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1983 GITANE SUPER CHALLENGE 
PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:56 am Reply with quote
Papik
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I think it is a 1983 GITANE "SUPER CHALLENGE" with a triple crankset "solida" and SHIMANO derailleurs and probably a little upgrade for the brakes ('SECCON)
It is a little heavy (25 pds) but the lugless frame named "EXTRALITE" is comfortable and has a good rigidity

I bought it for is beautiful colour (BLUE GITANE)
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Re: 1983 GITANE SUPER CHALLENGE 
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 8:50 pm Reply with quote
verktyg
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Papik wrote:
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I think it is a 1983 GITANE "SUPER CHALLENGE" with a triple crankset "solida" and SHIMANO derailleurs and probably a little upgrade for the brakes ('SECCON)

It is a little heavy (25 pds) but the lugless frame named "EXTRALITE" is comfortable and has a good rigidity

I bought it for is beautiful colour (BLUE GITANE)


Pipik,

Désolé d'être le porteur de mauvaises nouvelles...

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I don't think that it is a 1983 model.

Gitane didn't use those decals until at least 1991.

Here's my 1990's mystery team bike:



The other thing, the "SUPER CHALLENGE" models used a "claw" style rear derailleur hanger. Your bike has an integral derailleur hanger.

I suspect that your frame may be a 1985 or later model that has been resprayed.

It looks like it was assembled with a variety of decent quality parts.

What's most important is that you like the way it rides even if it is a "bâtard" Shocked

Enjoy,

Chas.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:59 am Reply with quote
Papik
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Thank you Verktyg for your great knowledge !
I think also it is probably not a super chalenge , because it has the number under the BB identical with two other lugless frame PEUGEOT of my collection...
number of this GITANE: Y80701627
number of my 1986 PEUGEOT P10SA : Y60953539
number of my 1991 PEUGEOT "Tourmalet" :Y10808957

So, it is certainly a lugless frame built in the PEUGEOT factory of Romilly-sur-Seine and not in the historical GITANE factory of Machecoul...

I think it is probably a 1998 model,perhaps "mach 300" built by the new group formed by PEUGEOT, GITANE, BH, called CYCLEUROP , in Romilly factory where PEUGEOT invented and perfected the technique of lugless brazing.

And I can say that this GITANE frame is absolutely identical with my PEUGEOT P10SA (picture)...

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