Mel Pinto sold Gitane's for years. Didn't the Interclub come with a Simplex Prestige derailleur or the favorite upgrade of a Simplex Criterium and cheapo tubulars?
Peter Koskinen Chapel Hill, NC, YEW ESS AYY
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Earle Young Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:23 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 27, Issue 102
>Chuck Schmidt said:
> Le Cycle No. 134, November 1972 issue, coverage of the 1972 Paris
>trade show (Le SALON de PARIS) with Daniel Rebour drawing of Gitane's
>new dropouts (note: not Huret).
>
> http://www.velo-retro.com/
>
OK, the dropouts may not be branded Huret, but at least on the '70's vintage
Gitane Interclub where I saw and handled the dropouts, the derailleur stop
was positioned to take a Huret derailleur, rather than a Campagnolo or
Japanese. I don't recall the spec of the bike, but am thinking it was the
derailleur that was the shape of the Jubile, but steel with threaded parts
and locknuts. Svelto?
Earle Young
Madison, Wisc.