almost finished: (toe clip straps, pads, and have to machine make a lower rail seat clamp for the Campy NR post + make a Vitus 888 decal)
Details later but something fun for one of the girls. Fresh on tubulars, some re-salvaged N.Record parts, wheel build, B17 narrow, etc. under $240 as complete. Gave away or sold a few original parts from it, a little trading and stuff from the B.O.C. thread.
the low down-
1978 Motobecane faux team BIC, Luis Ocana tribute derived from a Grand Sprint
made in France
Junior racer based on Grand Sport. No braze-on eyelets for racks or mudguards. Oval tapered chainstay no crimps.
Vitus 888 tubing
Bocama lugs
Lower end dropouts - unknown make, perhaps Motobecane?
Dropout / axle adjusters are internal nylon thumbscrew. Kept them as they do the job, but cheap looking.
120mm spacing
55 cm top tube
54 cm seat tube (crank center to top of lug) OR if you prefer: 52 cm crank center to center of top tube
42.5 cm chainstay length (center of bb shell to intersecting of seatstay at dropout)
head tube angle 73 degree
seat tube angle 75 degree
Vitus fork blades - labled Fourreaux 28-19 Haute Stabilite, forged crown
frame weight 2082 gm
fork weight 865 gm
complete as built weight ________?
orange finish, gold outlined lugs, chrome letters, BIC logo, L. Ocana depicted on seat tube, Motobecane chrome / gold square headbadge
Sugino crankset Motobecane machined in arms, 170mm length, 9/16" pedal threads, 52-40t rings
Weinmann 506 sidepull calipers, Motobecane labeled, made in West Germany
Weinmann brake levers, drilled
Campagnolo Nuovo Record front derailleur
Campagnolo Nuovo Record rear derailleur
Campagnolo Nuovo Record downtube shift levers
Campagnolo Nuove Record seatpost diam. 26.2 mm
SR drop bars, Motobecane engraved
Hutchinson handlebar wrap integrated boots for brake levers, Motobecane logo molded in
SR stem 0.865 / 22mm o.d. and 85mm length
Sugino headset
Sugino tapered square bottom bracket
Brooks B17 Pro narrow saddle
Campagnolo Superleggeri pedals, Christophe toe clips + straps
REG ally bottle cage
WHEELSETS-
training:
Mavic G40 700c 36 hole clincher 14mm width rims
stainless non-butted spokes 3X
Maillard 600 hubs w/ sealed bearings
Maillard release skewers
Shimano freewheel and cogs 14-16-18-21-24-28t
weight with f.w.
front: 876 gm
rear: 1530 gm
race:
Wolber - Aspin - Super Champion 700c 36 hole tubular
stainless Wheelsmith spokes butted 3X pattern
Campagnolo Super Record hubs
------ skewers (from above Maillard, but eventually hope to find an old pair of Campy)
Shimano freewheel and cogs 13-14-15-16-17-18t
weight with f.w.
front: 770 gm
rear: 1162 gm
Tires/ Continental Giro 700x25
tire savers from the BOC