Thank you, the original stem is a "3ttt RECORD mm105" made in Italy. I maybe should have mentioned that the bike was built for a guy who never came and picked it up. My dad purchased it brand new from a cycle shop when him and mom were dirty hippies bumming around France. Mark Steinke Denver,CO USA
>From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
>To: veterinary technician <thebiggoogster@hotmail.com>,
>Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]1972 Gitane Tour de France: Handlebars
>Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:22:28 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Most of the TdF's of that era I've seen (including my own 1972) have
>unmarked AVA bars. My guess is that English made bars would be unmarked
>(in the visible area) GB bars like came on the Raleigh International and
>models below the International. They would have looked very similar to the
>AVA's. However, French bars, or a French stem would have been 25.0 mm,
>while English bars would almost surely have been 25.4 mm. What is the
>stem?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
>
>
>
>
>veterinary technician <thebiggoogster@hotmail.com> wrote:
> So the one that I call "my baby" is my 1972 tdf. I love my all original
>bike
>but have always wondered about my handlebars....Although I have maintained
>it well, I had always resisted the urge to tear the original leather off
>because there was just something I liked about it. The other week I finally
>got the guts to eliminate the old wrap and apply some brand new cork. At
>the very end of the L side (where you would pop in the end cap) is a stamp:
>"England".
>I have always said that one thing you could never accuse Gitane of is
>consistancy. I believe that the guys grabbed whatever parts were in the
>shop
>that day. Can anybody offer a thought as to what the English bars may be? I
>like em'
>
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