gitaneusa.com Forum Index Search found 51 matches French Threaded Bottom Brackets   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:01 pm   Subject: French Threaded Bottom Brackets citternmaker   Replies: 5 Views: 11009 Reynolds531, What type of wrench does the new VO bottom bracket use? Thanks,   Paris - Brest 1970's Gitane?   Forum: Owner Gallery   Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:43 pm   Subject: Paris - Brest 1970's Gitane? citternmaker   Replies: 12 Views: 30787 Wow, that is really cool, with the front rack eyelets and a generator tab on the seatstay.... Is the front mini-rack original?   1973 TDF...Born Again   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:52 pm   Subject: 1973 TDF...Born Again citternmaker   Replies: 14 Views: 22307 Thanks Richard, I'd sure like to see a photo if you get the chance. I'm currently running a customized early 70's Crane rear derailleur on my '72 TdF (thanks to the mounting bolt disintegrating in 19 ...   1973 TDF...Born Again   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:59 pm   Subject: 1973 TDF...Born Again citternmaker   Replies: 14 Views: 22307 Beautiful work! Thanks for the additional information, I was wondering how you got that Ultra-Torque BB to mate up with the frame. BTW, how well does it shift with the modern cassette/derail ...   Funny Bicycle Racing Commercial   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:09 pm   Subject: Funny Bicycle Racing Commercial citternmaker   Replies: 2 Views: 7172 I love that commercial too! Kinda makes you wonder if some of the set dressing came via last year's L'Eroica....   Looks like it's time to go derailleur shopping   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:09 am   Subject: Looks like it's time to go derailleur shopping citternmaker   Replies: 3 Views: 9668 Thanks Chas, I'm bidding on one of those right now ....(fingers crossed).   Looks like it's time to go derailleur shopping   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:36 pm   Subject: Looks like it's time to go derailleur shopping citternmaker   Replies: 3 Views: 9668 ...just a quick update...I found a quick fix that I know won't last long, but it'll at least get me a few more miles on the old derailleur. This will probably need to go in the "don't try this a ...   Looks like it's time to go derailleur shopping   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:32 pm   Subject: Looks like it's time to go derailleur shopping citternmaker   Replies: 3 Views: 9668 We had an absolutely beautiful day for a ride in Fort Worth today. Unfortunately my '72 TdF had to stay indoors, since the pivot bolt threads in the cage on my modified Crane rear derailleur stripped ...   oldie   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:28 am   Subject: oldie citternmaker   Replies: 4 Views: 9631 Wow! A 650B Gitane? Hammered fenders, randonneur levers, etc....except for the Grab-On grips that one is gorgeous, and the photos are instantly going into my stash of bike porn.   TdF at the Beach   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:30 pm   Subject: TdF at the Beach citternmaker   Replies: 6 Views: 11499 Nice '73, Jim! Thanks for sharing the photo. Also, just curious...what crankset are y'all using?   Restored '76/'77 Gitane Tour de France   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:41 am   Subject: Restored '76/'77 Gitane Tour de France citternmaker   Replies: 13 Views: 27729 Chas, LOL! The 12-18 5spd freewheel I just took off my TdF this summer pretty much felt the same as that "straight block" to my 46yr old legs. I wonder if lurking in the shadows o ...   How many Gitane's and where did you get them   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:47 am   Subject: How many Gitane's and where did you get them citternmaker   Replies: 9 Views: 13583 Just a couple of TdF's here: 1) 54cm, pre-1973 (probably 1972) TdF with Bocama short point lugs, bought as a frameset from forum member DP, and built using parts from my first Gitane below. This o ...   Restored '76/'77 Gitane Tour de France   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:17 pm   Subject: Restored '76/'77 Gitane Tour de France citternmaker   Replies: 13 Views: 27729 Beautiful work! I think the black 1st gen Dura Ace hubs sure look a lot nicer on your TdF than the ones I have on my pre-73.   Early TdF frame & fork weight question   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:35 pm   Subject: Early TdF frame & fork weight question citternmaker   Replies: 6 Views: 12983 Chas, Even beore I weighed 185 Lbs, I saw the ghost shift issue on my 62 cm frame. The 54 cm frame is just about right for me...just flexible enough to absorb the shock, but not enough to get wack ...   Early TdF frame & fork weight question   Forum: Vintage Gitane   Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:24 am   Subject: Early TdF frame & fork weight question citternmaker   Replies: 6 Views: 12983 Thanks for the info Dave, The replacement fork on my 62 cm frame is a (sort-of) Cinelli-esque unit made by SR/SAKAE. The headset is a replacement 1st-gen Dura Ace unit (aluminum), so I'd bet the S ...   Page 1 of 4 Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4  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.