there was a gitane impoerter here
in kansas city in the 70s anyway
robert mclaughlin had a shop
southside cyclery
( can ask robert more bout this
if any yall wld like-he stops by the shop bout once a wk
to drink coffee and chat bout the old days
he really misses spending his days at the bike shop and
loves the opportunity to turn a wrench
or offer assistance to someone)
when his shop closed in the late 80s
there were still many gitanes new in the box
(also dozens of nos panasonics)
and lots of replacement frames
many of those without decals
but gitanes nevertheless
many of u probably remember this machine
http://www.acmebicyclecompany.com/
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