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PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:19 am Reply with quote
normandie-bents
Joined: 30 Oct 2010
Posts: 1
Location: Normandie
Hello, I am Didier of Normandy . You can see my bike . http://forum.tontonvelo.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3067[/url]
I look for information on my bike .
It is can be the model Grand Sport DeLuxe .....

mon site : http://tdf1971.blogspot.com/
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:14 pm Reply with quote
trois tubes
Joined: 16 Apr 2010
Posts: 136
Salut Didier est Bienvenue!

Je ne sais pas trop sur les modèles des années '60-'70. Je suis plutôt connaisseur du temps de Hinault. Bravo pour vos efforts des sites qui sonts trés intéressants.

Voici le mien: www.velovault.webs.com

a la prochaine!
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:22 pm Reply with quote
greyhundguy
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
Posts: 678
Location: South-Central VIRGINIA
The decal on the fork (for model 100) would indicate that it may be a Champion du Monde model. Also the frame is Reynolds 531 which would say it is a better frame than the Grand Sport. My guess is that it is from the mid 1960's.

Jay

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Late 1970s Randoneuring model 
PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:02 am Reply with quote
verktyg
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2814
Location: SF Bay Area
I agree with Jay except that Gitane started using those style foil decals at the end of 1967 to early 1968.

The bike has Huret dropouts and derailleurs. Gitane didn't use Stronglight 49 cranks very much after the mid 60s.

The brazed-on generator mount would seem to indicate that the bike was a cyclotouriste or randonneur model rather than a racing bike.

Whatever it is, the bike is a top end model for that era. The Reynolds tubing should make for a nice riding bike.

It was a model probably made for the domestic French market only.

Nice bike! Cool

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:54 am Reply with quote
Gtane
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
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Location: UK
Didier,

That's a very nice machine you have there and I also like your blog, photos and footage. Very creative.

Tim

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