Originally Posted by verktyg

The frame is probably a 1984 Team Pro Replica made of Columbus SL tubing. Everything looks right including the Stronglight A9 headset. These were sold as bare frames and complete bikes.

During that time period Trek was marketing Gitanes in the US under the Cycles de France marque. As part of the arrangement, Gitane was marketing Trek MTBs and motocross bikes in France....An unholy alliance if there ever was one!

I'm always leery of odd things like mismatched forks, repainted rear triangles and so on. The yellow paint looks like a rattle can job. The rear dropouts were chrome plated but they've been painted over. Supposedly the Simplex dropouts that were used on these models had a reputation for breaking???

The Shimano components are from a little later in the 80's.

My guess is it had a brief encounter with a garage door or overhang when on a roof rack... or the rear triangle was somehow crushed or otherwise damaged.

Here's the 1984 Gitane catalog pictures showing the top 3 models:



My 1984 Team Pro:



In the words of Monty Python Holy Grail, "Run away! Run Away!"

verktyg

Chas.