Originally Posted by
scozim
Nice score! Was that the one posted on C.L. in Seattle for a couple of hours on Saturday morning. I saw that but couldn't make it over the mountains.
My '84 Gitane Sprint is also English threaded and like devinfan one of my favorite rides. Mine has Vitus 788 tubing. I switched out the original Simplex rear derailleur to a Suntour Edge, put on a Avocet O2 Air 40R saddle, and Mavic GL330 tubulars and it's an absolute blast out on the road.
Yeah this was the same one. I had to offer a tad more to get it.
The tubing is 983/181 fork.
Since it's not original, I don't feel bad about taking off parts and adding others on. It's going to be more commuter-ized rather than a quick weight-weenie. Too bad this isn't my size! It looks like a beautiful bike.