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Thank you, I think most of the angling is just distortion caused by using a cell phone camera. The seat tube and head tube are more parallel. Next time I get a chance I'm going to get a good zero distortion photo and see if I can determine the exact geometry which might allow me to compare with...

Interesting. I didn't think to look at Swedish bikes with possible french threads. I'll have to try and find more photos of different models/years.

I will definitely post an update with photos when it's complete. Orange, with the foil decals. Looking all the old photos, the foil decals have kinda grown on me. I am have braze-ons added though - désolé. It's going to be fairly modernized with components coming off my ~75 Champion du Monde...

Thanks. I think I can rule out Follis due to the lack of any headbadge holes in the frame. Also the workmanship on all the Follis cycles I've seen in photos seems much nicer than my frame.

It's hard to tell but it seems like the bike probably was originally orange. The head tube is seamed but there are no markings on the steerer to determine if it is NERVOR. There are no head plate mounting holes. Everything about it seems Gitane. The one thing I couldn't reconcile was the...

Good idea about looking for some traces of the original color. I'll get a change to look at it again early next week. I think that the head tube is seamed but I'll take a better look and try to grab some photos of the steerer.

Thanks. It will be getting a proper paint job. It's being realigned and coldest by a local frame builder. When he looked at it, he thought that the steerer might be 531. It has no markings. The GitaneUSA forums seem pretty dead but I've been through all the catalogs and photos. The finishing...

Hi, Found this forum while scouring the internet for clues about a french frame that I recently bought. Any thoughts on the identification would be greatly appreciated. The headset and bottom bracket threading are both french. The whole bike has been repainted and there is chrome on both the...