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Old 10-16-19 | 06:44 PM
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Bikes: 1980 Marinoni Special, 1987 Ciocc Microf. C40, 1978 Raleigh Competition GS, 1982 Colnago Super, 1972 Gitane Pro TdF, 1976 Belgian Diamant by Martelly, 1989 Trek 520, 1972 Dawes Galaxy 2014 Cervelo R5, 2020 Salsa Warbird, 2013 Giant Trance X1

Originally Posted by T-Mar
The pictured bicycle is the mixte version of the TdC manufactured by Procycle in the early 1980s. The spec derailleurs were an unspecified SunTour model but in the literature they look like a low end model, possibly Honor/Spirt. Despite the non-drive image, your picture clearly shows SunTour Power Shifters which at least corroborates SunTour derailleurs. The frame is hi-tensile steel.

The other possibility is that the seller has mistaken a CCM Concorde for a TdC. Both came in similar colours (slightly different shades of purple) and the Concorde did use Reynolds 531, though it was only plain gauge and only in the main triangle. The Concorde was available in a mixte frame. I could see someone who is not knowledgeable about bicycles confusing the two tubesets and not picking up on other differences. While the Concorde was never offered with Campagnolo components, its not inconceivable that the OEM Simplex Prestige were replaced by an entry Campagnolo model, such a Valentino.
Nah you can see Tour du Canada name on the chain stay on this picture. I think the seller knows the difference and decided to have some fun with me, get me a little excited. He followed it up a little later with an lol comment so ... Well played seller! Good thing I have nothing better to do right now.
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