Re: [CR] Gitane, Cycles de France and Trek

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Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 15:57:58 -0500
From: "Ken Freeman" <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>
To: verktyg <verktyg@aol.com>
Cc: general@gitaneusa.com, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Gitane, Cycles de France and Trek


Interesting, this would coincide with Trek decreasing the rake of its forks and seemingly dedicating itself to high-trail designs.

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 3:40 PM, verktyg <verktyg@aol.com> wrote:
> In 1983 Cycles de France started distributing Gitane bikes in the US. They
> had the same address as Trek, 801 Madison St. Waterloo, WI, USA.
>
> Does anyone know the history of the relationship between Trek and Gitane?
>
> Chas. Colerich
> Oakland, CA USA
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Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI USA