Re: [CR] Need Help on Motobecane Le Champion

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From: <Huemax@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:42:38 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR] Need Help on Motobecane Le Champion
To: sfredette@earthlink.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


To all French bike experts,

I have just purchsed 70"s(?) Motobecane "Le Champion" frame with;

Stronglight headset, 35X1 Campy B/B thick wall cups+ unknown spindle (CrMo Black) Chrome plated F/fork and rear stays+Campagnolo-long ends with screw eyelets.

Painted BLACK with Maloon color bands (2X 2.5" wide on seat tube) and head tube. Typical long pointed French lugs with gold trim, R-531 sticker (gone ? at fork) at the top of seat tube. Gold paint "Motobecane" at down tube and "Le Champion" on top tube. There is NO braze-on at all, NOR serial number. There is a hole at small bridge tube bewteen chain stays next to B/B, for fender?

There is no head badge, but Mtotobecane logo sticker at middle of seat tube.

How old is this pretty lady?

What are original parts-compornents?

Thanks for your help in advance!

KEN TODA, First French bike, with a lot of unknown excitement!