Gazelle Champion Mondial *NOS* AB-Frame - Cognacbrowny
By retrosteel on 02/07/2011.
Bike tags: Road bike | suntour gazelle
Reynolds 531 frame and fork, 59CM (c-t), probably around 1974-76
Sakae Custom
s.a. - Speeder Road Champion
Mavic Modul "E"/ Wolber / Shimano Via 600 Hubs
s.a.
Sugino Super Mighty/ Sugino
Ideale Mod. 42 / Sakae Custom
Notarius with Christophe Mini Toe Clips / unknown
Suntour VX shifting system 5-Speed Atom Freewheel
Weinmann 605
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Reynolds 531 frame and fork, 59CM (c-t), probably around 1974-76
Sakae Custom
s.a. - Speeder Road Champion
Mavic Modul "E"/ Wolber / Shimano Via 600 Hubs
s.a.
Sugino Super Mighty/ Sugino
Ideale Mod. 42 / Sakae Custom
Notarius with Christophe Mini Toe Clips / unknown
Suntour VX shifting system 5-Speed Atom Freewheel
Weinmann 605
Vintage Gazelle Roadbike from 1974. Rebuilt around a NOS frame, which comes in original and rarely seen cognac-brown color. The frame is made from partly chromed Reynolds 531 Steel tubing, all handbrazzed in the Gazelle workshop in Dieren, with white striped long cut out lugs and the famous "manneken" brakebridge, brazed on cable guiding.
I tried to make the setup like the standard setup you could buy in those days, as seen in the old catalogues, i thought it would be more nice than building "just another" Campy Super Record bike.
Chain needs some adjustment, but the rest was working fine from the start.