Re: [CR] Motobecane catalog 77? and 1978

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 18:52:07 -0800
From: "brad stockwell" <brdstockwell@yahoo.com>
To: Classicrendezvous Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <E0B658E6-137D-4393-8341-DE6638BC6C2A@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Motobecane catalog 77? and 1978


Kai Hilbertz asked for Motobecane info.

It turns out after some digging that I actually own a 1978 motobecane c atalog (all the models have the "striped" stickers on the downtube).

I also have a single page out of an earlier catalog which is plausibly from 1977 or perhaps 1976.   It shows the LeChamp with the earlier-style ma rkings and the Team Champ with the "striped" stickers.

I posted them to WoolJersey, here is for example the 1978 Le Champ: (http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/stockweb/RIDE-PHOTOS/motobecane-77-78/ 02-lechamp-maybe-77.JPG.html) and here is the 76 or 77 Le Champ: (http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/stockweb/RIDE-PHOTOS/motobecane-77-78/ 09-lechamp78.JPG.html)

There are a few other pix of other catalog pages in the album.

As usual, not the best scans but oh well.

Brad Stockwell
Palo Alto, USA