Show your French bikes!
03-03-14, 05:33 PM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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Good to know about a hub generator. I've considered it occasionally, glad I didn't spend the time or money to build a wheel with one!
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03-03-14, 05:38 PM
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aka Tom Reingold
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If you use your lights often, you'll wonder why you waited to get a generator hub. They are pretty heavenly.
https://thedimbicycle.blogspot.com/20...ts-part-2.html
https://thedimbicycle.blogspot.com/20...ts-part-2.html
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03-03-14, 08:57 PM
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03-04-14, 07:52 PM
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03-09-14, 03:37 PM
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Yesterday I photographed my 'new' rebuilt 1980 Gitane Trophée. All parts are from Ebay. The frame came from France (69 euro). I 'collected' a complete and all original Shimano DURA ACE EX DD group. Stem and steering handle are Cinelli, seat is a (new) Rolls and the rims are black MAVIC GEL 280's.
03-09-14, 03:42 PM
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03-09-14, 04:19 PM
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Still learning
The Motobecane Grand Touring was finished last month.
PX10 in 58cm, a grail for me, shown as acquired today - the rubber is Vittorio Tecno TT
PX10 in 58cm, a grail for me, shown as acquired today - the rubber is Vittorio Tecno TT
03-10-14, 04:50 AM
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Pretty bikes ! ...Deux grands classiques !
03-10-14, 02:49 PM
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aka Tom Reingold
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Yummy! I have no French bikes any more. 
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03-10-14, 03:15 PM
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Newbie
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03-10-14, 07:10 PM
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Lovely bike's here in this thread.
Here's my Frenchie.
1992 MBK Mirage equiped with 10-speed Shimano dura-ace DT-shift group.
Here's my Frenchie.
1992 MBK Mirage equiped with 10-speed Shimano dura-ace DT-shift group.
03-10-14, 09:33 PM
#1312
Still learning
03-15-14, 04:48 PM
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I switched to dura-ace 7800/7900 because I wanted to upgrade.
I really love the features on these MBK Mirage's. Hidden rearbrake cable under the toptube, Seatstay attachment, special welding. seatpost fixing grub and short wheelbase.
Only downside is the harsh ride because of the stiff Columbus Aelle tubing which isn't the lightest either. That's why I fitted a carbon fork to soften it up a bit.
Big plus is that these bike's pick-up very well.
I still got the original group and fork btw.
Your Mirage looks very nice to. Treat her well. They are getting rare...
Cheers!
03-16-14, 05:14 AM
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Mine came with RX 100 to and it is indeed the original group.
I switched to dura-ace 7800/7900 because I wanted to upgrade.
I really love the features on these MBK Mirage's. Hidden rearbrake cable under the toptube, Seatstay attachment, special welding. seatpost fixing grub and short wheelbase.
Only downside is the harsh ride because of the stiff Columbus Aelle tubing which isn't the lightest either. That's why I fitted a carbon fork to soften it up a bit.
Big plus is that these bike's pick-up very well.
I still got the original group and fork btw.
Your Mirage looks very nice to. Treat her well. They are getting rare...
Cheers!
I switched to dura-ace 7800/7900 because I wanted to upgrade.
I really love the features on these MBK Mirage's. Hidden rearbrake cable under the toptube, Seatstay attachment, special welding. seatpost fixing grub and short wheelbase.
Only downside is the harsh ride because of the stiff Columbus Aelle tubing which isn't the lightest either. That's why I fitted a carbon fork to soften it up a bit.
Big plus is that these bike's pick-up very well.
I still got the original group and fork btw.
Your Mirage looks very nice to. Treat her well. They are getting rare...
Cheers!
Your has a pretty colour
03-19-14, 11:01 AM
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04-01-14, 07:55 AM
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Pining for the fjords
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I hadn't posted my 1978 Motobecane C4 yet, it's in excellent, almost mint condition. Classic French comfort in under 10 kg.
If anyone is familiar with a drivetrain from the 70ies that is sexier and better shifting than the Huranium group, please step forward!
If anyone is familiar with a drivetrain from the 70ies that is sexier and better shifting than the Huranium group, please step forward!
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04-01-14, 08:27 AM
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If I own it, I ride it
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04-01-14, 08:31 AM
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Road bike fan
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My MBK Mirace project (Mirage in internet, "Mirace" on bike, hmm).
04-01-14, 09:48 AM
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Pining for the fjords
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OK, for gala evenings, the bling wins. And the French fill-in is a stunner, je suis d'accord. But the SLJ doesn't come close to shifting as smooth as the Huret Succes, even with the retro shifters, and it weighs almost twice as much.
04-04-14, 09:13 AM
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porc, pâtisserie & piment
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This is a mid/late 70s Mercier (300?) I found in France last year.
Sorry for the crummy photo with the lights & the lock still attached.
The frame had been rehabbed & has a replacement Zeus fork....unless somehow it was pieced together as new like that, as it was a former local pro/am team bike.
We were living up on the "Triplets of Belleville" hill (the film's depiction is not far from the reality), and this bike made light work of that daily climb.
Sorry for the crummy photo with the lights & the lock still attached.
The frame had been rehabbed & has a replacement Zeus fork....unless somehow it was pieced together as new like that, as it was a former local pro/am team bike.
We were living up on the "Triplets of Belleville" hill (the film's depiction is not far from the reality), and this bike made light work of that daily climb.
04-07-14, 09:50 AM
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Didier Louis in the late '80s in Columbus Aelle with a full Shimano 600 group Handlebars and Stems Mavic
Rims Mavic Module E and MA2.
04-07-14, 06:10 PM
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Is that titanium? I can't understand why they chose to paint their titanium derailers. Bare titanaium is attractive and, of course, it doesn't rust.