Gazelle? Does anyone know anything about them?

@mattyc Looking good Matt. Glad it’s out In the open. 👍🏻

Bit of a mess imo. Claim c-record cranks=just new record. Then old track pedals. Chorus if not Athena seatpost not c -record. Miche cog = : /. Mks clips, 70’s stem and maybe bars.

Just secured some sheriff star hubs to be laced to NOS omega vs to be full c record track for mine. Though aero c record seatpost rather than pista one.

That said it’s still under the stairs and now live on a hill. One day. 😐

Re that red white and blue one btw

Very Max Crowe. Why would you ever, such a awesome rare colourway.

Love to know where @Dutch_Cheese has gone? Such a fountain of Gazelle knowledge. ☹️

^ he's mainly active in NL/Flemish facebook groups related to old steel now...

Shame, as said was always a great source of information.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263830183670

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263830179597

Full set of TVM bikes on eBay, track, road and rumour of a Lo-pro... must be on here?
If I had the funds I’d already be on my way to Guildford...

I got my TVM for this seller, he’s a top bloke!

i'm sure you've all seen this nice frame but weird build 70's 54cm track

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gazelle-K-N-S-B-Piet-De-Wit-Track-bike-1975/302804014671?hash=item468086964f:g:SFQAAOSwqbVbO2Z1

I somehow like it. Not sure if the seller should have gone full bonkers with matching crankset and seat post though

Nice little track - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F232853054893

just put mine in the classifieds if anyone is after a lovely AA special .

Why didn't you place the champion mondial transfer a LittleBigPlanet bit more to the right? Just to look more like the original?

Nice 57cm baanfiets on Marktplaatz...

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Must be this
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/325027

TVM baanfiets on Ebay - £650.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gazelle-Team-TVM-Track-Bike-Dura-Ace-1990s-retro-Seat-Tube-55-5cm-57cm/263912350761?hash=item3d7266e429:g:kOAAAOSwuXNbVC5M

And check out what the seller says in the post:

"Please get in touch - I have all sorts of other bike stuff either listed for sale or shortly to be listed for sale - Gazelle TVM road bike, Gazelle TVM track bike and Gazelle TVM lo pro / time trial bike, lots of 8 speed Dura Ace stuff, a few TVM odds and ends, Rigida DP18 rims with bladed spokes to DP hubs, another Gazelle Lo Pro, a more modern Dura Ace groupset, a 650c 1990s Zipp carbon front wheel. Retro / 1990s time trial parts. Random road parts."

Finally got the matching rear wheel on the track bike and now fettling guards and p-clips on the AB for winter commutes... the radicals don’t sit well under the Campag callipers so I’m going to have to switch over to some older Ultegra... ah well...

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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F223190711658

Used and abused 853... someone else buy it so I don’t and allow it to languish in the shed...

Just a shot of my black CM day after l'Eroica, wish I was still in Italy ;-)

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Very nice man. I may help U out w that as I need a new daily geared bike. Moots can't be parked and left! Cheers. T

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125th 953 in 55cm on eBay...

What does the ‘AB’stand for on the gazelle frames?

I’d like to source a 58cm frame for a winter set up with full length guards. Ideally with regular calipers, not long drops, and modern dropout spacing- any idea on frame names I should be searching for?

Absolutely Brilliant

You'll be after an 'A' frame (or a trim trophy) if you want mudguard eyelets.
A frames are also nice because they mostly have a scooped seatstay fillet at the wrap-over that an AB does not have.
From the 80s (post butterfly brake bridge) it goes as follows, from memory...
A = fender eyelets, external routed brake cable
AB = team replica colourways, external routed brake cable, panto fork crown with no circle
AA Special = chrome forks, gazelle panto in circle, internal routed rear brake cable
AA Super = short wheelbase, indented seatube, aero mount dt shifter bosses, sometimes monostay

These are generally correct, there are always anomalies with Gazelles, which is part of the charm! All rear spacing will be 126mm but will happily accomodate a 130mm modern rear hub. Nothing from the 80s should require long drop brakes, doubt many from the 70s would either as all the Champion Mondial's I've seen (excluding TT) are for 700c wheels.
The in the 90s things changed a bit... there is a used (ie winter bike fodder) 853 TVM on ebay currently, 58cm too... pair this with some PDW full metal fenders and you've got what you are after!
Cheers,
Matt

Thanks for that.

What happened in the 90s?