1973 Gitane TDF
03-05-21, 07:49 PM
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I can guarantee you that the disparity between the seat tube angle and head tube angle is due more to the camera angle/parallax than to reality.
A straight-on side view, from considerable distance (zoomed in as needed) is the only kind of photo you can trust in estimating a frame's geometry.
A straight-on side view, from considerable distance (zoomed in as needed) is the only kind of photo you can trust in estimating a frame's geometry.
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03-06-21, 04:16 PM
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A major “thank you” to forum member Obrentharris for providing me with an entire French cockpit to replace the one that was missing from this Gitane
Pivo stem, unmarked (but French) bars and a very nice set of Mafac brake levers and half- hoods. Everything that had been removed by a previous owner was provided by Brent from his parts stash.
Very kind, and very generous! Saved me a ton of work trying to track those bits down. Thanks again Brent!
Pivo stem, unmarked (but French) bars and a very nice set of Mafac brake levers and half- hoods. Everything that had been removed by a previous owner was provided by Brent from his parts stash.
Very kind, and very generous! Saved me a ton of work trying to track those bits down. Thanks again Brent!
03-06-21, 09:29 PM
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Bars just need a bit of clean up and should be ready to go
Brent told me these parts were removed from a late 1960s Peugeot PX-10
03-07-21, 12:36 PM
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i was just doing work on my bike yesterday at a nearby coop store and we replaced those brake lever adjusters with just a standard pair of cable holders but do the original cable connectors provide an advantage? To be honest, I started by taking everything apart and setting the bits aside and then by the time I started to put stuff together again, I forgot what went where!!! Typical rookie mistake and I should have known better.
I have those 2 parts still and can always replace them if I need to as I still need to add lever hood covers.
My stem also looks like that.
I have those 2 parts still and can always replace them if I need to as I still need to add lever hood covers.
My stem also looks like that.
03-11-21, 01:23 PM
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Ok, we are getting a little closer here...
New French bars, stem and brake levers (courtesy of Obrentharris). New cables, VO crankset that I had in the stash, bar wrap, and a Cyclone front derailleur to match the existing Cyclone rear.
The nail polish touch up helped quite a bit; it’s a pretty fair color match and does a lot to disguise the glaring primer spots that were showing from the many chips in the paint. It passes the “6 ft look test”, which is the new Covid version of the previous “5 ft look test”!
A closer inspection of the rear hanger shows that it was indeed hacked off by some previous owner in order to go with the claw mount currently on the bike. Such is life...
Now just awaiting decals
The drive side seat stay seems to have suffered the worst of the paint chipping
Still ugly, but much better then before
New French bars, stem and brake levers (courtesy of Obrentharris). New cables, VO crankset that I had in the stash, bar wrap, and a Cyclone front derailleur to match the existing Cyclone rear.
The nail polish touch up helped quite a bit; it’s a pretty fair color match and does a lot to disguise the glaring primer spots that were showing from the many chips in the paint. It passes the “6 ft look test”, which is the new Covid version of the previous “5 ft look test”!
A closer inspection of the rear hanger shows that it was indeed hacked off by some previous owner in order to go with the claw mount currently on the bike. Such is life...
Now just awaiting decals
The drive side seat stay seems to have suffered the worst of the paint chipping
Still ugly, but much better then before
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03-12-21, 02:05 PM
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Cycles Grand Bois in Japan has an Ideale re-covering service for alloy frame 90s. It is not cheap but it sure is beautiful. https://cyclesgrandbois.com/SHOP/Ideale_90_repair.html
Cycles Grand Bois in Japan has an Ideale re-covering service for alloy frame 90s. It is not cheap but it sure is beautiful. https://cyclesgrandbois.com/SHOP/Ideale_90_repair.html
12-10-21, 09:49 PM
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Nearly done at this point. VO crankset for some climbing gears, bearings all rebuilt, Ideale saddle wetted and reshaped a bit, French cockpit courtesy of Obrentharris, missing decals supplied by Chas (Vertyg). New wider tires on order. It’s looking almost presentable! 
12-11-21, 07:15 AM
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The Gitane Tour de France sticker on the fork only appeared on the drive side; the nds had a triangular Reynolds decal.
It looks like the replacement decal set comes with two of the fork decals.
Perhaps someone has an extra fork sticker they can send your way…
The Gitane Tour de France sticker on the fork only appeared on the drive side; the nds had a triangular Reynolds decal.
It looks like the replacement decal set comes with two of the fork decals.
Perhaps someone has an extra fork sticker they can send your way…
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