Motobecane Grand Record Vintage Brochure
Pre-1970 MotobecaneThis Motobecane has a long proud history.Prior to me, it was owned by an here in Portland. I purchased the bike from him in 2007 as my first, serious, road bike. At that point, I didn’t know beans about bikes. I only know that I loved to ride it so I took it out on dry days to pound the pavement or open it up on a long stretching blacktop. After a ride, I heard it was best to keep the drivetrain as clean as possible, so I would wipe down that and the frame. After everysingleride.Apparently, my neurosis for cleanliness and preventive care is an ingrained element.As time went on, I learned more about sizing and realized that the reason I felt sore after rides was because the fit of the Motobecane was not even close to what I should be riding.
Upon realizing, I upgraded and left the poor ‘ole Moto being hung from the rafters in the shop, collecting dust, waiting to be ridden again.I am a firm believer that a functional bike should be ridden and not put up as a museum piece (unless it actually belongs in a museum). Unfortunately, this gorgeous steed was too small for me and too big for my wife (plus she has a spectacular Maranoni anyway) so as much as it pains me, I know that it must go to another home who can/will appreciate it.Specs are further below but a few standouts elements are as follows:. The shifters are Suntour Accushift “Command” 7-speed shifters. These are brilliant shifters and I recommend them for anyone interested in a simple, period appropriate solution for those who do not want the possibility of complex mechanical failure from STI shifting but do want to keep their hands on the horns while shifting as much as possible. Star wars battlefront 2 ps3 download. Either way, these shifters are a bit rare and very spendy when you can find them on eBay.
It is hard to see but the bracket used as a cable point for the front derailleur but look closely, it is very clever. Recognize it? It’s a rear cantilever brake hanger.
Dual applications! I also think that the little red rubber dust cap tops it off cleanly, no?. The sizing of this bike is an odd bird. Usually the seat tube is longer than the top tube, but in this case, it is opposite. This means that someone who has long arms is going to love this one.
The seat tube is measured (center of BB to top of seatpost) at 54cm. The length of the top tube is (measured center to center) at 55cm. The sizing is strange but not bad for the right gal or small fella. The final standout item I would like to highlight is the beautifully long and elegant French rake. This is the one bicycle that I sold that I still am on the fence about when it comes to regrets. The frame did not fit me so riding it wasn’t as pleasant as it could be, however, the vintage of the bike, the paint job and the wonderful combination of parts came together to make it a very special build. The buyer, who took it away years ago now, broke my heart with how they said they were going to store it (outdoors!) and instantly made me think that I should have kept it around until the right person materialized.
Specifications for Grand Jubile, Inter Club, Grand Sprint, Grand Record, Le Champion, and Team Champion: Photos of young women on Motobecane bicycles. Warranty info. Utilizing preeminent components and decades of technology, MOTOBECANE presents the 1979 10. 2006 Motobecane Grand Record. For a more accurate value, please provide information on parts or modifications that differ from the bicycle’s factory configuration. Add Custom Options. BicycleBlueBook.com Private Party Values (Pricing provided in US Dollars) Bicycle Condition.
Regrets on selling and regrets on the buyer who took her away is a bad combination of pain in my heart. But either way, what’s done is done and the Motobecane is long gone.
The only proof I have of it coming into my life is displayed here on the website.Thanks for the comments and enjoy your restoration! Please do send images after it has gone through its transformation.
This example of the Motobecane Grand Touring is really really cool to me. What I find to be so cool about this Motobecane is the component choices and they are original choices from Motobecane. The Grand Touring has a beautiful Stronlight crank (My favorite crank of all time but not my favorite to restore.). It has Mafac center pull brakes, Mafac brake levers. Normandy hubs and very nice alloy rims. To top it all off the is a Suntour drive train, works great and is bullet proof. This is the stuff I find cool and it is in a classic bike and classic styling.
I cleaned all the pieces through he crock pot and did all the polishing. The headset and bottom bracket polished beautifully. The brake calipers are the classic Mafac Racer calipers.
I will have to replace the yoke cables with new shift cables. These cables are jut to far gone. I broke the calipers down and did all the cleaning and polishing. The pieces polished very nice.
Assembled the brake calipers look great and installed they look even better.1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationBrake Calipers - Before1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationBrake Calipers - Exploded1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationBrake Calipers - Polished1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationBrake Calipers - Complete1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationFront Brake Caliper - Installed1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationRear Brake Caliper - Installed. This Stronglight crank is my favorite of all cranks. It is just a beautiful crank.
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However it is not my favorite to restore, a lot of parts and a lot of polishing but it is worth it in the end. I broke the crank down and started working through the polishing grit. The pieces polished very nice especially the crank arms. Assembled the crank is just fantastic and installed even better.
I love this stuff.1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationCrank - Before1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationCrank - Exploded1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationCrank - Polished1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationCrank Complete1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationCrank - Installed1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationCrank - InstalledThe shift levers are Suntour Power Shifters. They are not the prettiest levers but they work so well, one of my favorites ever. Polished up and lubricated they look pretty good and function great.1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationSuntour Power Shift Levers - Before1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationShift Levers - Before1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationShift Levers - Polished1975 Motobecane Grand Touring RestorationShift Levers - Installed. The derailleurs are are Suntour, nice functioning and bullet proof.
I broke down the derailleurs and worked through the polishing wheels. The derailleurs polished and function great with everything properly lubricated. Time to wire the Motobecane. The best color for cable housings is of course the Dark Ice Gray. I also used two new shift cables to make new brake caliper yoke cables.
I also installed the new black handlebar tape. Man the Motobecane looks great with the cables and tape complete! I got to test ride the Motobecane today. It is a beautiful day for once. The rear derailleur took a good deal of work to get tuned correctly but now it works well. I really like the ride of the Motobecane, the bike is very smooth and has a very tight responsive feel.
I wish it was bigger though, after a winter of not riding very often the knees did not like the small bike. I like the feel of the Motobecane very much though, the ride is very smooth, it glides over road bumps and handles very nice. The components area great mix. The brake levers and calipers have a very crisp feel to them and that is the way I like them.