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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-08-19, 08:16 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

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Just went back to the beginning of this thread, which I remembered starting...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-19, 04:26 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

FINALLY!!!! Well, I guess that scotches that...

FINALLY!!!! Well, I guess that scotches that hypothesis, though I figured it was too neat to be true anyway.

Now I can get on with my life...

lol

Actually it was a nice surprise to get an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-16, 08:35 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

I have not been checking in here much lately but...

I have not been checking in here much lately but as I did tonight, I found a bunch of beautiful additions to the thread. Nice bikes, gentlemen!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-17-14, 03:20 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

No, GJ has a noticeably longer frame...as eschlwc...

No, GJ has a noticeably longer frame...as eschlwc notes a few posts up, he measured his GJ as 2" longer. And the GJ's frame should have had (according to the catalogs) Huret dropouts. (I was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-17-14, 11:31 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

jervine...great looking bike! jseis: Grand...

jervine...great looking bike!

jseis: Grand Record = Record derailleurs and shifters, also Campy dropouts. Everything else not campy, TA crankset pretty standard but other parts changed year to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-13, 06:27 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

Hey, nice to see some new examples! Great...

Hey, nice to see some new examples! Great looking bikes...black (and red) goes with anything, you know.

DJ, the designation apparently came from the Campy Record derailleurs and shifters, just...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-03-12, 03:35 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

^ Ooops...sorry, I thought that was your site. ...

^ Ooops...sorry, I thought that was your site. Heck, that guy should be on C&V!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-03-12, 11:06 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

^ Nice 'reverse' paint. You mention it being...

^ Nice 'reverse' paint. You mention it being PC'd...obviously that didn't include the gold lug lining, but how about the black lugs, did you paint that over the PC?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-02-12, 09:37 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

Tonight I took a leisurely cruise through the...

Tonight I took a leisurely cruise through the searchable archives at bikelist.org, especially the classic rendezvous mailing list. Looking under 'Motobecane Grand Record' I came upon LOTS of posts...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-12, 06:35 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

No problem, I think the guy who posted that...

No problem, I think the guy who posted that actually said later that he meant Mirage. And I'm glad you have posted further as you've got a nice bike with a great story! Actually I was surprised at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-12, 08:50 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

^ Well, as the guy who started this thread, I'd...

^ Well, as the guy who started this thread, I'd be glad to go root out any evidence of snobbery or 'not playing nicely with others' if it were pointed out to me. However I can't recall any, nor can...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-12, 07:07 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

^Nice! I will get photos up of mine soon,...

^Nice!

I will get photos up of mine soon, 'done' as much as we're ever really done with these projects. It looks very much like yours, eschlwc: black Brooks Pro (Team), red bar tape, red cable...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-12, 05:20 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

^ Wow! Just the paint texture we were...

^ Wow!

Just the paint texture we were talking about. Also, the red lugs/black headtube is just like the bike from eBay last week. The ribbed cable housings almost look like woven cloth rather...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-12, 09:10 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

If we're going to discuss these bikes like they...

If we're going to discuss these bikes like they are works of art, we have to start calling that 'craquelure.'

Why not, we already talk about 'patina.'
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-12, 07:49 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

^ +1 The black/red GR on eBay I linked to...

^ +1

The black/red GR on eBay I linked to above, with red *lugs* on the headtube rather than the headtube itself being red, must be of the same vintage, very early 70s or before. I hadn't seen...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-12, 07:08 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

Some good looking bikes here...hopefully this...

Some good looking bikes here...hopefully this thread will end up being somewhat comprehensive of the model.

The SN on the rear DO of mine is: 2993974, stamped very clearly. So, it's at least in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-12, 01:37 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

True, there's no photo of the GR logo, and the...

True, there's no photo of the GR logo, and the stem shifters are not right for it. But the close up of the rear shows dropout adjusters which I don't think a lower model would have. Also wouldn't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-12, 08:40 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

I'll have to check the SN on mine when we get...

I'll have to check the SN on mine when we get home this afternoon, but with the huge difference between those two numbers on bikes only a year or two part, I'm not optimistic we'll find any system to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-12, 01:32 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

I took a quick look for the sn of mine this am,...

I took a quick look for the sn of mine this am, expecting it to be on the BB. But there's only a single digit or letter, a 6 or 8, under the crud. Nice find though on such a well-used bike: the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-12, 04:57 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

^Looks pretty sharp as is! What are the bars and...

^Looks pretty sharp as is! What are the bars and stem you're pulling off? And it sounds/looks like someone updated the drivetrain and brakes already?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-12, 06:57 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

^ The catalog specs aren't necessarily accurate...

^ The catalog specs aren't necessarily accurate for many lines of bikes, esp European ones, maybe especially French. Motobecane wasn't even sure what lugs they were using on the GR in 1974. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-12, 02:15 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 60,175
Posted By Chicago Al

Show your Motobecane Grand Record

There have been a lot of Motobecanes showing up here lately, and for some reason fate (and CL) have brought three of them into our family fleet of bikes. The one I'm most excited about is,...
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