Nice loophole...not a "new" bike. I have to say that I initially did not like some of the 70's colors, like this gold, but they have grown on me.

I picked one of these up a few years as an impulse/local pickup Ebay purchase, hoping I would like it, but it matched the Criterium a bit too much. The Gitane frameset was nice enough, but has been sitting in the basement for a while and I might purge it this spring. (not for sale atm, so please do not ask.)