Mystery vintage 'cross bike
09-22-08, 10:53 AM
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Mystery vintage 'cross bike
I recently picked up a vintage cyclocross bike. It's alleged to be a Gitane, but has been repainted, so there are no decals of any kind on it. Can anybody recognize it, whether as a Gitane, or another make? I'm guessing it's a '91, based on the hi-wire cable routing.
09-22-08, 03:35 PM
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It's sweet is what it is. I'd run shallower bars on it myself, but it looks like it would bomb.
09-23-08, 10:22 AM
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Gorgeous bike. No help whatsoever. 
09-23-08, 10:36 AM
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Yeah, can't help, but I wish like hell that I had a bike like that to ride.
Any serial numbers on the BB shell or on the headtube? How is the bottom bracket threaded?
Any serial numbers on the BB shell or on the headtube? How is the bottom bracket threaded?
