French Racing Bicycles

[Canuk]

Close up details of the Bianco

 

[Canuk]

These are my favourite french hubs for a track bike. Prior, French made Swiss Cheese

 

[Canuk]

1978 Gitane - Alan with Huret Success gearing

 

[Canuk]

Alan frame (Italian manufacture) with Gitane decals.

This bike is equipped only with high-end equipment from the years 78-82. In this assembly we can find prestigious brands such as Huret, Weinmann, Stronglight, Maillard, Cinelli, Pélissier etc ... Very light bike for the time 8,950Kg.

Alan aluminum frame
Stronglight 105 Ter crankset (45 * 53)
Maillard pedals
Huret Jubilée derailleurs
Cyclo Pignons freewheel in dural
Pélissier 2000 Black hubs 32 spokes
Mavic GP4 rims
Weinmann Carrera 400 brakes
Simplex seatpost
Concor Aero saddle
Cinelli handlebars and stem
Stronglight dural headset

 

[Canuk]

Close up details of the Gitane

 

[Canuk]

1980 Gitane - Profil R.S.

 

[Canuk]

Magnificent Gitane profile bike used by Christian Marais (GPA-Gitane team mate of Maurice Guérin) predecessor of the Renault Gitane team at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 980s.

Aerodynamic bike with a totally original architecture, protected by 23 international patents.

Reynolds 531 5/10th frame
Tubes: head, diagonal, saddle and seat stays in teardrop profile
Elliptical profile chainstays
Fully profiled fork
Transmission passages inside the frame
Profiled seatpost
San Marco Concor saddle
Mavic Service courses 24 spoke rims
Mavic special hubs with annular bearings
Philippe stem
Philippe dural handlebar with internal transmission passage
Campagnolo profiled brake levers (Shimano hood) with internal cable routing
Shimano Dura ace brakes
Shimano Dura ace ex 52*42 crankset with aerodynamic cranks
Shimano Dyna drive pedals with annular bearing integrated into the eye of the crank

 

[Canuk]

More close up details of the Profile Gitane

 

[Canuk]

1954 Gitane featuring Simplex suicide gearing and Simplex QR hubs

 

[Canuk]

1954 Gitane bike that belonged to Robert Panier, a Rochelais rider in the 1950s. Very nice bike, very comfortable to ride and with the original decorations and paint.

Reynolds 531 frame
Simplex rear derailleur
Simplex front derailleur with suicide lever
Simplex shifters
CLB Compétition brakes
Normandy 24 and 28 spoke wheels
AVA handlebar and stem
Stronglight steel cranks with square socket
Stronglight dural 50*48 chainrings
Stronglight headset
Steel seatpost
Cyclo Pan 64 4-speed freewheel
Brook leather saddle
Lyotard pedals