Originally Posted by verktyg

How did I miss this Gitane thread?

Here's a rare Gitane...

I bought the bare frame from a seller in the UK. He told me that a friend had raced on it as part of a sponsored semi-pro team in France in the early 90s. By that time, all of the top end Gitanes were black and white pinto pony splashed paint. Since this frame is in the classic Gitane team blue color and it has a number tab under the top tube that shows some use I tend to believe his story.



It's made of Columbus ELOS Extra Light Oversize tubing with scary thing wall thicknesses. I assembled it with period correct Shimano components that I had on hand. No DuraAce as It's not that much better than the next 2 lower series gruppos - just a LOT more money!

Rides and handles like a joy!



More common pinto pony paint job



verktyg

Chas.