Motobecane grand touring in the house.
08-11-21, 07:19 PM
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Motobecane grand touring in the house.
This is around 1980 I think. Was pretty much ready to go with fresh paselas for 75 bucks. I want to to fenders but otherwise keep it stock. I don't usually do drop bars but since the original bar covering is all intact I am gonna try them. A real blast from the past with the straight guage 888 tubing. Might be a nice commuter.
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08-11-21, 07:25 PM
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Nice color, too!
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you might wish to chart out the development
given the chainwheels and gear block would expect there will be some duplications and some uneven steps...
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you might wish to chart out the development
given the chainwheels and gear block would expect there will be some duplications and some uneven steps...
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08-11-21, 07:34 PM
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I'm absolutely certain there is duplication but those rings don't grow on trees and I will use it as a fun commuter so I'm not too worried about it.
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Love that front fork...
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Looks like a nice survivor.
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Wow, nice find. I don't blame you for keeping it original. See how you like it with the dropped bars. It has the turkey levers so you can ride from the tops, the curve or on the hoods.
It is in such nice shape. If you ever want to change the handlebars, perhaps get a stem to go along with those new (old) handlebars, so that the whole original handlebars, brake levers, covering and stem assembly can remain intact on a shelf and get reinstalled when that time comes (or you just want to show someone that you have all the original pieces).
The SKS silver fenders would look nice on that bike with the silver accents on the frame. And your technique of painting the inside of the fender with the primary (blue) frame paint color so that it shows through to the outside of the fender would be the "piece de resistance". Yea, here I go planning a bike that I don't own. I am just jealous. You must do your own thing. See where that takes you.
Motobecane made some pretty bikes back then.
It is in such nice shape. If you ever want to change the handlebars, perhaps get a stem to go along with those new (old) handlebars, so that the whole original handlebars, brake levers, covering and stem assembly can remain intact on a shelf and get reinstalled when that time comes (or you just want to show someone that you have all the original pieces).
The SKS silver fenders would look nice on that bike with the silver accents on the frame. And your technique of painting the inside of the fender with the primary (blue) frame paint color so that it shows through to the outside of the fender would be the "piece de resistance". Yea, here I go planning a bike that I don't own. I am just jealous. You must do your own thing. See where that takes you.
Motobecane made some pretty bikes back then.
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08-11-21, 09:03 PM
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I have SKS on my Grand Touring in the same color scheme. They do look great. Mine is setup with porteur bars. It makes a great commuter. I will have to post some pictures to my gallery.
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08-12-21, 01:23 AM
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08-12-21, 01:26 AM
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Wow, nice find. I don't blame you for keeping it original. See how you like it with the dropped bars. It has the turkey levers so you can ride from the tops, the curve or on the hoods.
It is in such nice shape. If you ever want to change the handlebars, perhaps get a stem to go along with those new (old) handlebars, so that the whole original handlebars, brake levers, covering and stem assembly can remain intact on a shelf and get reinstalled when that time comes (or you just want to show someone that you have all the original pieces).
The SKS silver fenders would look nice on that bike with the silver accents on the frame. And your technique of painting the inside of the fender with the primary (blue) frame paint color so that it shows through to the outside of the fender would be the "piece de resistance". Yea, here I go planning a bike that I don't own. I am just jealous. You must do your own thing. See where that takes you.
Motobecane made some pretty bikes back then.
It is in such nice shape. If you ever want to change the handlebars, perhaps get a stem to go along with those new (old) handlebars, so that the whole original handlebars, brake levers, covering and stem assembly can remain intact on a shelf and get reinstalled when that time comes (or you just want to show someone that you have all the original pieces).
The SKS silver fenders would look nice on that bike with the silver accents on the frame. And your technique of painting the inside of the fender with the primary (blue) frame paint color so that it shows through to the outside of the fender would be the "piece de resistance". Yea, here I go planning a bike that I don't own. I am just jealous. You must do your own thing. See where that takes you.
Motobecane made some pretty bikes back then.
08-12-21, 06:08 AM
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This morning I found an Sr crank in the basement that had come off another moto. I was able to put friendly gears on it for the valley to bluff commutes I do. I also had an old flyer going unused. This thing is pretty fun right now!
Sr apex with 28 and 42
Brooks flyer and minnehaha bag my sister gave me.
Sr apex with 28 and 42
Brooks flyer and minnehaha bag my sister gave me.
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Is that a triple you put on there or a double? I can't quite make it out. If it's a triple did you need to replace the spindle?
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08-12-21, 09:16 AM
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Wow! That looks like it's in great condition! Like you said, should be an awesome commuter. If you do decide to change out the bars (and stem), you may need to sand 0.2mm off the diameter of the stem, if the bike's headset is French, but this is easy.
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Ive done that before. I'm practice it's usually very little.
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Before sanding any stem down to fit a French bike, consider (a) using a Nitto, as they'll usually fit just fine; (b) pulling the top locknut off the headset to see if the stem fits into the steerer tube and if you need to dremel out any internal overhang on the locknut that blocks a Nitto stem; (c) run a brake cylinder hone down the inside of the steerer to knock off any corrosion and smooth it up. All of the above work beautifully.
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Before sanding any stem down to fit a French bike, consider (a) using a Nitto, as they'll usually fit just fine; (b) pulling the top locknut off the headset to see if the stem fits into the steerer tube and if you need to dremel out any internal overhang on the locknut that blocks a Nitto stem; (c) run a brake cylinder hone down the inside of the steerer to knock off any corrosion and smooth it up. All of the above work beautifully.
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Done for now. I have all this junk on hand and it does make a nice city bike. Even put an old subitez sp? BB dynamo for lights after dark and it doesn't pull much off my massive 12 mph average. Going to ride to the museum downtown tonight and watch rear window with my sister on the gargantuan screen. The ride home will be lit by the generator.
Survived a ride to my buddy's house.
Survived a ride to my buddy's house.
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My daughter has one about 2 years newer I think, but the same bike. She used it when she lived in Providence R.I. for getting to work and back . She sent a video of riding in the snow with it. I told her to take the bus!! I think she paid about $200 for it and hers came with Suntour bar end shifters and randoneur handle bars. Motobecanes are well built bikes and you certainly scored at that price. I love what you've done with it! Ride On.....
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My daughter has one about 2 years newer I think, but the same bike. She used it when she lived in Providence R.I. for getting to work and back . She sent a video of riding in the snow with it. I told her to take the bus!! I think she paid about $200 for it and hers came with Suntour bar end shifters and randoneur handle bars. Motobecanes are well built bikes and you certainly scored at that price. I love what you've done with it! Ride On.....
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