Originally Posted by
verktyg
The OP's Criterium has Vitus dropouts. My 1984 Team Replica has those Simplex dropouts.
The other 1984, 85 & 86 Gitane bikes have Vitus dropouts. I'd heard that Gitane stopped using the Simplex dropouts ~1984 because of breakage problems across the hole for the plastic nut for the adjuster screws??? Looks pretty beefy to me.
Four of my 1980's Peugeots have Simplex dropouts and I've never heard about any problems with breakage problems with them Peugeots.
Most of the actual Gitane Team bike that I've seen or seen pictures of had Campy 1010A or 1010B dropouts.
verktyg
Never heard of Simplex dropouts cracking either..... must be just marketing blurb to justify one brand from another .....if anything, the Simplex rear DO's look to be more beefy than most other DO's.
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