Help identifying Gitane 1960s or ???
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Help identifying Gitane 1960s or ???
Hi
Should I keep my bike longer? & what's it worth?
It's a late 1960s 8 Speed Gitane. Seems all original parts.
I wrote to gitaneUSA Stephan who confirmed its late 60s to very early 70.
Details:-
Velo de course vintage collections
En parfait état général,entièrement révisé.
Marque française, gitane cycles Nantes.
Cadre léger/lightweight, impeccable de 55cm
Wheelset acier rigida
Pneus tout neuf,remplacés cette semaine.
Pédalier acier,double plateau huret à clavettes avec pédale acier et cale pied.
Derrailleur front & Back ,huret
8 Speed/ vitesses intégrés fonctionne très bien,très rare.
Porte gourde,aluminium
Mâchoires de freins aluminium, mafac racer
Brakes aluminium, mafac racer.
Selle confortable d origine,flash
From France. Here is a photo:-
Should I keep my bike longer? & what's it worth?
It's a late 1960s 8 Speed Gitane. Seems all original parts.
I wrote to gitaneUSA Stephan who confirmed its late 60s to very early 70.
Details:-
Velo de course vintage collections
En parfait état général,entièrement révisé.
Marque française, gitane cycles Nantes.
Cadre léger/lightweight, impeccable de 55cm
Wheelset acier rigida
Pneus tout neuf,remplacés cette semaine.
Pédalier acier,double plateau huret à clavettes avec pédale acier et cale pied.
Derrailleur front & Back ,huret
8 Speed/ vitesses intégrés fonctionne très bien,très rare.
Porte gourde,aluminium
Mâchoires de freins aluminium, mafac racer
Brakes aluminium, mafac racer.
Selle confortable d origine,flash
From France. Here is a photo:-
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Bonjour,
Le velo semble etre en bon etat.
Est-ce la taille correcte pour vous?
Il semble que ce soit trop petit.
Le velo semble etre en bon etat.
Est-ce la taille correcte pour vous?
Il semble que ce soit trop petit.
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i know this is an old thread. But this Gitane looks like the one i had in the mis 70s when I was in college. I am happy to see the photo. I just have vague memories of it. I had a long silver air pump attached to the down tube that I think was original. Mine was 18 speeds. Any one else with photos similar, please post. thnank you.
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