I guess French bikes aren't all junk.
12-12-21, 04:16 AM
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12-12-21, 09:18 AM
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12-12-21, 11:10 AM
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I also give Motobecane credit for being one of the first French framebuilders to switch from French to Swiss BB shell threading, finally getting the fixed cup right (or should I say, "left"? 
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12-12-21, 07:17 PM
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12-12-21, 07:40 PM
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Odd sizes? I don’t blame them for adopting the metric system. That’s where the world was headed? Who knew the bike industry would put the brakes on that?
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12-12-21, 08:08 PM
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Actually the French were not Odd sized, but Even.
22.0 mm ID of the steerer, 25mm OD
26mm top tube OD
28mm down and seat tube OD.
35 mm x 1 bottom bracket threading. Yeah, not fancy like the Swiss watch makers, using LH fixed cup threading.
22.0 mm ID of the steerer, 25mm OD
26mm top tube OD
28mm down and seat tube OD.
35 mm x 1 bottom bracket threading. Yeah, not fancy like the Swiss watch makers, using LH fixed cup threading.
12-12-21, 09:18 PM
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I have to apologize for those I offended with my French bike post. I really didn't mean
to offend anyone. I just wanted to see how fanatic French bike owners were and see
photos of the various models. It seemed to work by the replies. Oh and to one the member who
likes to troll all my posts to bring up any errors a new guy like me makes and even goes
to the trouble of keeping track of my post count , this is post 342.
to offend anyone. I just wanted to see how fanatic French bike owners were and see
photos of the various models. It seemed to work by the replies. Oh and to one the member who
likes to troll all my posts to bring up any errors a new guy like me makes and even goes
to the trouble of keeping track of my post count , this is post 342.
Good stuff lol
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12-12-21, 10:33 PM
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really? 
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Live and learn.
As a young guy I thought Italian road/race bikes were the best. Now a wee bit older. I have found vintage Raleigh bikes awesome bikes after I picked up a 1970s Super course . . I now have Raleighs, Treks, Japanese etc in my collection. Every country has their craftsman... I met an older gentleman on the trail once who had many bikes , his favorite was the one he was riding , a white PX-10 ,HE said was the most comfortable bike he ever rode..!
12-13-21, 12:01 AM
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Also, it never hurts that there are a lot of them around, so they're a known quantity, and reasonably priced (mostly).
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12-13-21, 01:54 AM
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Actually I didn't call out any one or follow any ones every post so I could make some snide comment
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I just wanted to see how fanatic French bike owners were and see
photos of the various models. It seemed to work by the replies.
Thats not calling out someone?
Btw, as you appear to have issues with anyone referencing your previous posts or post count I’ll just throw out this old thread you started some time ago:
Whats so special about Italian bikes
robertj298 , 12-30-18 12:16 AM
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If you look carefully you can buy a pristine vintage Japanese Miyata or Centurion for for $200-$300 dollars but yet I see these classic Italian bikes selling for thousands of dollars. Are they really that much better or is it a prestige deal having more to do with snob appeal owning a certain brand or something thats more of a collector item?
We get it. You don’t understand or appreciate the value of classic bikes unless they are Japanese. It’s all good and you keep on not calling out owners of those other brands
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12-13-21, 10:30 AM
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You didn’t call out anyone?
I just wanted to see how fanatic French bike owners were and see
photos of the various models. It seemed to work by the replies.
Thats not calling out someone?
Btw, as you appear to have issues with anyone referencing your previous posts or post count I’ll just throw out this old thread you started some time ago:
Whats so special about Italian bikes
robertj298 , 12-30-18 12:16 AM
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If you look carefully you can buy a pristine vintage Japanese Miyata or Centurion for for $200-$300 dollars but yet I see these classic Italian bikes selling for thousands of dollars. Are they really that much better or is it a prestige deal having more to do with snob appeal owning a certain brand or something thats more of a collector item?
We get it. You don’t understand or appreciate the value of classic bikes unless they are Japanese. It’s all good and you keep on not calling out owners of those other brands
I just wanted to see how fanatic French bike owners were and see
photos of the various models. It seemed to work by the replies.
Thats not calling out someone?
Btw, as you appear to have issues with anyone referencing your previous posts or post count I’ll just throw out this old thread you started some time ago:
Whats so special about Italian bikes
robertj298 , 12-30-18 12:16 AM
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If you look carefully you can buy a pristine vintage Japanese Miyata or Centurion for for $200-$300 dollars but yet I see these classic Italian bikes selling for thousands of dollars. Are they really that much better or is it a prestige deal having more to do with snob appeal owning a certain brand or something thats more of a collector item?
We get it. You don’t understand or appreciate the value of classic bikes unless they are Japanese. It’s all good and you keep on not calling out owners of those other brands
. Maybe if you keep looking through my thread history you'll find a better example
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