gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » Gitane TDF fork crown    View previous topic :: View next topic  Gitane TDF fork crown   Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:15 pm stronglight Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Bulgaria Hello,I'm very glad to sign in your forum.I'm from Bulgaria and love to ride french bikes.I just bought a vintage Gitane frame from e-bay.http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160386245917&ssPageName=ADME:L:PMR:GB:1123 I wonder about the crown of the fork,is it Nervex? From this years 70-71 the crown is more crimpy,why this crown is not? Thank you in advance. Welcome to the forum   Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:16 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area stronglight поздравявам/приветствувам с добре дошъл I bid on that frame too. My guess is that it's about a 1972 Tour de France. The fork crown is a Nervex Dubois model. My almost all original 1971 TdF has the older style Nervex Professional fork crown. Why was I bidding one this frame (like I need another Gitane)? I figured if I got it cheap enough I would do a complete restoration, new paint and all. _________________ 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 Dec 30, 2009 8:34 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California I want that orange Gitane, Chas. Very nice. Our first contributor from Bulgaria! Very cool! Welcome! _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com Orange Gitanes   Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:57 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area I've mentioned this before but I'll do it again for new members. My first Gitane was a ~1972 orange Gran Sport. I walked in the Gitane dealer where they had maybe 50-100 bikes on the showroom floor. I looked over and said "I want that one!" It was a 60cm which was about an inch to big for me but it didn't matter. Later I got heavily into cycling and had several Gitane Super Corsas, a white one and a gold one. I longed for an Orange Super Corsa or even a TdF. At the beginning of this year an orange 57cm 1971 TdF showed up on eBay. I got in touch with the seller and arranged to end the auction early. 35 years later I finally got my orange Gitane! I'm going to post pictures of my Gitane one of these days... _________________ 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: Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:42 am stronglight Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Bulgaria )) thank you for heartily meeting and quick anser,my opinion is the same but would like to hear experts.I will restore that frame and will use it for fixie,I'm not sure about the color (maybe will changed it).When I"m done with painting will show you the result.....will purchase the original decal too.   Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:21 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California If you convert it to a fixed gear bike, please don't cut anything off. That would be a travesty...and you will get an earful from people on this site. Otherwise, we fully support your efforts to preserve the bicycle frameset. It appears that your bike is in need of some cosmetic help in order to prevent further rust from forming. My recommendation is to keep it the same orange, but that is just because I like it! Chas.: Is that TdF you have pictured in your post a 57? It looks more like a 54/55....which, incidentally, is my size. I figure you are just "holding" that one for me.... _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com   Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:21 pm stronglight Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Bulgaria Happy New Year!!! I'm for shure will preserv the original elements of the frameset and will start to collect all original parts to restore some day the genuine look of the bike.   Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:20 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area sandranian wrote: Chas.: Is that TdF you have pictured in your post a 57? It looks more like a 54/55....which, incidentally, is my size. I figure you are just "holding" that one for me.... It's a 57cm.... Center to top Happy New Year _________________ 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 Fixed. I feel sick.   Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:45 am ottobottecchia Joined: 17 Sep 2014 Posts: 3 First post. Just joined. Sorry to start on a negative. But somebody please tell me that this person didn't just say that this frame was mutatlated into a fixed. (another funeral). Hopefully hasn't and that is why no further pictures appear. _________________ LOVE TWO WHEELS ON STEEL Gitane TDF fork crown     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.