Gazelle Champion Mondial Semi Race ... my favorite Gazelle

[KermitGKona88]

Is it safe..

Of course it is safe, a bit of tape a dot punch and the right size drill, and Robert is your Mothers Brother...

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Of course it is safe, a bit of tape a dot punch and the right size drill, and Robert is your Mothers Brother...

Rivinuts anagram for sh1t in this frame at least

 

[KermitGKona88]

Rivinuts anagram for sh1t in this frame at least

Looks like you do the Times crossword daily...

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Looks like you do the Times crossword daily...

Can you imagine someone with my linguistic ability doing a crossword? Crosswords would be said and muttered, not completed.. We have derailed the thread, Sorry GT.

 

[KermitGKona88]

Can you imagine someone with my linguistic ability doing a crossword? Crosswords would be said and muttered, not completed.. We have derailed the thread, Sorry GT.

Sorry Bob forgot that Jo is the one who does the crosswords in your house

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Sorry Bob forgot that Jo is the one who does the crosswords in your house

If you listen carefully you could probably hear her, there are many

 

[vcballbat]

Today I travelled to Eelde in two hours and met up with Rob. He had a Gazelle for sale on marktplaats.nl and it turned out as beautiful as in the pictures for once. So I gave him 375 euros and took off with it. It looks like it is in absolutely original state, down to the tyres. They looked pretty dry so I decided to walk back to the train station, 10km. Underway I sat and ate the lunch I brought and took the first few pictures.

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Another pic on the train

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Wow, what a brilliant find in superb condition...oh I do like a nice trouser guard..

 

[grantoury]

Both Raleigh, Gazelle and also Reynolds were owned by Ti ...Tube Investments with some of the Dutch market Raleigh's built at the Gazelle plant

Thanks for that insight. I was thinking they may have built for other brands

 

[grantoury]

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/carradice-saddlebags-simplex-gear-levers.444065/

Pm'd the seller, sadly they are gone.

 

[KondratievsBike]

Today I travelled to Eelde in two hours and met up with Rob. He had a Gazelle for sale on marktplaats.nl and it turned out as beautiful as in the pictures for once. So I gave him 375 euros and took off with it. It looks like it is in absolutely original state, down to the tyres. They looked pretty dry so I decided to walk back to the train station, 10km. Underway I sat and ate the lunch I brought and took the first few pictures.

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Another pic on the train

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Heel mooi!

I have to confess to having a bit of a thing about Gazelles.

Great story, a kind of mini pilgrimage.