Gazelle? Does anyone know anything about them?

Hi, cheers v. much.

They're actually just Deda Piega that I'm sure you've seen a million times, but I've removed the graphics with nail polish remover. If anything else wants to do the same I can confirm that these are the kind of graphics that just melt off in a few seconds with nail polish remover. Stem is just a cheap Zenith.

Sent you an PM.

Nice

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for those interested in A Frame clearances. I just updated my build thread.

650b A frame is a decent idea. What width are the tyres? I couldn't see it mentioned anywhere.

Hennie Kuiper in 1975 with the World Champ jersey on his Gazelle for Frisol.

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Terrible picture but I believe the bike he won the World Champ road race is on display in the Hennie Kuiper Cycling Museum in Twente, Netherlands.

I wonder if that is the same bar tape or was it replaced at some point, it looks very thick for 1975?

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Hennie is a feckin champ! A gentleman pur sang and a rarity in sympaness among winners. Tape should have been cotton imo.

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Aw yeah check this out

Gazelle champion mondial baan fiets campagnolo onderdelen.

https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1612364347?utm_source=android_social&utm_content=vip&utm_medium=android_social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons

Good to see all the usual suspects bidding on this :)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gazelle-Road-Bike/154071831405?hash=item23df65936d:g:wTgAAOSwO1Fc7oEp

I'm surprised one of you Londoners haven't snapped this up yet. If it is a 1969 made frame that's the same year Harm Ottenbros won the world champs and unknowingly launched the Champion Mondial model. Might make a nice addition to a collection.

Although according to the frame numbers on gazellechampionmondial.nl it's a 1968 frame.

Snazzy gold panto kit on this... not sure if legit, never seen anything like it 🤷‍♂️

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324345667521

According to er its a 54cm top tube and 140mm heatube.. so too small for me...

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According to er its a 54cm top tube and 140mm heatube.. so too small for me...

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There is so much wrong and so much right with that photo!

Re: the 1969 bike on eBay, I asked for the measurements and they are as follows: Top tube centre to centre:
23in/58.5cm, Seat tube centre to headset centre: 22.5in/57cm. Annoyingly too big for me.

Small Baanfiets for not silly money...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gazelle-Champion-Mondial-Track-bike-Baanfiets-Campagnolo-Nuovo-Rekord-ols-school-/402552609551?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Are these actually any good? Or is just plan and simple lust?

You mean compared to other 70s track bikes? I have not ridden one, but it should be a nice bike for sure. Champion Mondial road bikes are not the stiffest frames around but really well built nonetheless, specialized for specific purposes as well. 6 day legend Peter Post is known to have ridden the Gazelle baanfiets, although most of the time he rode his beloved RIH.
https://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/143901/rih-track-bike-for-peter-post

In other news:
Gazelle Champion Mondial frame 753
€ 700,00
https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1623758836?utm_source=android_social&utm_content=vip&utm_medium=android_social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons

Lust... same way folk lust after Raleigh track frames... a special version of something ordinary...

I really like that! I had a 531 AA special in those colours and it looked amazing.

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This looks tidy

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