[CR]Mystery Touring Bike

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli:Laser)

From: "Norris Lockley" <norris@norrislockley.wanadoo.co.uk>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:20:52 +0100
Subject: [CR]Mystery Touring Bike

I'll take a stab at guessing the brand of Tod's mystery French touring frame..and would suggest that it is mid-70s -possibly 76 from one of the numbers on the frame - Motobecane..possibly a "Grand Touring" or "Grand Randonneur" or words to that effect.

I have a Motobecane racing frame with the same lugs..almost a cross between Oscar Egg Super Champions on the tube sockets and a variation of various Nervex cut out on the head tube. The badge is a dinky job...later to be replaced by a stick-on plastic affair.

Some of these Motobecanes - if that is what it is - were very well built...for factory produced frames...good tidy brazing, nice attention to the top-eye plates etc.

Norris Lockley....Settle UK