gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Owner Gallery » 1987 Gitane - 531P    View previous topic :: View next topic  1987 Gitane - 531P   Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:15 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Well, here it is. Bought this frameset back in 1988 from Gitane USA as they were closing up shop. The frameset is made of 531P tubing with Vitus dropouts, which makes it a bit of a "hybrid", not shown in the catalogues. Anyways, back then, I had some of these decals on it, but just had them "remade" and reapplied. Rode it this morning on the normal group ride ("Roger's Ride" out of Corona del Mar, California). It kicks ass!!! By the way, the wheelset was built for me in high school as well: Mavic MA 40 rims and Campagnolo C-Record hubs. These things will survive a nuclear war. _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:24 am trois tubes Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 136 livin' the dream!!!   Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:52 pm Wisey Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 631 Location: Brisbane, Australia Oi! Fix that tape! _________________ Kind Regards, Wisey Delta Dreamin'   Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:12 pm trois tubes Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 136 Wait a tick?! Isn't/wasn't that your 1985 "Fignon" bike? Did you replace the SR parts with 1st gen. Record C??? I noticed it doesn't have the 3/4 chromed forks that the Team Pro's had with those decals.   Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:58 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California No. That bike is hanging in my office. And not all of these had the 3/4 fork you are referring to. http://postimage.org/image/5e43k16l7/ http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3zaVtQX5UpI/0.jpg Last edited by sandranian on Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:03 am; edited 1 time in total _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:45 pm scozim Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 629 Location: Ellensburg, WA Beautiful bike! _________________ 1984 Gitane Sprint 1984 Gitane Tour de France mid-1970's Gitane Olympic Plus many more http://eburgcycling.blogspot.com   Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:12 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Another picture of a bike with these decals...only they are applied upside down! _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:48 pm trois tubes Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 136 sandranian wrote: No. That bike is hanging in my office. And not all of these had the 3/4 fork you are referring to. http://postimage.org/image/5e43k16l7/ http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3zaVtQX5UpI/0.jpg Sorry Stephan, I just remember seeing the "Fignon" bike that looks a lot like Bir Hakeim's but with previous yellow bubble lettering. How many TP's do you have? You and Lofter need to do a group shot of your collections! Team Pros   Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:45 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area trois tubes wrote: How many TP's do you have? You and Lofter need to do a group shot of your collections! What about me? 1979 Team Bike - Not Mine Fignon 1983 TdF - Not Mine My 1984 TP - bare frame, I still have to assemble it. 1985-86 Professional 50cm My early 90s Team Bike _________________ 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: Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:43 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California Oh...that's way back! yes...that's the same bike. _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com 1987 Gitane - 531P     gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Owner Gallery 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.