Just bought this for $70. Don't know if it was worth the money, but it gets me around campus. I'm having trouble identifying it, though. I'm not a bike expert, so all I can give you is that it's a Gitane brand and there's a sticker on it that says "Challenger - Made in France." Also, I saw the name "Huret" somewhere on it. Can anyone date and identify this?

Totally worth $70. Congratulations!

The model should be a Super Challenge, looks to be an '84.

Thank you!

I wasn't sure if "Challenger" was the model, since I searched "Gitane Challenger" all over the Internet and came up with nothing. Plus, I wasn't sure if they even made with mustache handles. I only see them in road bike form around here.

I like the bars on it. ideal for cruising and also for reaching the brakes quickly

Does it say "Challenger," or "Super Challenge"? You might ask over at Gitane USA as well, just to be sure. They might know if there's a "Challenger" model. The decals are definitely the '84 style, as far as I can tell (the pic is kind of small, so I can't be 100% sure).

Here's the spec page for '84; the Super Challenge is at the entry-level, but for $80, you did good.

I actually mistyped. The sticky doesn't say "Challenger," it says "Challenge" (doesn't look like anyone rubbed off the "r"). There's no "Super" preceding it either.

But yes, I took a glance at the catalog and the decals on it definitely match.

Compare the components on the spec sheet. If those match up, that's probably the bike.