gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » Nice 58cm TDF on Ebay    View previous topic :: View next topic  Nice 58cm TDF on Ebay   Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:44 pm trials guy Joined: 30 Jan 2009 Posts: 75 Location: Woodacre Calif Check it out. Not mine, but if I was two inches taller, it might be! Re: Nice 58cm TDF on Ebay   Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:51 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area trials guy wrote: Check it out. Not mine, but if I was two inches taller, it might be! Do you mean this one? http://tinyurl.com/yeaouzs Looks really great! This is a classic example of the upgrades owners did to their TdFs back in the day: good leather saddle (usually Brooks Pro or B17), Campy or Suntour derailleurs depending on budget, Cinelli or 3TTT bars and stem. Many owners changed from sewups to clinchers. A couple of minor nit picky things, the wheels where changed from less expensive Campy Nuovo Tipo sewup wheels with economy rims to top quality Campy Record hubs and Mavic rims. Also it has standard Lyotard 36 steel "rat trap" pedals instead of the Lyotard 460D alloy pedals that came with the bike. Lastly the Gitane SERVICE COURSE decal is a sensible but wrong place in the middle of the top tube instead of the front where the brake cable clamp can tear it up! All in all it's a nice looking bike. Cyclomondo decals! What makes this a 1972 model? The Nervex Dubois fork crown, swagged seat stay caps, long point Prugnat Type S lugs and no rear brake cable bridge (see some of my other posts for more details). The bike could have been made from late 1971 to early 1972. _________________ Chas. SF Bay Area, CA USA ============== 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   Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:33 am scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA Too tall for me - but it looks great and I think I could look past the few "inconsistencies". _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com   Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:43 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area scozim wrote: Too tall for me - but it looks great and I think I could look past the few "inconsistencies". Mentioned for "educational purposes" only... BTW, it's a 60cm frame measured center to top - the way Gitane did it. _________________ Chas. SF Bay Area, CA USA ============== 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   Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:08 pm drummer5 Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Syracuse, NY Just about my size.... TDf on Ebay   Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:51 pm trials guy Joined: 30 Jan 2009 Posts: 75 Location: Woodacre Calif Someone on this forum needs to snatch this bike up! Nice 58cm TDF on Ebay     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.