Re: [CR]Motobecane Team Champion Questions

(Example: Framebuilding:Paint)

From: <DTSHIFTER@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 16:26:39 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Motobecane Team Champion Questions
To: bhufford@mail.orion.org, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Bob,

You have an 1982-84, with some mongrel parts. 1981 was the last year Motobecane offered the Team as a Campy equipped bicycle, and in 1982 went to French (almost) equipment. The color offered for the above years (82-84) was Night Blue and the brakes were Weinmann Super Carrera 400's.

Wheelset for the same years was Mavic SSC's with Clement tubulars and the bars/stem were Cinelli (Giro d' Italia; Record #1).

The derailleurs and crankset sound original, but the Team never was "speced" with Helicomatic hubs but rather, Maillard 700 Professional with Maillard 700 course freewheel (also 6spd; 13-18!!!). Pedals were also Maillard 700 with Christophe clips and straps. Saddle was Turbo (white) with a Simplex seat post (alloy), binder bolt and a TA water bottle cage.

Hope this helps.

Even with the "replacement" parts, sounds like a great deal to me!!

Chuck Brooks
Malta (stopped raining at the moment!) NY