![]() ![]() With a similar look to the Super Corsa and Tour De France, they still looked good, even if they weren't the fastest bikes on the road. With Stamped steel dropouts and "chromoly" tubing, they came with extremely heavy Stronglight steel cranks and usually with Simplex derailleurs and Mafac Racer brakes. More info about this bike: The Interclub and Grand Sport De Luxe were the bottom tier Gitanes offered in the U. I will probably use it as an exercise trainer or a daily commuter as long as I can make it unattractive enough to not get stolen. ![]() My plan is to clean it up and put some new brake pads and make it roadworthy. ![]() It appears to have all original equipment to include gumwall tires, simplex gears, mafac "racer" brakes and the retaining nibs for the Zefal pump (missing) that came with the bike. For the past 20 years or so, it has been sitting in his garage unused. From some point in the 1940s, the first two digits of Helyett frame numbers represented the year of manufacture. He rode it mostly in the District going to and from capital hill where he worked at the time. Serial No: 557656 (to be confirmed markings not clear). The providence I have regarding the bike is as follows: He was the original owner and purchased the bike in 1972 for around $200. Other serial/registration/sticker: District of Columbia City Registration Number (on Center Tube) #151645īought this bike in April 2016 by answering a Craigslist ad from a guy named Bob who is a retired lawyer. ![]()
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