Originally Posted by
Kevin23
i can get a motobecane single speed for a really cheep price. Does anyone have any reviews on this bike or company in general? if i put on a better pair of wheels and a fixed gear cog, would it make a nice fixed gear bike? thank you
My friends and I rode French bike boom bikes back in the 1970s. One of my friends had a Motobecane that was pretty comparable to our Mercier, Peugeot, and Gitane steel bikes.
I had a Motobecane Mirage Sport in the mid 1980s that I rode for about a decade as a daily commuter and weekend sports bike. Even raced with it (though never in a competitive position in the pack).
The name was licensed/sold to be applied to Taiwanese drop-ship generic bikes for at least the last decade. The current product bears no resemblance at all to the French manufacturer of the 1970s to mid-to-late 1980s.
It's a generic bike. Should be fine for whatever use you decide...