lofter

decal on my old (58-60) gitane downtube says sertillange , anybody ever heard of this ?

unworthy1

no, unless it's fragments of the usual strange description of the paint that was something like 'emaillluxepolymeur' or words to that effect. I don't see how you'd get 'serillange' out of there, however, but it might be something about the paint.
Ask at the gitaneusa forum if you haven't already, if that guy chasvertyg (or what's-his-handle) is responding, he'll surely know.

lofter

Lol ok ,
chas is a freaking genious he really knows his stuff very well. Uncle chas i call him.

Velognome 

Easy........Wikipedia says...Sertillanges (16 November 1863 – 26 July 1948), O.P., was a French Catholic philosopher and spiritual writer. Born Antonin-Dalmace, he took the name Antonin-Gilbert when he entered the Dominican order. His scholarly work was concerned with the moral theory of Thomas Aquinas. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for two non-specialist works. The Intellectual Life is a practical guide for how to structure one's life so as to make progress as a scholar. What Jesus Saw from the Cross is a spiritual work that drew upon the time Sertillanges spent living in Jerusalem. Certain of Sertillanges' works are concerned with political theory, with French identity and the structure of the traditional French family

Now I wonder what he had to do with your bike?

lofter

wow awsome i wonder if he owned my bike lol . ill take a pic and post it . its where the reynolds or columbus tubing sticker should be, above the shifter , notice i said shifter = one, and below the seat on the seat tube.