The only thing I remember that is close is a 753 blue Motobecane track bike I tried out back in the late 70's. Nice soft ride good for a pursuit. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
> Dear List:
>
> I seem to have stumbled across a 753 Motobecane Champion team. It has
> french 753 decals, no braze-ons (save for a nifty M shifter stop) came
> Campagnolo equipped. Very nice detailing, long windowed lugs and even
> small
> detaled windows at the rear brake bridge. The lugs appear to be hand
> detailed in gold paint. I have searched the archives and there seems to be
> some debate as to whether these birds ever flew or not. This one is a
> light
> almost carolina blue with black decals. There is a oval with the letters
> PGE appearing either stamped or cast into the bb shell on the non-drive
> side. None of this seems to correspond with anything I have read about in
> the archives. Any info would be appreciated....
>
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> Sadiq Gill
> Richmond, VA