I have too much going to figure out a good thread for each thing, so I decided to start a "project update thread". Please feel free to use it to give updates on your projects if you wish. Pics are required though

I'll start out with my Gitane. I took it out for a spin today to the LBS.




The idea with this bike was basically to build a bike out of French parts.There are some campy bits and a brooks pro thrown in for good measure. Somewhere along the way it became semi inspired by '40s-'50's TDF bikes, hence my take on the dual handlbar mounted bottles. I also kept DT shifters on it to keep the old school look. I'm normally prefer bar ends but I'm going to try to make myself like them.

All of that said after taking it for a ride today, I found the ride, well boring. It just didnt really speak to me. I also think I need a little big longer stem as I feel a little cramped when in the drop. Maybe I can just move the seat back a little bit.

The funny thing is that I put all this work into the Gitane building it up from scratch, and I much prefer to the ride and fit on this bike, my '77 Motobecane Grand Jubilee which I just picked up basically as is a few weeks ago for just over a hundred bucks!



Funny how that works out. I'm probably going to fool around with the Gitane a bit more to see if I can improve the fit and ride a bit, but if that doesnt work it's going on the chopping block.