Originally Posted by
francophile
I missed this the first time. Probably important to remember, Astra - arguably a "Motobecane", they made them for Beacon, if I recall? - also had these. This Grand Luxe wasn't available when this thread started, so I couldn't link it and was too lazy to hunt for pics:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184039779862
Astra's were a third tier brand name produced by Motobecane in the early 70's. Motoconfort was second tier, mostly sold in Europe and the UK.
They were the house brand for Beacon Cycles in the US plus may have been sold in the UK and elsewhere. Some were very cheap, made with lugless or semi lugless frames while a few came with better quality tubing and components.
The only ones that I saw were the cheapest models. They made a few that were rebadged Motobecane Grand Jubiles in different colors like the one pictured and a few better models.
verktyg
