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10-13-17 | 10:11 AM

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rustystrings61

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From: Greenwood SC USA

Bikes: 2002 Mercian Vincitore, 1982 Mercian Colorado, 1976 Puch Royal X, 1973 Raleigh Competition, 1971 Gitane Tour de France and others

Respectfully, I must disagree with 63rickert's assertion that Gitanes never showed more than basic competence.

Have a look at this Gitane's seat stay caps and compare them with the OP's.

Unfortunately, the majority of TdFs and Super Corsas I have seen came from the period when Gitane simply swaged the seat stay caps. Later in the 70s they came back with an emblem stamped into them to make them distinctive.

EDIT: Look at this B. Carre-built frame and its seat stay caps. The shape on these and the other Carre seat stay ends I see online look like they are slightly more diamond-shaped, less rounded than the Gitanes. Maybe it's just my eyes ....

Last edited by rustystrings61; 10-13-17 at 10:14 AM.

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