For Sale: Small Frame 48cm Gitane Match 700 Road Bike with SPD pedals & shoes - Columbus Tubes

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Sadly, after buying this bike from Vince (as advertised here) for a friend, she has decided she would like something different, leaving me with a surplus bike.

I am offering it at the slightly discounted price of £200 that I bought it for *but am willing to listen to very near offers just to re-coup as much of my current deficit as quickly as possible. *

I have taken it for a quick spin and it is lovely to ride.

Description and photos as in Vince's for sale thread:

For sale, a small 48cm Gitane Match 700 Sport 2x7speed Road Bike in Gitane/Tour de France colours with SPD pedals & shoes.

It is a small bike which would suit people between 5'1 - 5'4 (155cm to 162cm).

The spec is as follows:
Seat tube is 48cm CC, top tube is 50cm CC - Columbus tubing TIG weld and chrome forks;
Shimano RS100 double crankset (FC-A550) 170mm with 46T outer and 42T inner;
Shimano RSX 7 speed rear mech;
Shimano RX100 front mech;
Shimano RSX STI levers (only used for braking - gears are on the downtube);
Shimano STX headset;
Saccon brakeset (not seen one before but very nice stuff);
Aero seatpost;
ITM 40cm bars;
ITM 90mm stem (now with plastic cover as I found it);
New downtube shifters Shimano Z408 friction levers with fresh cables;
New inner/ yellow outer cables - stretched and adjusted;
Recent wheelset - Sachs hubs on yellow Rigida rims 700c 10sp one with a 7 speed cassette 14-25 + spacers;
Fitted brand new colour coded Vittoria Zaffiro tyres (700x23);
New computer battery and refitted along the new cabling;
New yellow bar tape;
Fizik Pave saddle;
New bell;
Look Arc auto pedals;
Diadora TRIVEX II cycling shoes Size 39 (snug 39 so 38/39)+ Carnac overshoes - good clean condition with good Delta cleats to use on the Arc pedals

The frame is in good nick, the stickers on it aren't that good but I thought I would keep them on but they are easily removable.

The aero seatpost is currently stuck and I've not tried to force it out - I figured out that whoever tries it will be the right size - I'm happy to provide more measurements.

The gearing is quite small (46T-14T max), making it ideal for somewhere hilly or for someone liking smaller gearing.