Last year I bought two Gitanes at a country auction: a 1971 full-on tourer, an outside bike with many thousands of all season miles, and a 1972 mixte with racks and fenders, barely ridden. Both had wonderfully adjusted Mafacs, the performance of which is right up there with modern dual pivots. I was amazed. Long straddle wires. Definitely no drying of the pad material here.
Ken Wehrenberg, Hermann, MO