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 Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:42 am |
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| DP |
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Anyone recognize this one? Take a look down by the bottom of the seat tube! I promise better fotos next chance I have. (talk amongst yourselves)
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Last edited by DP on Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:21 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:04 am |
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| I'm not a Gitane expert DP but fully chromed bikes are generally not that common from any manufacturer as a finished item. I'm sure one of the forum experts will be able to help you identify it further. It's a stunning looking frame. Any plans to build it? |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:10 am |
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That is a real mystery. It appears to have the same cable guides as on lower end Gitane's in the 1970's, but why would you go through the expense of chroming the entire bike? Any idea as to the frame material?
Gitane did make a number of all chromed bikes in the 1970's, including track frames. |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:10 am |
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Gitane started using this style of decals in yellow or the less common green color like these sometime in 1974.
The fork rake, fork crown, lugs and braze-on cable guides would indicate one of the lower end models but the fat 16mm seat stays and Huret waffle dropouts were reserved for the Interclub models and above.
It's probably one of the multitude of models that were never imported into the US market.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:54 pm |
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| I attended the New York Bicycle Show back in the late '70s, there were all sorts of special displays; Maybe this was a former show model? I recall there was a huge French presence, more suppliers than you can imagine, still may have the 15 lbs. of brochures somewhere. |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:22 pm |
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| re-captured the foto after wool jersey breakdown, sorry 'bout the size but check this puppy out! |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:34 pm |
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As soon as I saw the picture again and looked at the round "gooseneck" stem - BINGO!
It's a frame from a Gitane Getaway folding bike. It has a very short top tube and relaxed head tube angle. These were in the same quality range as the later Gran Sport models but with some different components including alloy rims.
Here's info on the 1973 version:
http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1625
A 1974 writeup:
http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1669
It's probably from a 1974-75 model.
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