spindle. Old square taper, as opposed to modern square taper. It absolutely does not work with my Stronglight Impact cr ...   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.