Calling all Gitane Interclub afficianados.
10-07-20, 08:01 AM
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I passed up a rough looking Interclub for $20 at a flea market a few years back. I knew Gitane was a good brand, but I didn't know anything about the model and was afraid of dragging home a project that would turn into a money pit. If I had known then what I know now, I might have looked at it a little closer.
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I bought a Gitane over the summer in a similar state. Yours looks to be in slightly better shape.
As found
finished product.
Initially, the rust really put me off. I thought about keeping the parts and selling the frame and fork. After tearing it down and servicing everything, I overlooked the rust. And then after the first ride on it, I really don't care much about the condition of the frame. This is such a great riding bike. It has a lighter feel than my two other French bikes(Peugeots). If I could change one thing, it would be size. I need a couple more cm...
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Initially, the rust really put me off. I thought about keeping the parts and selling the frame and fork. After tearing it down and servicing everything, I overlooked the rust. And then after the first ride on it, I really don't care much about the condition of the frame. This is such a great riding bike. It has a lighter feel than my two other French bikes(Peugeots). If I could change one thing, it would be size. I need a couple more cm...
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10-07-20, 10:44 AM
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Okay, so between staring at the pix of Murray_Missile's Interclub and Roger_M's TdF, I see really familiar frame geometry on display. Because I have within the last week gone on a frame-measuring, trail-computing binge within my own fleet, I can tell you that my 60 cm-to-top c.1971 TdF with a 58 cm top tube has 73 degree seat tube angle with a 74 degree head tube. Combined with a 55 mm fork rake, on 622/28 Paselas I get 40 mm of trail on a bike with a 101.5 cm wheelbase and 43 cm chain stays. Be interesting to see what happens if people broke out tape measures and angle-finding devices (I cheat and use the app on my iPhone!).
10-07-20, 11:11 AM
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10-07-20, 04:40 PM
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Murray Missile Is there any evidence of a triangular Reynolds 531 decal on the left fork blade?
My cable ferrule came in the mail, it was coarse thread and the derailleur is fine thread. All is not lost though, I picked up an old Vista girl's 10 speed for free to make my wife a yard art bike. The RD had "Vista" on the body but when I got to looking more closely it said Suntour on the cage and another piece. It looked similar in design to the V-GT luxe except clunky witha lot of zinc plated steel instead of aluminum but it had the correct cable ferrule.
I'm in full garage cleaning mode right now so it will be awhile before I do much on it.
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