IIRC the Sugino cranks were Gitane standard equipment
@1973-74; Gitane and Motobecane were more
international in their parts picks than Peugeot,
Lejeune, Bertin in the same period.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> A few years back when I was messing around with
> Peugeot PX-10s and
> satiating once and for all an unfilled appetite from
> my youth, I also
> acquired a couple of Gitanes. The ones that stood
> out were a complete
> green TdF that was about 60cm, c-t, and a battered
> 62cm PSC frameset
> that became a fixed-gear for a while there. The
> green TdF had the
> usual Mafacs and Simplex derailleurs, but came to me
> with Campy hubs
> laced to Fiamme red label rims and Sugino Mighty
> Competition cranks.
> It took a while to identify it, as the only decal
> left was the red
> "hand-made" sticker on the seat tube. I think I
> paid $75 for it. I
> really should have kept it, because the ride quality
> and feel of that
> one was just wonderful.
>
> I read a while back Mike Kone's comment that most of
> these have
> probably been Kryloned to death. True enough - but
> when I heal up and
> have a bike budget again, I think I'll go bottom
> feeding in pursuit of
> a good TdF for cheap. They were similar to the
> PX-10s in being work
> horse bikes that were quickly turned out, but I
> think the Gitanes had
> superior handling.
>
> Russ Fitzgerald
> Greenwood, SC
>
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