Originally Posted by smurfy
Here are some pics of my early '70s Gitane that I modified into a 'cross "look alike":
Reynolds 531 frame (w/canti and cable braze ons added), Peugeot unicrown fork
Paint is DuPont Centara, Chevy truck white
Campy Strada crank (43t) w/homemade "bashgard"
B17 saddle
Chainstay guard is leather string from the fabric store wrapped around an old inner tube!
Cool bike.
Did you make that chain ring guard and are you using one on the inside as well?