Gazelle
53.5cm Gazelle Race c.1968 Vintage Road Bike
£1,850.00
Gazelle are perhaps most famous today for producing workhorses, the type produced in the hundreds of millions every year in Dieren, the Netherlands. Back in the 1960s however they were a much different beast.
After the introduction their 'Special Racing Division', much like our famous Special Division Unit of Raleigh in the 1980s, they assembled a professional cycling team sponsored by Dutch Cigar makers, Willem II. Under the management of Ton Vissers, the most successful rider in the Willem II-Gazelle team was undoubtedly Rik Van Looy, but also included greats such as Harn Ottenbros & Peter Post to name just a couple.
The team didn't make it far into the 1970s, but Gazelle's greatest years were yet to come. Their most famous race frame, the Champion Mondial had been introduced to the world by the mid 70s and many famous partnerships followed, with riders such as Roger De Vlaeminck, Jan Raas, Jean Paul Van Poppel, and Scotland's very own Philippa York, then Robert Millar, riding for the TVM-Sanyo-Gazelle in the early 1990s, all raced on the Gazelle Champion Mondial.
Before the Champion Mondial came the Gazelle 'Race'. Lesser known due to its scarcity but by no means less important. It was this model that Rik Van Looy & Harm Ottenbros spent the latter half of the 1960s racing on, and this bike here is purportedly one of the team bikes.
A sterling example of what they rode at the time, kitted out with Zeus gearing from the great Spanish manufacturer, braking as typical from Universal, plus a splattering of British kit from GB too. It's a real piece of history, and when you jump on the saddle you get a real sense of what it was like to race back then. Lightweight, un-complicated bikes that have stood the test of time, ridden by some of the toughest riders of their generation.
The rarity of this one is something rather special, it would make a perfect companion for one of the vintage cyclng events, particularly Eroica Limburg, where you may be lucky to meet one of the legendary Benelux riders themselves. We're certain it'd be talking point, that we can be sure of...
As with all our bikes, it's been fully stripped, inspected & professionally polished & re-built. The frame is straight & true without any dents or dings - please inspect the photos for cosmetic condition as we photograph the bikes so you can see the exact condition of the bike before purchasing.
OVERVIEW:
Seat Tube: 53.5cm
Top Tube: 56cm
Head Tube: 112mm
Standover: 78cm
Weight:
Tubing: Reynolds 531
Frame No: 2236159 (Under BB)
Country: Dutch
Era: 1960s
SPEC:
Brakes: Universal Extra Mod 51
Brake Levers: Universal Mod 61
Crankset: Zeus Gran Sport - 53/42 - 170mm
Shifting: Zeus
Rear Derailleur: Zeus Criterium
Front Derailleur: Zeus Criterium 1st Gen
Freewheel: Regina Gran Sport-Corse - 5 Speed - 14-22
Chain: KMC 5 Speed
Pedals: Not Supplied
Bottom Bracket: Zeus Criterium
Hubs: Zeus Criterium
Rims: Nisi Moncalieri Sprints
Tyres: Hutchinson Corsa Senior - Tubular - 22m Width
Headset: Steel 1" Threaded
Handlebars: GB Ventoux (Map of Britain) - 37cm Width (ctc)
Stem: GB Metric 1" Quill - 90mm Extension
Bar Grip: Velox Tressorex - Black Cloth
Saddle: CInelli Unicanitor
Seatpost: Zeus Criterium - 27.2mm
56cm Gazelle Champion Mondial (AB Frame) c.1986 Vintage Road Bike Frame
£395.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1980s
✓ Lightweight for the era - just 2.7 kg
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Gazelle are perhaps most famous today for producing workhorses, the type produced in the hundreds of millions every year in Dieren, the Netherlands. Back in the 1960s however they were a much different beast. After the introduction of their 'Special Racing Division' in the 1980s, they assembled a professional cycling team sponsored by Dutch Cigar makers, Willem II. The most successful rider in the Willem II-Gazelle team was undoubtedly Rik Van Looy, but also included greats such as Harn Ottenbros & Peter Post to name just a couple. Gazelle's greatest years were yet to come, their most famous race frame, the Champion Mondial had been introduced to the world by the mid 70s and many famous partnerships followed.
This 1986 built Champion Mondial is an AB Frame, bult from Reynolds 531 and with less aggressive geometry than the AA Frames of the same period. Available as frame only option, or built with a Shimano 600EX groupset, or Campagnolo Triomphe or Nuovo Record groupset the Champion Mondial AB frame was an off the peg race bike with a winning pedigree. In its original red to white fade colourway with good condition decals, this frame has survived the last 35 years very well, it would be fairly straightforward to put this back together as a wonderful catalogue spec L'Eroica bike.
If you're taking part in L'Eroica or any other vintage event, this frame is of the correct age, so you won't be disqualified for being a rule breaker!
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Model ID - AB Frame
Era - 1980s
Country - Dutch
Frame Material - Steel
Tubing - Reynolds 531
Weight - 2.73 kg
Stock Code - U-F-R21V
SIZING
Size Guide* - Medium/Large (Approx 33" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 56 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 56 cm
Head Tube - 150 mm
Chainstay Length - 41.5 cm
Wheelbase - 97 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 126 mm
Front Spacing - 99 cm
Seatpost Diameter - 27.2 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Brake Fixing - Recessed Allen Key
Brake Drop - 45 mm
Bottom Bracket Thread - English/British/ISO Thread
Headset Thread - Standard ISO (24 TPI - British/Italian)
Headset Stack Height - 38 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Shifter Fittings - Downtube Braze-On
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30.1 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.2 mm (Standard)
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▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 working days but larger items can often take a little longer to process.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the EU please remember that there may be import duties to pay upon receipt.
57.5cm J.P Van Poppel's Vintage Gazelle Champion Mondial
£2,750.00
What an honour.
This right here is Jean-Paul Van Poppel's very own team bike from his time with the amateur Gazelle-Vredestein-Campagnolo team of 1983/1984.
Van Poppel, one of the most fierce sprinters of all times, became pro in 1985 for Team Skala, and went on to win points classification in the Tour De France just a few years later in 1987.
The bike came with the number 77 race plate, it's been cleaned & polished throughout but it remains pretty much original to the condition we got it. There is some damage to the front end, with a little bit of rippling underneath the down tube and some flaking of paint near the top tube internal cable routing as you can see from the photos. Most-likely crashed by the man himself, but otherwise the paint & parts are in amazing condition. Given the crash damage it's obviously one for the wall, which is where it belongs really, it's a genuine show-piece and genuinely one of a kind.
Obviously the price tag is high, but this is a very special bike and if there was no crash damage it would have to be twice the price, so it has been taken into consideration.
Check out the photos below or give us a call to arrange to see it in the flesh as it doesn't currently live in our London shop.
| OVERVIEW: | |
| Seat Tube (ctc): | 57.5 cm |
| Top Tube: (ctc): | 56 cm |
| Head Tube: | 160 mm |
| Standover: | 82 cm |
| Weight: | 9.6 kg |
| Tubing: | Reynolds 753 |
| Dropouts: | Campagnolo |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Year: | 1983/84 |
| FULL SPEC: | |
| Brake Levers: | Campagnolo Super Record |
| Brake Calipers: | Campagnolo Nuovo Record |
| Crankset: | Campagnolo Super Record 172.5mm 52/42 |
| Shifters: | Simplex |
| Rear Derailleur: | Campagnolo Super record |
| Front Derailleur: | Campagnolo Super Record |
| Freewheel: | Shimano UG 6 Speed |
| Chain: | Sedis 6 Speed |
| Pedals: | Please Select From Drop Down |
| Bottom Bracket: | Campagnolo Record |
| Hubs: | Campagnolo Record |
| Rims: | Mavic MA40 (700c) |
| Tyres: | NOS Gazelle Vuelta (20mm Width) |
| Headset: | Shimano 600 Sealed Bearings |
| Handlebars: | Cinelli Campione Del Mondo |
| Stem: | Cinelli |
| Bar Tape: | Velox White PVC (NOS) |
| Saddle: | Selle San Marco Rolls |
| Seatpost: | Campagnolo Super Record |
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58cm Gazelle Race c.1966 Vintage Road Bike
£1,995.00
Gazelle are perhaps most famous today for producing workhorses, the type produced in the hundreds of millions every year in Dieren, the Netherlands. Back in the 1960s however they were a much different beast.
After the introduction their 'Special Racing Division', much like our famous Special Division Unit of Raleigh in the 1980s, they assembled a professional cycling team sponsored by Dutch Cigar makers, Willem II. Under the management of Ton Vissers, the most successful rider in the Willem II-Gazelle team was undoubtedly Rik Van Looy, but also included greats such as Harn Ottenbros & Peter Post to name just a couple.
The team didn't make it far into the 1970s, but Gazelle's greatest years were yet to come. Their most famous race frame, the Champion Mondial had been introduced to the world by the mid 70s and many famous partnerships followed, with riders such as Roger De Vlaeminck, Jan Raas, Jean Paul Van Poppel, and Scotland's very own Philippa York, then Robert Millar, riding for the TVM-Sanyo-Gazelle in the early 1990s, all raced on the Gazelle Champion Mondial.
Before the Champion Mondial came the Gazelle 'Race'. Lesser known due to its scarcity but by no means less important. It was this model that Rik Van Looy & Harm Ottenbros spent the latter half of the 1960s racing on.
This here is a very early example of the Race model, dating back to 1966, and it's an absolute stunner to boot. Specced out with Campagnolo Record kit (Gazelle generally went for Campag or Zeus back then, depending on what the riders wanted, there was no 'catalogue spec' as such). The Campag bar-end shifters were in vogue back then with the Willem II team, and Universal were the brakes to have too.
So there you have it, a mid sixties race machine at its finest, steeped in history. We hope someone can take it back to its native land one day, we could think of nothing better than to let this beauty loose on the climbs of Eroica Limburg, or any of the other vintage cycling events around the world today.
As with all our bikes, it's been fully stripped, inspected & professionally polished & re-built. The frame is straight & true without any dents or dings - please inspect the photos for cosmetic condition as we photograph the bikes so you can see the exact condition of the bike before purchasing.
OVERVIEW:
Seat Tube: 58cm
Top Tube: 57cm
Head Tube: 168mm
Standover: 84cm
Weight:
Tubing: Reynolds 531
Frame No:
Country: Dutch
Era: 1960s
SPEC:
Brakes: Universal Mod 61
Brake Levers: Universal Mod 61
Crankset: Campagnolo Record Strada - 52/42 - 172.5mm
Shifting: Campagnolo Record 1012/1013 Bar-End Shifters
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record 1020
Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Freewheel: Atom - 5 Speed - 13-21
Chain: Sachs PG - 5 Speed
Pedals: Not Supplied
Bottom Bracket: Campagnolo Record - BSA Thread
Hubs: Campagnolo Record High Flange
Rims: Fiamme Sprint (Red Label)
Tyres: Gazelle Popular 320 Tubular - 23mm Width
Headset: Steel 1" Threaded
Handlebars: 3ttt Grand Prix - 39cm Width
Stem: 3ttt Record 1st Type - 105mm Extension
Bar Grip: Velox Tressorex - White Cloth w) Shellac Coating
Saddle: Brooks B17 Competition Standard
Seatpost: Campagnolo Record (2-Bolt Type) - 26.8mm
59cm Gazelle Race c.1967 Vintage Road Bike Frame
£495.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1960s
✓ Lightweight for the era - just 2.9 kg
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Gazelle are perhaps most famous today for producing workhorses, the type produced in the hundreds of millions every year in Dieren, the Netherlands. Back in the 1960s however they were a much different beast. After the introduction of their 'Special Racing Division' in the 1980s, they assembled a professional cycling team sponsored by Dutch Cigar makers, Willem II. The most successful rider in the Willem II-Gazelle team was undoubtedly Rik Van Looy, but also included greats such as Harn Ottenbros & Peter Post to name just a couple. Gazelle's greatest years were yet to come, their most famous race frame, the Champion Mondial had been introduced to the world by the mid 70s and many famous partnerships followed.
Before the Champion Mondial came the Gazelle 'Race'. Lesser known due to its scarcity but by no means less important. It was this model that Rik Van Looy & Harm Ottenbros spent the latter half of the 1960s racing on. Built from Reynold's all-conquering 531 tube set with hand-cut lugs and a race-bred geometry the Race was ahead of it's time. With ample clearance and the ability to add mudguards these frames can be built into a period correct team race bike or a really practical vintage rider.
If you're taking part in L'Eroica or any other vintage event, this frame is of the correct age, so you won't be disqualified for being a rule breaker!
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Condition Notes - Fork appears to be a re-enamelled replacement (minor variation in colour from the frame)
Era - 1960s
Country - Dutch
Frame Material - Steel
Tubing - Reynolds 531
Weight - 2.92 kg
Stock Code - U-F-R3V
SIZING
Size Guide* - Large (Approx 35" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 59 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 53 cm
Head Tube - 179 mm
Chainstay Length - 42.5 cm
Wheelbase - 101.5 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 126 mm
Front Spacing - 100 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 26.8 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Brake Fixing - External Hex Nut
Brake Drop - 55 mm
Bottom Bracket Thread - English/British/ISO Thread
Headset Thread - Standard ISO (24 TPI - British/Italian)
Headset Stack Height - 40 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Shifter Fittings - Downtube Band-On
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30.0 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.2 mm (Standard)
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▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 working days but larger items can often take a little longer to process.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the EU please remember that there may be import duties to pay upon receipt.
Gazelle Popular 320 23mm NOS Tubular Tyre
£55.00
Please refer to the technical specs below for accurate sizing & condition.
Full size tubulars only come in one size. They are often referred to as 28", but some people call them 27" or 700c. We list them all as standard sprints or full size tubulars & they will fit any full size tubular/sprint rim.
TECHNICAL INFO:
| Wheel Size: | Standard Sprint (28"/700c/27") |
| Width: | 23mm |
| Condition: | New Old Stock |