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Men’s Vintage Gitane (1975) Racing 10 Speed Road Bike - $155 (Crownsville)
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Color: Orange-Mango
Size: Large: currently set up for men 5’9” to 6’ tall
For Sale by Original Owner - downsizing
1975 Gitane
Gear System: Sun Tour
Braking System: Weinmann 610
Vanoueur
Frame Sizing:
Top Tube: 33'
Seat Tube: 23"
Head Tube: 6"
Stand Over Height or Top Tube to Ground: 33&7/8"
Overall Size: large - set up for men 5’9” to 6’1” tall
Tire size: 27 x 1&1/4
Short Gitane History and Market Position;
If you’re looking for a high-quality vintage French bicycle, then a vintage Gitane bike could be your best bet or if just looking for a reliable commuter road bike.
Gitane was a huge contributor to the “bike boom” in the USA during the early 1970s and along with some other manufacturers introduced the first truly affordable lightweight racing bicycles to the American public.
Gitane as a name is synonymous with late-20th-century French racing bikes. With many Tour de France legends having ridden Gitane bikes to victory, they’re an extremely well-known and reputable bike brand.
Gitane has been producing bicycles since 1930 and produced some of the best racing bikes of the 1960s-80s for the world’s best riders in the Tour-de France and other championship races.
Some models of vintage Gitane bikes are highly desirable and costly, whereas others might be able to be found for a more reasonable price such as mine.
If you’re looking for a French vintage racer from the ’60s to ’80s period, then you can’t go wrong with a Gitane. All of their bikes from this period were released as flagship models and ridden by their Tour de France team (11 Tour winds) including the great American rider – Greg Lamond.
For such high-profile vintage bikes, Gitane bikes actually sell for a surprisingly affordable price range, with even the best-condition vintage Gitane bicycles rarely surpassing $1500.
Overall, the average quality of a Gitane bike from this era will likely be higher than that of an average Peugeot, mostly due to the fact that Gitane’s releases were largely restricted to high-end bicycles.
While Gitane owns a great and unique racing legacy – this bike was only used by owner to commute to work and around campus before going to indoor storage.