gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » Greg LeMond fans : UNITE ! Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5    View previous topic :: View next topic  Greg LeMond picture in Tour of Nevada City on a Gitane   Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:28 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Here's a link to some great pictures of GL in the Tour of Nevada City riding a Gitane: http://velovecchio.com/nevadacity/nevadacity.html _________________ 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: Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:25 am nicolas Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Paris, France Nice pics !!! Been a little swamped with work & kids (in no particular order) but I hope to update the site before summer... _________________ "Ooooh Putain !!! C'est vous ?" -Greg LeMond www.greglemondfan.com   Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:13 pm nicolas Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Paris, France Last update : July 26th, 2010: It's been a while... almost a full year, actually. A busy year for our man Greg who started twitting, blogging, facebooking... lots of insights, check them out. Greg recently spoke about breaking is collarbone on Liège Bastogne Liège 1982, the pics are here among a special focus on years 80-81-82. I was planning on opening a new section containing written words. I'm afraid my english is not good enough to express my point of view as I'd like. I might try this in french in the future... what do you think ? That's it for this summer, contributions welcome, as always... _________________ "Ooooh Putain !!! C'est vous ?" -Greg LeMond www.greglemondfan.com   Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:28 pm scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA I think it's a great idea, Nicolas. We need to get an interview with Lemond like you did with Hinault. _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com   Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:58 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia For anyone interested. I recently purchased a LeMond Revolution trainer. It is louder than a magnet or fluid trainer, but not as loud as the older wind trainers or a traditional ergo. http://www.lemondfitness.com/product_detail/465/lemond-revolution _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:56 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia Somewhere, sometime...... we were discussing the geo of Greg's bikes. Like all pros, I'm sure his set up changed over the years as he developed his own style, then again as he aged. Here is the set up of the purple/yellow bike he used in 1990. Badged as a LeMond. TVT Carbon frame Seat Tube: 550mm c-c Top Tube: 570mm c-c Seat Tube Angle: 72.5* Head Tube Angle: 73* Fork Rake: 45mm Cranks 175mm Stem 125mm Bars: Cinelli 66/44 _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:44 am scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA Interesting - 57 cm top tube (on a 55cm frame) combined with 125mm stem is some serious reach. I think I'd be really uncomfortable stretched out that far. I have a little longer torso but find that the 55 cm top tube is most comfortable for me. Combined top tube + stem on my bikes tends to fall somewhere around 64.5 to 66 cm. _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com   Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:32 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia Keep in mind that he was 26 and a pro racer at the time. I bet he rides a bit shorter now. _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:02 pm scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA I always felt he looked really hunched over especially when climbing. In fact, while watching the 1989 Tour highlights during my winter training again his posture on the bike stuck out. Now I know why. _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com GL Frame Geometry   Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:23 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area I'd read several places that GL rode frames with 55cm C-T-C seat tubes and 57cm C-T-C top tubes. That's the dimensions on the 2 Billato built Lemond Team-Z replicas that I have plus that's what I saw on the Della Santa frame specification drawing for Greg's Della Santa Team-Z frames. _________________ 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 Re: GL Frame Geometry   Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:30 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia verktyg wrote: I'd read several places that GL rode frames with 55cm C-T-C seat tubes and 57cm C-T-C top tubes. That's the dimensions on the 2 Billato built Lemond Team-Z replicas that I have plus that's what I saw on the Della Santa frame specification drawing for Greg's Della Santa Team-Z frames. He said in the article that these measurement were developed during his time at Renault with Guimard. So I assume that his Gitanes were much the same. _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin' Re: GL Frame Geometry   Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:35 pm nicolas Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Paris, France verktyg wrote: I'd read several places that GL rode frames with 55cm C-T-C seat tubes and 57cm C-T-C top tubes. That's the dimensions on the 2 Billato built Lemond Team-Z replicas that I have plus that's what I saw on the Della Santa frame specification drawing for Greg's Della Santa Team-Z frames. I'd like to see those replicas ! This geometry explains a lot in terms of style... I wonder if Mottet shared some of these specs because he, too, seemed to be this way. _________________ "Ooooh Putain !!! C'est vous ?" -Greg LeMond www.greglemondfan.com Re: GL Frame Geometry   Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:44 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area nicolas wrote: verktyg wrote: I'd read several places that GL rode frames with 55cm C-T-C seat tubes and 57cm C-T-C top tubes. That's the dimensions on the 2 Billato built Lemond Team-Z replicas that I have plus that's what I saw on the Della Santa frame specification drawing for Greg's Della Santa Team-Z frames. I'd like to see those replicas ! This geometry explains a lot in terms of style... I wonder if Mottet shared some of these specs because he, too, seemed to be this way. Wall hanger, never touched the ground, signed by GL on the left side of the top tube! About 200 miles on it. The original owner had the seat up that high. I'll probably take it out for a short ride someday and then it will become a wall hanger too. The colors were different between the original Della Santa bikes and the later Billato bikes. The Della Santas had dark blue on top and red on the bottom. The Billatos were light blue on the bottom. these pictures are from Prendas Ciclismo website: Gilbert DuclosLassalle Robert Millar Theiry The Podium _________________ 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 Greg LeMond fans : UNITE !     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 5 of 5   Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 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.