Gitane Love
 

Had this one for years but it keeps returning as one of my all time favourite riders despite its mid-level status. 1975 Tour De L’Avenir. I’ve owned and ridden lots of Gitanes over the years and I’ve never ridden one I didn’t like, high or low. Post yours here and share the Gitane joy!
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heres one :)

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1971 Super Corsa
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1972 Super Corsa

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A better photo of the gold Super

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And my ‘73 Tour de France “work in progress” (still awaiting decals)

That’s a classic, classy beauty.👍

Lovely bikes, I miss my Super Corsa!!

Here's my 1983 Gitane Interclub. Mid level frame but rides oh so nice. I put over 1000 miles on it last year.

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I've been on ebay looking for vintage track bikes (for the track, not the street) and I've been drooling over this one. Unfortunately it's in France.

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A couple of TdFs: the gold one (1972) I no longer own, the blue one (1970-71) I currently own:

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nice ride

Here is another one .
Lasted about a week then snapped the dropout off!
No accident, no jam up, just snapped!
The bits on it were worth what I paid thankfully .




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a too small ill fated criterium
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doom !

Great looking ride! I think the Interclub and the Tour de L’Avenir shared the same frame.

What a shame!!! I had that same year and model and it was a great bike.😢

Both lovely bikes! I wouldn’t have been able to choose…

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Here's my 1984 TDF.
Used to be a Peugeot only guy before I got this bike. I have to confess that I seem to like the TDF more than my 1984 Peugeot PSV now.....

I'm always happy to join in on spreading the good news of Gitane!

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That's a beauty. I'd love to be able to get one of the '80s TdFs with Vitus tubes, but I only ever see the early '70s models pop up for sale.