Show me your Motobecane bike
 

hello I am a big fan of motobecane bikes but I see a lot of beautiful machines here of this brand and well equipped
motobecane c4 1977 full reynolds
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6faece1e82.jpg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6723525858.jpg

I have the frame from obrentharris's excellent restoration of this 1974 TC, it is still languishing unbuilt. :crash:


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b144188fac.jpg
And the thread on his build.

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...-progress.html

merziac I just saw your post beautiful bike and beautiful restoration bravo

Tx, the resto was by obrentharris before I owned it, very well done and beautiful.

I have another c4 from 1977 full reynolds awaiting restoration
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8f189a69a2.jpg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8d88d4a11a.jpg

I'd love to find the proper Jubliee bits for this '73 Grand Jubliee.

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Beautiful bike. I thought you only owned and rode Merz bicycles? Perhaps you are branching out into bicycles that begin with the letter M? Bravo, :)

Mid 70s Motobecane Grand Record (perhaps a '73 given the headbadge) with the appropriate "crackling" (some of the 70s Motobecanes are prone to this problem but at least the paint on my bike is doing its job) and fairly originalish parts (I did change out the wheelset with Campy tipo hubs and the seatpost to a Campy as well).

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5d3355b1e1.jpg

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guideline question -

do posted machines need to be MB badged or is it enough if they are MB products?

some of their owned badges include Monfort, Motoconfort, Orly, Astra, Dynamax. and then there are the contract manufactured machines for chainstores such as Sears and Montgomery Ward...

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juvela motobecane and motoconfort only

My seventy something Grand Record.
I built it up as a single speed/fixed gear with a flip flop rear hub.
Can't say that I'm a fan of it. At my age I need more gearing options.
I'll probably return it to 10 speed configuration.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...94dadd0f4a.jpg

That bike is in great shape. If you want more gears, just find a stronglight 99 crank. It should install nicely on your stronglight bottom bracket and spindle and will look right on an old French bike. It has an 86 bcd crank. You can go as small as 28 on the inner. So you could run this as a "compact" crank. Plus new chainrings are available from some UK vendors (Spa cycles) which keeps prices down for replacement parts.

'74 Moto Grand Record...
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...46c968d76f.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2d99d07402.jpg

they are really beautiful your grand record model

C5 1979 columbus
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...bf1a844dc6.jpg

merci
thank you

Grand Record:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...43c0d9f67f.jpg

Mirage 105:

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9a9af67bd4.jpg

CT3:

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...79c4ced763.jpg

Grand Record 650B
 

1978 Team Champion.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c235094f4.jpeg

retroman57 it makes a nice light hiker in 650b

due ruote your team champion looks very much like the French c5 full columbus

This one belongs to @Andy_K, but he let me ride it:

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...02b8805f7.jpeg

This one was a summer project:


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e26c3f8ba.jpeg

Well obviously the Merz's take priority but this was one of the first acquisitions when I dove back into bikes, Mr. Harris delivered it to my door on a trip he was taking and also being a fan, he took time to look at the Merz's.

They get attention wherever I take them, I've been at shows where somebody doesn't know Merz and still get very excited looking at them. I've also had some who know of him, had never seen one in the flesh and said the trip was worth it just for that, one guy came 400 miles and said that.

I have plenty of others and need to get some going, I may get the TC together just for fun, we'll see. ;)

Man, I think its great the way it is. ;)

Ms. merziac's GT


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...98fde28b46.jpg