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Originally Posted by dphi
(Post 13527139)
Both of your bikes are awesome, exactly the direction I want to go in with my Gitane.
edit- also, regarding the levers - this site seems to suggest that flexing was an issue http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...fac2-comp.html Regarding the flexing: I think that concerns mainly the Guidonnet lever. Even the NOS ones offered on eBay are cracked: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mafac-Guidon...-/290558349982 |
Originally Posted by non-fixie
(Post 13524809)
First thing I did was take off the wheel reflectors, though.
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A most excellent Zombie thread! |
I had always thought Maes/Kint was a specific shape of handlebar. Learn something new every day.
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Originally Posted by alexnagui
(Post 20498356)
Do you have any idea how these reflectors are called? I see them from time to time on some vintage bikes. I was wondering if I can get some for a project.
They were only made for a short period during the seventies. In no time the tire manufacturers had incorporated a reflective stripe in their sidewalls, which made these ghastly contraptions obsolete. Your best chance of finding a set would be on a bike from that era. |
Originally Posted by non-fixie
(Post 20499226)
Your best chance of finding a set would be on a bike from that era. |
[MENTION=173992]non-fixie[/MENTION] whats not to like about a spiffy looking vintage city bike that has a name like an herbal tea? :D
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Originally Posted by alexnagui
(Post 20499379)
Yeah, I guess that's the only possibility. Thanks anyway!
I was wrong on one account though: I thought they were introduced in the late seventies, but it was actually a decade later: https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...dea1791be2.jpg "Fits 26", 27" and 28" wheel sizes". We all know, of course, that it should read "26", 28" and 27". ;) And that a "round circle" is a pleonasm. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0551436475.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2eb2b5ac70.jpg |
Originally Posted by non-fixie
(Post 20581309)
Walked into an unexpected car boot sale yesterday, and waddaya know: found a pair, NIB. Remembered your quest and bought them. Let me know if you're still interested. For €2 they can be yours! :)
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HEMA, the Dutch version of Woolworth's. They weren't the only ones that sold bike reflectors, but their version was rather cool. And somewhat laborious. And not cheap! Fl. 16.75 would have bought you a nice Ry Cooder album.
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https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4dea6cc84.jpeg Those reflectors ended up on this Gazelle TdF I got a while ago. This low end Gazelle from the 70s got my attention because of its condition (I don't think that the bike has been ridden much), so I thought about possibly converting it to something else. The frame turned out to be too big for me so in the end I decided to give it a complete overhaul and keep it all original (plus the reflectors :)). I definitely spent too much time on the bike, but I enjoyed working on it. Can move to the next project on my list.. |
Wow! Impressive piece of work. The bike looks new. Those reflectors couldn't have ended up in a nicer place. :)
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
(Post 20724871)
Wow! Impressive piece of work. The bike looks new. Those reflectors couldn't have ended up in a nicer place. :)
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Originally Posted by alexnagui
(Post 20725450)
Thanks! So riding on tires without sidewall reflectors and with no reflectors whatsoever is absolutely illegal, right? How strict is this rule in the NL, by the way? |
Zombie threads
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8092671561.jpg
What's with all the ZOMBIE threads in the C&V forum lately? The Gazelle touring bike deserves it's own thread. :troll: [MENTION=473145]alexnagui[/MENTION] you'll get more responses by starting a new thread rather than tagging onto a 7 year old Gitane thread. verktyg retrogrouch :50: |
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