gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » repaint ?    View previous topic :: View next topic  repaint ?   Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 12:43 am Frenchbuilt Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 443 Looks like a repaint? https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Cadre-Velo-Route-Gitane-Renault-Team-Sz-58-Road-Bike-Frame-Steel-80s-Rare-France/223024159792?hash=item33ed469c30:g:fnwAAOSwIM9bGogD Re: repaint ?   Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:42 am scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA Frenchbuilt wrote: Looks like a repaint? https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Cadre-Velo-Route-Gitane-Renault-Team-Sz-58-Road-Bike-Frame-Steel-80s-Rare-France/223024159792?hash=item33ed469c30:g:fnwAAOSwIM9bGogD Could be. Not sure I've seen them in that color. There's some wear on the paint but it looks to be in pretty good shape. Decals aren't correct. The frame has the Huret honeycomb dropouts which were from the mid-1970's. My Olympic has those dropouts and I think they were also on the Interclub. _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com Re: repaint ?   Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:05 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Frenchbuilt wrote: Looks like a repaint? https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Cadre-Velo-Route-Gitane-Renault-Team-Sz-58-Road-Bike-Frame-Steel-80s-Rare-France/223024159792?hash=item33ed469c30:g:fnwAAOSwIM9bGogD Yes and not a good one. And as Scozim mentioned, the decals are from 1978-79. Gitane used the Huret honeycomb dropouts between 1974 and 1976 on most of their performance models. The 1973 catalog show them on a few models so they were probably coming into the system and probably continued into 1977. It has chrome rear stays so it was an all Reynolds 531 frame. The Stronglight S5 headset would indicate that it was probably a French equipped Olympic model or a Champion Du Monde. In 1976 some but not all of the top models had willow leaf seat stay caps rather than the swagged tops like on this frame. Chas. _________________ 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 repaint ?     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.