SOLD 1997 Gitane Mach 2000 - Columbus Genius Forks & Free 54cm Frame - Yellow - £35 -> £30 SOLD

Hi all,

I have not spammed the classified for a while - but rest assured that I am still alive & in London!

CSB: Two reasons for my absence.
1) Brexit has prevented the free movement of goods so I still have 60+ bikes in France that aren't worth paying taxes on to bring over.
2) I have a baby!

Anyway, I have this 1997 Gitane bike which has a dented top tube (happened in transit last year, not accident related) and a crack along the weld of the seat bolt cluster so I am selling the forks and giving away the frame.

Pretty nice in Columbus Genius. The bike will be stripped so no Shimano 600 TriColor 6400 parts are included.

£35, pick up from New Cross SE14 or I can also post the forks if you don't want the free frame.

SOLD AND PARTS TRANSFERRED THE GIANT CADEX

Cheers

Vince

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Vince your a Dad! Congratulations
GLWS

Thank you!
Still surprised how much time it takes to parent!

Photos of seatpost cluster crack & dent.
All fixable for someone with access to framebuilding kit.

The paint is scortched as I had to apply heat circa 2017 to remove a seatpost - which was successfully done. And to my surprise, there were remnants of another seatpost in there once I extracted it! #CSB & grease your seatposts

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Bargain for someone with a blow torch and a bit of a knowledge 😁 And congrats on parenthood.

@PhilDAS

You've been away too long. I no longer flock like seagulls to chippies for cheap and free stuff. I have ran out of space and patience.

True, but you do have the ability to fix it.

Good to see that when I was on my LFGSS hiatus @PhilDAS has gained maturity!

It is a lovely frameset, definitely worth saving for someone with the time, skills, and most importantly the parts to build it back!

I had a look online and it looks like new parts have gone up 30-40% and used part about 50%!!!

And I have someone interested in the frameset - without divulging their identity, they have purchased 2x framesets from me in the past, incl. a GT aero frame...

The bike has been parted and the frame & forks are now ready for pick up

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“ Still surprised how much time it takes to parent!”

Haha. Wait til you have 2 .. Then it’s game over

Took me a month to strip the bike!

Would love to build this up for a friend but I think it's just a bit too much of a project for me!

Thanks for the love @jdmitch.

Happy to drop off somewhere in London if that facilitate a sale!

Let's price drop this to a measly £30

Hey! I’m located in Poland and would be interested in one of your bikes that you still have in France, since it would be easier to post. Where can i get info about the bikes that you still have??? Thx

There is nothing glorious in my french bike pile unfortunately.
Primarily french gas pipe Motobecane, Peugeot and defunct brands.
100% not worth shipping to Poland

Last chance before the forks head to eBay & the frame heads to the metal recyclers!

hello! is this at the scrap yard yet? If not, Im interested, local too.

Also interested if still available!

Hi @damn_seagulls & @JamesThomson

The frameset is still available, yes!

Happy to drop off in London if you happen to be between my house (New Cross SE14) and my work (Goodge Street)

NOW SOLD