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Location: Northern California
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Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
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Thanks, Auchen. This thread is a solid showing from the world of Gitane owners, and still going.
My TDF weighs in about a pound heavier than I expected, so maybe the solid handling could be attributed to some thicker frame tubing.
And I agree the tubing/lug joinery looks solid and industrial.
We have 20% inclines along some of our rides here, so a beefy frame that won't have the shifter wanting to slip might actually give the rider a faster trip up those crazy-steep back roads. The other riders do take note of there being only five cogs out back, and the women seem to really like the green.
Your Champion Du Monde looks just like a TDF, but is the first one (CDM) I've seen.
I wonder when the last TDF was built?