Considered the second most prestigious French bicycle (after Peugeot, whose more durable design they emulated, but ahead of Gitane), Motobécane's mid-range bikes were good value the company kept prices reasonable by matching high-quality frames with lower-priced, but higher-quality components from Japan, at a time when competitors were putting higher-priced, lower quality French components on mid-range bikes. Motobécane finished their frames in beautiful and high-quality paint, a practice not often followed in the French industry. Unlike most French makers of the era, Motobecane used Swiss thread bottom brackets for most models. The frames on Motobécane's mid-to-upper bikes were typically double-buttedlugged steel made from Vitus or Reynolds 531 molybdenum/manganese steel tubing with Nervex lugs. The change was largely due to the influence of their U.S. This was a very good move on their part, because at that time Japanese derailleurs and crank sets were much better than the older French designs common on mid-priced 10-speeds. Motobecane was the first French maker to start using Japanese parts, in the late 1970s. Motobecane is known for designing very light weight mountain bicycles. Motobécane was a major manufacturer in the French bicycle industry.
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Okay, fine, so maybe there are a few bikes without serial numbers, but this is rare and typical only on hand made bikes or really old bicycles.↩. If you search for 1234, you will only find bikes with serial numbers of 1234 and serials close to that - not a bike with serial number of 12345689. By the 500-600 range somewhere begin the 1975's.
By Year/Model 1970's Redline Squareback First production bike was serial number 100. Typically, you find these parts on bikes that. The Motobecane is a shining example of solid design with good spec and a fine ride at a great price.' FANTOM XC - BICYCLING MAGAZINE 'A light frame and good spec make Motobecane's XC Racer fast and fun. The Motobecane delivers the goods with enough money left for a trip for two to the Giro d'Italia.