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Old 03-05-13 | 01:22 AM
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Bikes: Current favorites: 1988 Peugeot Birraritz, 1984 Gitane Super Corsa, 1980s DeRosa, 1981 Bianchi Campione Del Mondo, 1992 Paramount OS, 1988 Colnago Technos, 1985 RalieghUSA SBDU Team Pro

WOW! That's as nice as any Interclub that I pulled out of a box to assemble! Don't change anything but the seat and get a set of 700c clinchers for commuting.

The Interclub was Gitane's entry level racing model with standard steel components, Simplex Prestige derailleurs, MAFAC brakes plus alloy bars and sewup wheels with Normandy hubs. Tubing on these frames varied from the same gas pipe tubing used on Gitane Gran Sport bikes, a lighter non alloy steel tubing and even a few made of Durifort tubing.

Peugeot (PA-10), Motobecane, Jeunet, Mercier and others made similar models during the late 60s and early 70s.

Many early 70s Interclubs came with steel cranks with 1/2 step gearing. TA Cyclotouriste alloy chainrings could be used on some of those cranks.

Some of the other French makes upgraded their entry level racing models to Nevar or Stronglight 49 alloy cranksets. Stronglight, TA and Nervar cranks where scarce during the peak of the bike boom of the early 70s.

Gitane started supplying Sugino Maxi alloy cotterless cranks on some Interclubs about 1973. During 1972-73 because of availability issues, some Interclubs still came with steel cottered cranks.

They also started supplying Interclubs with Suntour derailleurs. They may be original???

I had several Interclubs back in the 70s that I used for commuter/training bikes. I built them up from bare frames. I just traded off a late 60s Interclub frame. It was a 60cm, too big for me. The frame was almost new.
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