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05-08-10, 07:35 PM

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Death fork? Naaaah!!

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Originally Posted by Shp4man

It is. Wish it were mine.

I've posted this bike a couple of times here;

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=#post10755241

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=#post10699426

Funny thing; I'm usually a Miyata guy. The Gitane just rides flat-out better. Even better than my Motobecane Grand Sprint, which seems to climb better than the Japanese bikes.
On the other hand, the Ideale #39 saddle on the Gitane needs breaking in; or I do.

And I'm an Ideale fan. All my regular riders have #42s or #80s.
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