Cycles Gitane on Mpls CL $95!
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Cycles Gitane on Mpls CL $95, high end model?
This beauty showed up, looks like a 58 my size! It appears to be a high end model, maybe someone can ID it?
Sadly it's in Albert Lea, almost 2hrs from my house.
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/d...944222604.html
Sadly it's in Albert Lea, almost 2hrs from my house.
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/d...944222604.html
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A very nice looking Gitane! If you do get it keep us updated.
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Not high end with the stamped rear drops. Good looking bike.
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Thanks for the keen observations. I saw the steel lugged frame and what appears to be gummed brake levers and the 3 piece crankset.
I thought it was high end with hard (for me) to I'd sacs/ mallard/ simplex components.
Cheers!
I thought it was high end with hard (for me) to I'd sacs/ mallard/ simplex components.
Cheers!
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If it fits and you like it, and at that price, what are you waiting for?
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It IS a nice bike. I'd say it was worth the price, as long as it fits. A two hour drive is a very long way to go. That's four hours of driving and another $30-$40 in gasoline.
For me, it's not worth it. For you,... well, you decide if the time is worth it. Is there nothing comparable closer to you?
For me, it's not worth it. For you,... well, you decide if the time is worth it. Is there nothing comparable closer to you?
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Rare 26.5" wheels? Rare= impossible, difficult and expensive to replace tires. Maybe I'm dodging a bullet?
Yes, maybe it is a 59 or 60. I took a good look at the rear dropout, it has a built in RD hanger/ claw, is the poster sure it is a stamped piece?
Yes, maybe it is a 59 or 60. I took a good look at the rear dropout, it has a built in RD hanger/ claw, is the poster sure it is a stamped piece?
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Might be the middle one
https://www.gitaneusa.com/images/catalog/1985_pg3.jpg
https://www.gitaneusa.com/images/catalog/1985_pg3.jpg
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Not a bad stamping, but not as good as the cast/forged ones that Campagnolo, Zeus, Simplex, and several other manufactures were making.
Also note, there are NO HOODS.
That looks like a Weinmann Brake Lever, designed for use without hoods. The factory drilling, and lack of auxiliary brake levers indicates a bit higher quality.
The fork crown also appears to be pressed steel rather than cast, although many were.
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There do seem to be Weinmann hoods, but most of the brake levers that style that I've seen don't have hoods.
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Might be the middle one
https://www.gitaneusa.com/images/catalog/1985_pg3.jpg
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It looks stamped to me too.
Not a bad stamping, but not as good as the cast/forged ones that Campagnolo, Zeus, Simplex, and several other manufactures were making.
Also note, there are NO HOODS.
That looks like a Weinmann Brake Lever, designed for use without hoods. The factory drilling, and lack of auxiliary brake levers indicates a bit higher quality.
The fork crown also appears to be pressed steel rather than cast, although many were.
Edit:
There do seem to be Weinmann hoods, but most of the brake levers that style that I've seen don't have hoods.
Not a bad stamping, but not as good as the cast/forged ones that Campagnolo, Zeus, Simplex, and several other manufactures were making.
Also note, there are NO HOODS.
That looks like a Weinmann Brake Lever, designed for use without hoods. The factory drilling, and lack of auxiliary brake levers indicates a bit higher quality.
The fork crown also appears to be pressed steel rather than cast, although many were.
Edit:
There do seem to be Weinmann hoods, but most of the brake levers that style that I've seen don't have hoods.
I concede. It is mid range, perhaps similar to the infamous UO8.
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27" tires are ABUNDANT btw despite what some people might say, just do a search online for 27" bike tires.
I would say without knowing your market that if you are in the Twin cities you can find a comparable bike/price that is not 2 hours away with a little time and patience looking, or maybe you'll pay $20 more and save a 4 hour round trip and a tank of gas. YMMV
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Someone was joking -the wheels are almost certainly 27" which was the standard road bike size for the bike boom years in the US, look for a stamp in the rim near the value stem hole. CL postings are notoriously misinformed on wheel size, brake type, bike type frame size etc. I usually take the description with a giant grain of salt and focus on what I can see from pics.
27" tires are ABUNDANT btw despite what some people might say, just do a search online for 27" bike tires.
I would say without knowing your market that if you are in the Twin cities you can find a comparable bike/price that is not 2 hours away with a little time and patience looking, or maybe you'll pay $20 more and save a 4 hour round trip and a tank of gas. YMMV
27" tires are ABUNDANT btw despite what some people might say, just do a search online for 27" bike tires.
I would say without knowing your market that if you are in the Twin cities you can find a comparable bike/price that is not 2 hours away with a little time and patience looking, or maybe you'll pay $20 more and save a 4 hour round trip and a tank of gas. YMMV
Funny about the 26.5 rims, reminds me of when I was in high school, the first year. Everybody would ask where is the pool? The joke was there was no pool. Ha ha.
I have never owned a French bike. I have been reading with great interest about the quixotic parts, threading and agravation associated. So, naturally I assumed that 26 1/2 was a French standard. Thank you for straightening that out!
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I drove thru Albert Lea today, but had only seen the reference to the Minneapolis listing and thought it was there. Probably a good thing as the car is full of bikes and framesets.
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I have owned and wrenched on 30+ bikes and have had quite a few w/ 27x1.25 rims.
Funny about the 26.5 rims, reminds me of when I was in high school, the first year. Everybody would ask where is the pool? The joke was there was no pool. Ha ha.
I have never owned a French bike. I have been reading with great interest about the quixotic parts, threading and aggravation associated. So, naturally I assumed that 26 1/2 was a French standard. Thank you for straightening that out!
Funny about the 26.5 rims, reminds me of when I was in high school, the first year. Everybody would ask where is the pool? The joke was there was no pool. Ha ha.
I have never owned a French bike. I have been reading with great interest about the quixotic parts, threading and aggravation associated. So, naturally I assumed that 26 1/2 was a French standard. Thank you for straightening that out!
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