Yes, but even with a patina that's lacking 90% of the original clear coat and decals that bore even less of what once was readable, this '72 'Becane GR still gives me smiles every time I 'saddle up' even if it's for commuting now 'stead of miles upon miles.



We're both 53 years older than we were before we found one another; she's wearing nothing she was wearing that day besides frame & headset, but she still performs admirably if at a slower pace than back then.

There are hills where we ride now that challenge us both, but compared to the 'Flatlandia' we knew before The Big Move, this truly is God's Country where before it was simply what was beyond the door... nothing special.

She doesn't seem to mind the newcomers to our address either, point of fact being I think she enjoys the company of the younger set even if they don't quite speak the same language. They have a lot in common after all....