Re: [CR]A "Got It All Wrong" Motobecane On Ebay

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From: "Ed Braley" <edbraley@maine.rr.com>
To: "Richard Rose" <rmrose@toast.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Jeff Slotkin" <jeffslotkin@home.com>
References: <4.3.2.20010107122923.00b56870@mail> <000701c078d1$60df0360$fd0885cd@hppav>
Subject: Re: [CR]A "Got It All Wrong" Motobecane On Ebay
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 13:08:11 -0500


Appears to be an early eighties bike with some other Campy group - Triomphe perhaps? The chainrings have those triangular cutouts. It looks to have a parallelogram rear derailleur and the brake levers appear to be non-aero Campagnolo. But the shifters have that early eighties aero top-mounting.

Notice that steepish seat tube. Oh boy... My size, but not for me.

This is the second time this bike has been listed. Look at the seller's ID: he's has changed his ID lately and has no feedback history. And he obviously doesn't know what he has. The last time the bike was out, I contacted the seller (no pics then). I blew the note away, but as I recall the reserve was in the upper three hundred dollar range. It might be worth that much, but someone winning this auction as described might be disappointed.

Ed.


----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Rose
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]A "Got It All Wrong" Motobecane On Ebay



> I thought everything looked too good to be true on this one - but I was not
> certain of anything. Looks like a nice bike for the money (so far). What is
> the collective "scoop" on this one.
> Richard Rose (Toledo, Ohio)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Slotkin" <jeffslotkin@home.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 12:32 PM
> Subject: [CR]A "Got It All Wrong" Motobecane On Ebay
>
>
> > Hmmm... Where to begin?
> >
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> > 1971? NR parts?
> >
> > AAArrgghhhhhh!!! (Runs out screaming)
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff Slotkin
> > TheLocalSpoke
> > Goose Creek, SC