Gazelle Champion Mondial Semi Race ... my favorite Gazelle

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I think I am going to take them off. Get some nice Grand Bois for them

You can get Marathons in 27" or Paselas, there's still quite a few good 27" tyres without breaking the bank. But the heart wants what the heart wants.

 

[grantoury]

You can get Marathons in 27" or Paselas, there's still quite a few good 27" tyres without breaking the bank. But the heart wants what the heart wants.

Paselas are a nice option. I like the Panaracer Gravel King. I have the 28mm on my M-gineering. I just replaced the rear, which had been in use since 2017 without a flat. And they don't even have any puncture protection. Not as supple as Grand Bois or RH, but nice enough.

 

[grantoury]

I found the serial numbers for all Gazelle Champion Mondials on this great little website:

https://www.gazellechampionmondial.nl/index.html
I emailed them with some questions and got answers the same day from a really nice chap. He sent me a Brooks catalog with the Leabrook saddle bag in it.

http://pedaling.org/brooks-catalogues/brooks_1959_cb.pdf

 

[grantoury]

The only vintage Brooks bag I saw on ebay:

"In working order" 25 euros, I think I'll pass

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Nice, finding the bag won't be easy. At least you now know what to look for.

 

[grantoury]

This is a nice set of two leather bags for about 50 euros:

 

[grantoury]

I may just get something new from Brooks. (98 euros..)

 

[R-V]

You can be patient, and search on. Next sunny day will be in august

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

You can be patient, and search on. Next sunny day will be in august

Not so much patience, the vinyl and stiffeners and leather rot with age.

 

[grantoury]

You can be patient, and search on. Next sunny day will be in august

Not so much patience, the vinyl and stiffeners and leather rot with age.

Time enough, true. But Rob may be right, the state of a bag made in the 70s could be hopeless. The Carradice @The History Man came up with looked pretty worn too.