My g/f's mom has offered to give me her old Gitane TdF for free to restore as a project and i'm wondering if anyone has opinions as to whether it's a worth while endeavor. The bike itself is pretty hashed, the only things that appear salvagable are the frame, rear deralleur, and rims ... Just looking around the net the bikes seem to have a lot of history, although the TdF plays second fiddle to another Gitane model I can't recall off the top of my head. I'm not looking for any monetary gain from the restoration but want to do something worthwhile that would actually be fun to ride around once I had completed. Also, is it worth restoring a bike when a lot of the components need to be replaced? Just trying to pool opinions