Gazelle? Does anyone know anything about them?

Reisberg's bike has a F&F in ivory 81 with black decals, same as DAF Trucks - Cote d'Or, but DAF bikes had older (nicer) style decals. I really dislike the big rainbow stripes, but despite that, Reisberg's bike is very nice.
Ivory was the best sold (and resprayed) colour, no matter with what decals (black, blue, red, green) or 2nd paint colour.

It is powder-coated, i guess that means Cote d'Or/DAF???

Actually it is pearl-white, not ivory. The frame is from 1986/87, so i guess the decals fit the bike correctly, but: at that time Gazelle produced mostly fade-paint jobs. This bike was blue/metallic white when i got it. If i could go back in time, i might wouldn't repaint it, condition was ok. But i had no clue, so i did, what i thought, had to be done. a typical mistake for beginner

@Zielemann: I really like your 60ies Gazelle (and the Zielemann bike you posted a few sites before, amazing)

Regards

Reisberg

Almost finished with mine, still just need a Campag aero or fluted SR seatpost!

nice 753r frame on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-GAZELLE-CHAMPION-frame-Reynolds-753-Campagnolo_W0QQitemZ250594527626QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a5899098a

and another 753 on markplaats

AA.653

Hi people,

here is a small update from the paintshop:

and a detail picture of the chromefork:

Regards

Reisberg

nice gazelle on ebay cheap, but aimed at the larger gentleman, nice parts

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gazelle-Champion-Mondial-AA-special-Reynolds-531-comp_W0QQitemZ320502143925QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a9f6a9bb5

Reisberg,

Nice colour!

nice gazelle on ebay cheap, but aimed at the larger gentleman, nice parts

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gazelle-Champion-Mondial-AA-special-Reynolds-531-comp_W0QQitemZ320502143925QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a9f6a9bb5

Still small compared with the 66cm AA I have here...

does this badge look a bit strange ?

or is it a post 80's badge ? the one on mine look very different ?

it looks like a barbapapa

Hi people,

i founded a Gazelle Champion Mondial group on Flickr, everybody is welcome to join the group and add pictures of Gazelle bikes, frames, parts, etc.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1356532@N20/

Regards

Reisberg

lots of nice tracks bikes in there
just asked to join the group x2 slightly different user names / log in's

there is some nice frames in there for sure, i dont have a flicker though and i have only one Gazelle left

"left" haha!

Still small compared with the 66cm AA I have here...

They did quite a few 70cm A-frames and Semi Race.
Besides that, at least 2 pcs 80 cm frame sets.

does this badge look a bit strange ?

or is it a post 80's badge ? the one on mine look very different ?

When I wrote to the factory to find out more about my Gazelle Track frame (the one with the missing digit from the frame number) they sent me some stick on Gazelle Head Tube badges. They looked a little like this i.e. really naff in comparison to the authentic Dieren badges. I think this is probably a result of the rather poor design job to recreate a badge that was authentic to Gazelle's history while not mentioning Dieren after they moved production from there. This is only my (moderately) educated guesstimation though.

I got the frame back last week from Bob Jackson who did the re-spray. I bought the bike from Tel off the forum, and the paint job was really nice. But I had my heart set on this paintjob though after seeing another bike from the porn section. I also changed the saddle and the bar tape. Im really pleased with how it came out.

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did anyone buy this last night ?

very nice super aa time trial frame on ebay went cheap sadly at a time when i wasn't at my PC otherwise I might well have had it

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=320503131611

nice price too

No, I did not buy it. The frame under your link is an AA-Super. The SWB Champion Mondial.

Johnny Fiasco, that paint job looks lovely.

Finally :)

Clear coat still needs a polishing after 3 - 4 weeks, but i am very happy with the result for now:

Regards

Reisberg

beautiful

Nice!! Where did you get the "champion Mondial" Blockletter type from? I've been looking for that one for quite a while!