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Old 03-29-15 | 02:30 PM
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Hi, Im restoring a gitane and I'm trying to find the colour code for the blue used in 1983/4/5 on the renault team bikes. Any help would be much appreciated
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Paging [MENTION=61614]verktyg[/MENTION]... Gitane knowledge on loan from God requested...

also check out the Gitaneusa forum (many of us over there too).
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also check out the Gitaneusa forum (many of us over there too).
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Old 04-17-15 | 04:33 PM
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Hi thanks for replying, it was me that posted the question there. I took the frame to ARGOS cycles in Bristol to day they were very helpful, and I've gone for the same blue as used on the Motorolla Merckx frames
Looks about rite
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