La Champion Decals
02-23-21, 09:56 PM
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Two of my favorite sources are Velocals and Cyclomondo. H Lloyd Cycles also has a nice selection of British makes.
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02-24-21, 12:53 AM
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@LaChamp1976 - French bike so Le Champion.
You will be challenged in finding the decals since I think the lettering was hand painted. At least it looks that way on my 1972 frame set. @rootboy and I had a conversation about this several years ago and we both concluded that they are not decals.
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You will be challenged in finding the decals since I think the lettering was hand painted. At least it looks that way on my 1972 frame set. @rootboy and I had a conversation about this several years ago and we both concluded that they are not decals.
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02-24-21, 10:19 AM
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VeloCals has two sets depending on what you're looking for; They are reproductions but his work is top-notch.
Fair warning: VeloCals is notoriously slow to process/ship orders and not good at all with communication, With the pandemic this is not getting better, haha, I have bought several sets from him and it is worth every day I waited for them.
https://velocals.com/motobecane-le-c...cal-set-white/
https://velocals.com/motobecane-le-c...cal-set-white/
Fair warning: VeloCals is notoriously slow to process/ship orders and not good at all with communication, With the pandemic this is not getting better, haha, I have bought several sets from him and it is worth every day I waited for them.
https://velocals.com/motobecane-le-c...cal-set-white/
https://velocals.com/motobecane-le-c...cal-set-white/
02-24-21, 10:45 AM
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I second Velocals: he made me a custom set in that font style for the department store Supercycle I have which was actually a Motobecane Nomade. Excellent quality....
02-24-21, 05:05 PM
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Maybe not in 1972 but the (similar) decals on my USA-market '74-'75 era Grand Record are decals, not hand-painted. I'd second that the quality of both Velocals and Cyclomondo (AKA Greg Softley) are both fine. If he has what you want for Le Champion, Greg may actually be quicker to ship even tho he's in Australia!
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