Help ID this Gitane
I think this bike is a mid 70s Gitane Tour de France but the Gitane catalogs are not as complete as I might like and I was hoping to have some help. The bike is, as far as I can tell, unmolested. The 3 main tubes are Reynolds 531 DB. It's a big bike (too large for me) with a 63 cm seat tube and a 60 cm top tube. The crank is a nice first generation Stronglight 99 crank. The pedals are English threaded atom 700. The hubs are campy tipo laced to ambrosio alloy clincher rims (27 inch). The hubs are I believe English threaded (the freewheel is a pretty fresh looking shimano 5 speed). The brakes are weinmann center pulls. The bike has the huret honeycomb drop out. The rear derailleur is a suntour VGT, the FD is that weird suntour that works in reverse, and suntour barcons. The bike has a very cool pivo randonneur bar, a campy NR seatpost, and an ideale 80 saddle. Plus the bike even came with a steel TA water bottle cage (the best vintage water bottle cage IMHO). The paint and decals are in very nice condition; I'd say it's a 8.5 out of 10. All in all, this bike is very nicely appointed and the parts all look to be in fine condition.
Last edited by bikemig; 07-17-17 at 06:33 AM.