Originally Posted by
mongol777
Even if is Miele - too much. Cable routing is horrid, some cables are already fraying at the ends, stem looks to be overextended, frame was repainted or badly touched up and they did not bother to take out lower headset cup (it is painted unless it is by small chance Miele Chic and still has lower cup from Sante group, hard to tell from the pics), seat post binder was replaced with cheap QR, etc
I'd follow MieleMan's leads
If you are not hard set on Miele - not my ad,
Thanks for the lead.
I'm not exactly set on Miele but I tested one a while ago and liked it - it was light and nimble.
And being a Toronto kid I like the local Miele connection.
For reference my current ride is a 12-speed department store bike from the 80's (so the bar is pretty low here
)
I did try out a Peugeot but found it kind of heavy (smooth but heavy).
How does the motobecane compare?