1974 Gazelle Champion Mondial with big crack (new pics)
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Looks very nice. I love the period details and groupset.
It's a lovely bike, but assess the extent of the rust before you start patching. I it's rusted that badly in one place it could be almost as bad elsewhere.
Of course the problem with sourcing a period frame is that you will need to find one that isn't as badly affected by rust. I've looked at an awful lot of thirty odd year old frames and bikes that have turned out to be very badly rusted. Ping, ping, ping, crunch.
Of course the problem with sourcing a period frame is that you will need to find one that isn't as badly affected by rust. I've looked at an awful lot of thirty odd year old frames and bikes that have turned out to be very badly rusted. Ping, ping, ping, crunch.
rusty bodie
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i would recommend dave yates any day of the week! i'm sure if it's possible that he's your man for the job
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Yvo
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Well, i finally got a nice replacement frame. It's a NOS 1978 Raleigh Competition with Reynolds 531 tubing, just like the Gazelle. It's a large frame (64cm), but exactly my size because i'm 2 meters tall.
The frame only has a few nicks because of bad storage. I'm a happy man right now!
The frame only has a few nicks because of bad storage. I'm a happy man right now!
Love it. A real bit of Worksop history.
