Originally Posted by
tiger1964
Hmm -- conundrum. Depending on how long "wait" is, of course. My bike is lower level than Addam's, stamped dropouts. I bought it as a bare spray-bombed frame and a bag of parts; unsure what the original spec is, although I suspect the Stronglight 49's are right and the Mafacs are the "Dural Forge" variety, no "Racer" markings. I'm outfitting as I see fit, which ruins resale but I plan to keep all my bikes until death anyhow...
But do like the look of these decals. OTOH, I like the look of the foil ones, my 1971 Grand Sport had them when I was a teenager.
If lower level (i.e., more common) and you like the foil, go with what you like! You could turn it into a Geminiani too (built by MICMO like Gitanes) and those decals are readily available. Dural Forge (which were called "Racer") are great, pre-dated the Mafacs
embossed with Racer or Competition. Most of French pro-teams in 60s used the Dural Forge models instead of the more expensive Tigers and Top63s.