Art wrote:
My 1971 Gitane TDF was also a poor rider,especially on fast,steep descents because of the steep fork angle and small fork trail. This is the bike I had a spectacular downhill crash on while descending "Big Hill" south of Alpine ,Texas
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jeez, Art. I hurt just reading about that.
I owned a TDF briefly, but never rode one. Based on these comments I should amend my previous post to say that the Mondia Special was distinctly superior in design to the TDF. The Mondia was a very well-mannered bike, the veritable platonic ideal of a high-performance sport-bike. I keep looking for another in a color that floats my boat, but I haven't found it yet. Size? yes. color? no. The Mondia orange was a favorite..anyone have one in a 56cm c-t? <g>
Charles Andrews
Los Angeles