Walmart bike or Gravity bike
10-20-20, 09:12 PM
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10-20-20, 09:19 PM
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That is because vintage Motobecanes were completley normal bicycles, some of very good quality and all at least pretty good, mass-produced by a famous French company (which means the BB threading was .... well, French.) So, yes ... . the frames were tha same as all the other bikes, and the components were the same too so .... no special extra maintenance.
Motobecane sold its name to some consortium/conglomerate/corporate octopus a while back so ....
Modern Motobecanes are still completely generic frames with generic parts. Some have high-end frames, some more mediocre frames. Some have high-end parts, some have lower-range parts. in any case, the frames are produced in the same factories that make 90 percent of all bike frames, and the components are produced by the same handful of companies which mass-produce the components most of us use daily. So .... no difference in durability or special maintenance needed.
Fact is most bikes in certain price ranges are nearly identical except for the down-tube decal.
Motobecane is mainly marketed by BieksDirect in the US as far as I know .... and I have a lot of experience with other BD bikes (which
could have been Motobecanes, except BD decided to call them something else for a little variety) and they were absolutely fine bikes. because they were basically to any other bike from any manufacturer in that price/component range.
However .... that Walmart monstrosity the OP displayed .... I have bought pizzas with longer life spans.
Motobecane sold its name to some consortium/conglomerate/corporate octopus a while back so ....
Modern Motobecanes are still completely generic frames with generic parts. Some have high-end frames, some more mediocre frames. Some have high-end parts, some have lower-range parts. in any case, the frames are produced in the same factories that make 90 percent of all bike frames, and the components are produced by the same handful of companies which mass-produce the components most of us use daily. So .... no difference in durability or special maintenance needed.
Fact is most bikes in certain price ranges are nearly identical except for the down-tube decal.
Motobecane is mainly marketed by BieksDirect in the US as far as I know .... and I have a lot of experience with other BD bikes (which
could have been Motobecanes, except BD decided to call them something else for a little variety) and they were absolutely fine bikes. because they were basically to any other bike from any manufacturer in that price/component range.However .... that Walmart monstrosity the OP displayed .... I have bought pizzas with longer life spans.
12-24-20, 11:19 AM
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why do you want suspension for your riding? it seems excessive unless you have some very severe diagnosed injuries. otherwise, it's just dead weight and more stuff that will fail and cause headaches. beyond that, I know stubborn people are going to be stubborn, so I can't help you.
12-24-20, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mack_turtle
why do you want suspension for your riding?
12-25-20, 10:49 PM
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I’ve ridden on dirt jogging paths with a 40 year old Bianchi racing bike that had 25mm tires. i think people underestimate bikes.
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