About Motobecane Road Bikes
Motobecane imports road bikes from China for sale in the US.
Vintage Made In France Motobecane Grand Jubile Jubilee Bike :fantastic Size 56
PROBABLY THE MOST AMAZING VINTAGE MADE IN FRANCE MOTOBECANE GRAND JUBILEE ROAD BIKE THAT YOU’LL EVER SEE.
IT’S TRULY LIKE A WORK OF ART, WITH THE MOST AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL PAINTWORK DETAIL, DONE BY CRAFTSMEN IN FRANCE. THE GOLD DETAIL-WORK AGAINST THE BLACK AND RED BACKGROUND PAINT, IS EXQUISITE.
ALMOST OUT OF A TIME WARP. THIS BIKE WAS PURCHASED BACK IN 1978, THEN LOVINGLY STORED AND ONLY VERY OCCASIONALLY RIDDEN. . EVERYTHING ON THE BIKE IS ORIGINAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BRAKE HOODS, WHICH TYPICAL OF THE ERA, WERE MADE OF GUM, AND JUST CRUMBLED OVER TIME. I’VE REPLACED THEM WITH THE CORRECT RUBBER HOODS (FOR SOME ECCENTRIC REASON, I’VE KEPT THE REMNANTS OF THE OLD HOODS IN A PLASTIC BAG, SHOULD THE BUYER WANT THEM ). I’VE ATTACHED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PHOTOS THAT EBAY PERMITS, BUT HAVE LOTS MORE IF YOU’D LIKE TO SEE THEM (SEND E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR PHOTOS TO BE SENT TO)
SOME DETAILS:
FRAME AND FORK : MOTOBECANE , STEEL, MADE IN FRANCE.
WHEELS : RIGIDA 27″ ; MADE IN FRANCE
BRAKES : WEINMANN CENTER PULL 610, VAINQUEUR 999 ; MADE IN FRANCE
DRIVETRAIN : SUNTOUR ; MADE IN JAPAN (THIS WAS THE ERA WHEN THE FRENCH WERE STARTING TO INSTALL THE THEN-MODERN JAPANESE DRIVETRAINS)
STEM AND HANDLEBAR : PIVO ; MADE IN FRANCE
SEAT : AVOCET (THIS IS THE ONLY COMPONENT THAT HAS A DEFECT…THERE IS A TEAR IN THE SEAT, BUT I STILL FIND IT SUPPORTIVE AND COMFORTABLE).
GEOMETRY : TOP TUBE CENTER-TO-CENTER: 57cm
SEAT TUBE CENTER-TO-CENTER: 56cm
HEAD TUBE END-TO-END: 15cm
NOTE : COMPLETE BIKE IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO SHIP OVERSEAS. THIS AUCTION IS USA ONLY (ALASKA, HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO EBAY’ERS : PLEASE E-MAIL ME FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE BEFORE BIDDING). AND WITH REGARD TO USA SHIPPING : FOR A COMPLETE BIKE IT IS EXPENSIVE ; I RECENTLY SOLD AND SHIPPED A ROAD BIKE AND CHARGED $125 BUT IT COST ME $154.05 .
If I have other items listed, and you win more than one, I will combine shipping to give a lower total shipping cost than the sum of the individual costs.