Gitane Track

seen it in flesh, I approve of this bike

1000AA

i was naughty

I have new wheels... pics to come...

Im getting a bar/stem setup for longer rides with drops, i have deda piegas and sram s500 levers in silver

For non-porn purposes (but i dont want it to look horrendous) but practicality, would a quill adapter and threadless stem be good for this?

The bikes feeling very dull at the moment

Pre-nice weather i want to get some DA 7600 cranks or SG75s, a new chain and cog, have a nice clean drivetrain for summer,

2nd to that im really niggling for getting some forks made as im just not enjoying the chrome ones at all, they look really odd in my eyes, straight blades are not for this frame

If you want forks made, talk to Steve Goff, most reasonable builder on the planet. Check out the ones on my new frame ('shiny bits') probably on next page of CP.

Yeah Steve seems reasonable at £100 but Ill need to see what he charges for paint,

I also don't know what colour i'd go for..

Ok spoke to steve and bob jackson,

both roughly the same price, I Just need to pick a colour...

Should I attempt to get a close match that will never be exact.. or do I go for something totally different? if so what?

Metallic is virtually impossible to match exactly......

So, how about yellow to match the stickers? Boring old black?

Or, have the whole thing sprayed in a colour you really want and buy new stickers from Fleabay....

^ definitely don't want an entire respray, the paint on the frame is mint.

i was thinking yellow but it might be a bit too much

Much better

if only it was drilled

Yeah I've got to get a lamp from hubjub too

whaaa?

Haha fecking iPad, meant to say clamp on! As in clamp on brake!

NJS lamps now???

I cant decide wether to get a clamp on or not...hmm

Genuine question.

Has this been ridden?

It gets ridden to work everyday for the last 2 months ;)

Oh your faffing over forks made me think it hadn't been used at all!

nah! theyre just not as pretty as the originals

Can I just say- "told you so"?

the front axle that doesnt fit without filing

will this be fixed by getting an 8mm front axle for my hub?

yes, it would be easier or at least cheaper just to file the axle tho surely

is the rear 110mm spacing then?

no rears 120 and the axle fits fine, but not the front bastard french