Re: [CR]Astra (Motobecane)

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From: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20040706005231.51601.qmail@web50508.mail.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Astra (Motobecane)
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 06:39:09 -0400


From: "Dave from Maine" <davefromainetoo@yahoo.com>
> The last few discussions about my beloved old Astra Tour de France bike has raised a little more interest. My original 1971 example has unfortunately been stripped and poorly painted more than once, and all the stock Huret components are now in boxes. Yesterday, a CR lister shared a link on ebay for one similar to mine. Here's the link... http://ebay.com/<blah relation to seller). Bidding is up to $90 and the seller's reserve isn't met.
> Are these things worth what this ebayer is asking? (To me it's just sentimental value.)

Maybe it's too early.... but this looks a lot like a Peugeot UO-8. Any reason to think this was a better quality/higher pricepoint bike when new? Maybe $90 is already too much?

Peter Geurds
Douglassville, Pa